Harold Ramis
Biography
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).
Acting (37 movies)
Ghostbusters
1984
Stripes
1981
Ghostbusters II
1989
Knocked Up
2007
Baby Boom
1987
I'm with Lucy
2002
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
The Last Kiss
2006
Heavy Metal
1981
Stealing Home
1988
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
1983
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
The Best of SCTV
1988
Year One
2009
Orange County
2002
As Good as It Gets
1997
Love Affair
1994
Airheads
1994
Groundhog Day
1993
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
The Earth Day Special
1990
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
2011
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
2009
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
Belushi
2020
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
Directing (11 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Animal House | 1978 | Writer |
| Meatballs | 1979 | Writer |
| Caddyshack | 1980 | Writer |
| Stripes | 1981 | Screenplay |
| The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me | 1982 | Writer |
| Ghostbusters | 1984 | Screenplay |
| Back to School | 1986 | Screenplay |
| Back to School | 1986 | Executive Producer |
| Club Paradise | 1986 | Screenplay |
| Armed and Dangerous | 1986 | Screenplay |
| Caddyshack II | 1988 | Screenplay |
| The Best of SCTV | 1988 | Writer |
| Ghostbusters II | 1989 | Screenplay |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 | Producer |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 | Screenplay |
| Multiplicity | 1996 | Producer |
| Analyze This | 1999 | Screenplay |
| Bedazzled | 2000 | Screenplay |
| Bedazzled | 2000 | Producer |
| The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | 2002 | Executive Producer |
| Analyze That | 2002 | Screenplay |
| I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| My Suicide | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Year One | 2009 | Screenplay |
| Year One | 2009 | Producer |