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Harold Ramis

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1944-11-21

Deathday: 2014-02-24 (69 years old)

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).

Filmography

all 80

Movies 70

self 25

Writer 13

TV Shows 10

Director 9

Producer 8

Screenplay 5

Creator 1

Voice 1

Original Film Writer

Harold Ramis

Biography

Filmography

all 80

Movies 70

self 25

Writer 13

TV Shows 10

Director 9

Producer 8

Screenplay 5

Creator 1

Voice 1

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Belushi (2020)

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)

The Movies That Made Us (2019)

I Am You (2016)

Ghostbusters (2016)

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon (2015)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015)

My Suicide (2011)

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation (2011)

Caddyshack: The Inside Story (2009)

Slimer Mode (2009)

Year One (2009)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)

Animal House: The Inside Story (2008)

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Students of 'The Graduate' (2007)

Knocked Up (2007)

The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord & Conflict (2007)

The Last Kiss (2006)

Second City: First Family of Comedy (2006)

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)

The Ice Harvest (2005)

The Office (2005)

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (2004)

Stork Day (2004)

Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House (2003)

American Storytellers (2003)

Analyze That (2002)

I'm with Lucy (2002)

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time (2002)

Orange County (2002)

Bedazzled (2000)

Ghostbusters 1999 (1999)

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole (1999)

Analyze This (1999)

Imagining 'Heavy Metal' (1999)

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998)

As Good as It Gets (1997)

The Daily Show (1996)

Multiplicity (1996)

Stuart Saves His Family (1995)

Love Affair (1994)

Airheads (1994)

Groundhog Day (1993)

Rover Dangerfield (1991)

The Earth Day Special (1990)

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)

Ghostbusters II (1989)

The Best of SCTV (1988)

Stealing Home (1988)

Caddyshack II (1988)

Baby Boom (1987)

Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)

The Real Ghostbusters (1986)

Armed and Dangerous (1986)

Club Paradise (1986)

Back to School (1986)

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain (1985)

Ghostbusters (1984)

The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More (1983)

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (1982)

Heavy Metal (1981)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1944-11-21

Deathday
2014-02-24 (69 years old)

Birth Name
Harold Allen Ramis

Birth Place
Chicago, United States

Religion
Judaism

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Harold Allen Ramis

Awards
Earle Grey Award, BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay