Directing
Harold Ramis
EN, IT cinema · 63 credits
Born
21 November 1944
Died
24 February 2014 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Harold Allen Ramis · هارولد رامیس
Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor and filmmaker, 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
Filmography
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited), Original Film Writer
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters
Characters
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Year One
as Adam, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
as Himself
My Suicide
Executive Producer
Knocked Up
as Ben's Dad
The Last Kiss
as Professor Bowler
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Executive Producer
The Ice Harvest
Director
Stork Day
Original Film Writer
I'm with Lucy
as Jack
Orange County
as Don Durkett
Analyze That
Screenplay, Director
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
Executive Producer
Bedazzled
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
as Self - Director
Analyze This
Screenplay, Director
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Writer
As Good as It Gets
as Dr. Bettes
Multiplicity
Producer, Director
Airheads
as Chris Moore
Love Affair
as Sheldon Blumenthal
Groundhog Day
as Neurologist, Screenplay, Producer, Director
Rover Dangerfield
Story Developer, Story
The Earth Day Special
as Elon Spengler
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Egon Spengler, Screenplay, Characters
Stealing Home
as Alan Appleby
The Best of SCTV
Actor, Writer
Caddyshack II
Screenplay, Characters
Baby Boom
as Steven Buchner
Armed and Dangerous
Screenplay
Club Paradise
Director, Screenplay
Back to School
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Meatballs III: Summer Job
Characters
Ghostbusters
as Dr. Egon Spengler, Screenplay
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
as Self / Various
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Car salesman (voice) (uncredited), Director
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Voice (Uncredited)
Stripes
as Russell Ziskey, Screenplay
Heavy Metal
as Zeke (voice)
Caddyshack
Director, Writer
Meatballs
Writer
Animal House
Writer