Harold Ramis
Birthday
1944/11/21
Day of death
2014/02/24 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Harold Allen Ramis
Biography
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).
Acting
(1984) Ghostbusters
as Egon Spengler
(1981) Stripes
as Russell Ziskey
(1989) Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Egon Spengler
(2007) Knocked Up
as Ben's Dad
(1987) Baby Boom
as Steven Buchner
(2002) I'm with Lucy
as Jack
(2007) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as L'Chaim
(2006) The Last Kiss
as Professor Bowler
(1981) Heavy Metal
as Zeke (voice)
(1988) Stealing Home
as Alan Appleby
(2021) Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1983) The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
as Self / Various
(2020) Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
(1997) As Good as It Gets
as Dr. Bettes
(2002) Orange County
as Don Durkett
(1993) Groundhog Day
as Neurologist
(2009) Year One
as Adam
(1994) Airheads
as Chris Moore
(1994) Love Affair
as Sheldon Blumenthal
(1988) The Best of SCTV
as ---
(1999) Ghostbusters 1999
as Self
(1985) Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
as Self
(2004) Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
as Self
(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 - Actor / Director (archive footage)
(1983) National Lampoon's Vacation
as Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
(1990) The Earth Day Special
as Elon Spengler
(2007) Students of 'The Graduate'
as Self
(1999) Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
as Self - Director
(2011) Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
as Self
(2009) Caddyshack: The Inside Story
as Himself
(1998) The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Writer
(2008) Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
(2020) Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
as Self
(1983) Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Voice (Uncredited)
Godspell 2025
as (archive footage)
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1976) Second City Television
as ---
(1981) SCTV Network 90
as ---
(2006) Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self
(2019) The Movies That Made Us
as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
(2009) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self