1944-11-21 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Harold 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).
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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | (archive footage) | 2025-09-06 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2021-11-18 |
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Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | 2020-01-07 |
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Belushi | Self (archive footage) | 2020-10-14 |
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Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Self | 2015-10-13 |
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor / Director (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
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Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation | Self | 2011-01-01 |
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Year One | Adam | 2009-06-18 |
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Caddyshack: The Inside Story | Himself | 2009-12-09 |
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Animal House: The Inside Story | Self | 2008-08-13 |
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Students of 'The Graduate' | Self | 2007-09-11 |
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Knocked Up | Ben's Dad | 2007-06-01 |
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | L'Chaim | 2007-12-21 |
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The Last Kiss | Professor Bowler | 2006-09-10 |
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Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River | Self | 2004-04-01 |
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Orange County | Don Durkett | 2002-01-11 |
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I'm with Lucy | Jack | 2002-09-04 |
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Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time | Self | 2002-01-29 |
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Ghostbusters 1999 | Self | 1999-10-29 |
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Caddyshack: The 19th Hole | Self - Director | 1999-05-05 |
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The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion | Self - Writer | 1998-10-13 |
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As Good as It Gets | Dr. Bettes | 1997-12-19 |
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Love Affair | Sheldon Blumenthal | 1994-10-21 |
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Airheads | Chris Moore | 1994-08-05 |
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Groundhog Day | Neurologist | 1993-02-11 |
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The Earth Day Special | Elon Spengler | 1990-04-22 |
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Ghostbusters II | Dr. Egon Spengler | 1989-06-16 |
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Stealing Home | Alan Appleby | 1988-08-26 |
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The Best of SCTV | 1988-09-05 | |
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Baby Boom | Steven Buchner | 1987-10-07 |
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Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain | Self | 1985-10-16 |
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Ghostbusters | Egon Spengler | 1984-06-08 |
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Voice (Uncredited) | 1983-05-20 |
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The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More | Self / Various | 1983-11-29 |
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National Lampoon's Vacation | Car salesman (voice) (uncredited) | 1983-07-29 |
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Stripes | Russell Ziskey | 1981-06-26 |
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Heavy Metal | Zeke (voice) | 1981-08-07 |
