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Harold Ramis
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born November 21, 1944Died February 24, 2014 (69 years)
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).
Known For
Harold Ramis Filmography
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Year One · as Adam |
| 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story · as L'chaim |
| 2007 | Knocked Up · as Ben's Dad |
| 2006 | The Last Kiss · as Professor Bowler |
| 2002 | I'm with Lucy · as Jack |
| 2002 | Orange County · as Don Durkett |
| 2000 | High Fidelity · as Rob's Dad |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets · as Dr. Bettes |
| 1996 | The Best of John Candy on SCTV · as Various Characters |
| 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 | |
| 1988 | Stealing Home · as Alan Appleby |
| 1987 | Baby Boom · as Steven Buchner |
| 1986 | Comic Relief · as Moe Green |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters · as Egon Spengler |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Allan 'crazy Legs' Herschman |
| 1969 | Playboy After Dark (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · as Original Film Writer |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Original Film Writer |
| 2009 | Year One · as Screenplay |
| 2004 | Stork Day · as Original Film Writer |
| 2002 | Analyze That · as Screenplay |
| 2000 | Bedazzled · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | Analyze This · as Screenplay |
| 1993 | Groundhog Day · as Screenplay |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II · as Screenplay |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Caddyshack II · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | Club Paradise · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | Back to School · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters · as Screenplay |
| 1982 | |
| 1981 | Stripes · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 (TV Series) |
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| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Office (US) (TV Series) |
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| 1980 |
| 2012 | Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | My Suicide · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest · as Executive Producer |
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| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous · as Executive Producer |
| 1986 | Back to School · as Executive Producer |
| 1982 | |
| 1976 | Second City Television (TV Series) · as Associate Producer |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me · as Self - Head Writer & Actor, Sctv |
| 2020 | Belushi · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Fantastic Mr. Murray · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | TVTV: Video Revolutionaries · as Self |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda · as Self |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2017 | We Are One · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · as Self - Actor / Director (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2014 | The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self (in Memoriam) |
| 2014 | The Oscars · as Self - Director |
| 2009 | Caddyshack: The Inside Story · as Himself |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Animal House: The Inside Story · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Second City: First Family of Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The 100 Greatest Family Films · as Self |
| 2003 | Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2003 | American Storytellers · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Caddyshack: The 19th Hole · as Self - Director |
| 1998 | The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion · as Self - Writer |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | At The Movies (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | The Richard Lewis 'I'm in Pain' Concert · as Self |
| 1985 | The Second City 25th Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 1983 | The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More · as Self / Various |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1976 | TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1976 | Second City Television (TV Series) · as Self - Various Characters |
| 1976 | Super Bowl · as Self |
| 2018 | Ghostbusters: Ecto Force (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters: Answer the Call · as Characters |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1991 | Rover Dangerfield · as Story Developer |
| 1986 | Meatballs III: Summer Job · as Characters |
| 1986 | The Real Ghostbusters (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1979 | Delta House (TV Series) · as Based On The Screenplay For National Lampoon's Animal House By |
| 1976 | Second City Television (TV Series) · as Head Writer |