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