Harold Ramis
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).
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Movies (64)
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
2026 · Self (Archival Footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short: El documental
2026 · Self (archive footage)
John Candy: me agrado
2025 · Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters: El Legado
2021 · Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited), Original Film Writer
Belushi
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self
Ghostbusters
2016 · Characters
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015 · Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
2011 · Self
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
2009 · Himself
Año Uno
2009 · Adam, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Mi suicidio
2009 · Executive Producer
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008 · Self
Camino Duro: La Historia de Dewey Cox
2007 · L'Chaim
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007 · Himself
Ligeramente Embarazada
2007 · Ben's Dad
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007 · Self
Un beso más
2006 · Professor Bowler
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
2006 · Executive Producer
A Sangre Fría
2005 · Director
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004 · Self
Stork Day
2004 · Original Film Writer
Analízate
2002 · Director, Screenplay
I'm with Lucy
2002 · Jack
Un invento millonario
2002 · Executive Producer
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002 · Self
Orange County
2002 · Don Durkett
Al diablo con el diablo
2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Ghostbusters 1999
1999 · Self
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999 · Self - Director
Analyze This
1999 · Director, Screenplay
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998 · Self - Writer
As Good as It Gets
1997 · Dr. Bettes
Multiplicity
1996 · Director, Producer
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 · Director
Love Affair
1994 · Sheldon Blumenthal
Airheads
1994 · Chris Moore
Groundhog Day
1993 · Neurologist, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Rover Dangerfield
1991 · Story Developer, Story
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Elon Spengler
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Dr. Egon Spengler, Screenplay, Characters
The Best of SCTV
1988 · Writer
Stealing Home
1988 · Alan Appleby
Caddyshack II
1988 · Screenplay, Characters
Baby Boom
1987 · Steven Buchner
Meatballs III: Summer Job
1986 · Characters
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · Screenplay
Club Paradise
1986 · Director, Screenplay
Back to School
1986 · Screenplay, Executive Producer
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985 · Self
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Ghostbusters
1984 · Dr. Egon Spengler, Screenplay
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
1983 · Self / Various
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Car salesman (voice) (uncredited), Director
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983 · Voice (Uncredited)
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1982 · Writer
Heavy Metal
1981 · Zeke (voice)
Stripes
1981 · Russell Ziskey, Screenplay
Caddyshack
1980 · Director, Writer
Meatballs
1979 · Writer
Animal House
1978 · Writer
TV shows (8)
Las películas que nos formaron
2019 · Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Self
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006 · Self
La Oficina
2005 · Director
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
The Real Ghostbusters
1986 · Creator
SCTV Network 90
1981 · Writer
Second City Television
1976 · Self - Various Characters, Writer