Harold Ramis
November 21, 1944 (80 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Harold Allen Ramis 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
Credits
- 2021 · Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
- 2015 · Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
- 2015 · Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon as Self / Film Director (archive footage)
- 2011 · Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation as Self
- 2009 · Caddyshack: The Inside Story as Himself
- 2009 · Year One as Adam
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2008 · Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2007 · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as L'Chai'm
- 2007 · Students of 'The Graduate' as Self
- 2007 · Knocked Up as Ben's Dad
- 2006 · The Last Kiss as Professor Bowler
- 2006 · Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self
- 2004 · Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River as Self
- 2002 · I'm with Lucy as Jack
- 2002 · Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time as Self
- 2002 · Orange County as Don Durkett
- 1999 · Ghostbusters 1999 as Self
- 1999 · Caddyshack: The 19th Hole as Self - Director
- 1998 · The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Writer
- 1997 · As Good as It Gets as Dr. Bettes
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1994 · Love Affair as Sheldon Blumenthal
- 1994 · Airheads as Chris Moore
- 1993 · Groundhog Day as Neurologist
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Elon Spengler
- 1989 · Ghostbusters II as Dr. Egon Spengler
- 1988 · The Best of SCTV as
- 1988 · Stealing Home as Alan Appleby
- 1987 · Baby Boom as Steven Buchner
- 1985 · Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain as Self
- 1984 · Ghostbusters as Egon Spengler
- 1983 · The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More as Self / Various
- 1983 · National Lampoon's Vacation as Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as Voice (Uncredited)
- 1981 · Heavy Metal as Zeke (voice)
- 1981 · Stripes as Russell Ziskey
- 1981 · SCTV Network 90 as
- 1976 · Second City Television as
- Future · Godspell 2025 as (archive footage)