Harold Ramis
DirectingHarold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer, specializing in comedy. His best-known film acting roles are as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981), both of which he co-wrote. As a writer/director, his films include the comedies Caddyshack (1980), Groundhog Day (1993), and Analyze This (1999). He was the original head writer of the TV series SCTV (in which he also performed), and one of three screenwriters for the film National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).
Known For
Ghostbusters
Egon Spengler
Groundhog Day
Le neurologue
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Egon Spengler
As Good as It Gets
Dr. Bettes
Knocked Up
Ben's Dad
National Lampoon's Vacation
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Year One
Adam
Stripes
Russell Ziskey
Airheads
Chris Moore
Filmography — Acting
Ghostbusters
Egon Spengler
Groundhog Day
Le neurologue
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Egon Spengler
As Good as It Gets
Dr. Bettes
Knocked Up
Ben's Dad
National Lampoon's Vacation
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Year One
Adam
Stripes
Russell Ziskey
Airheads
Chris Moore
Heavy Metal
Zeke (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Baby Boom
Steven Buchner
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
L'Chaim
The Last Kiss
Professor Bowler
Orange County
Don Durkett
Love Affair
Sheldon Blumenthal
The Earth Day Special
Elon Spengler
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Voice (Uncredited)
Stealing Home
Alan Appleby
I'm with Lucy
Jack
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Writer
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Self - Director
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Self
The Best of SCTV
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Self
Students of 'The Graduate'
Self
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Self
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
Himself
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Filmography — Crew
Ghostbusters
Screenplay
Groundhog Day
Director
Ghostbusters II
Screenplay
Caddyshack
Director
Bedazzled
Screenplay
Animal House
Writer
National Lampoon's Vacation
Director
Year One
Screenplay
Analyze This
Director
Stripes
Screenplay
Back to School
Screenplay
Analyze That
Director
Meatballs
Writer
Multiplicity
Director
Armed and Dangerous
Screenplay
Caddyshack II
Screenplay
Club Paradise
Director
The Ice Harvest
Director
Stuart Saves His Family
Director
The Best of SCTV
Writer
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Writer