Harold Ramis

Born 1944-11-21
Died 2014-02-24
Age at death 69
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender Male

Biography

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).

2026

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

Character : Self (archive footage)

2026

Marty, Life Is Short

Character : Self (archive footage)

2025

John Candy: I Like Me

Character : Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)

2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Character : Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020

Belushi

Character : Self (archive footage)

2020

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Character : Self

2015

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

Character : Self

2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Character : Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)

2011

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

Character : Self

2009

Caddyshack: The Inside Story

Character : Himself

2009

Year One

Character : Adam

2008

Animal House: The Inside Story

Character : Self

2007

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Character : L'Chaim

2007

Students of 'The Graduate'

Character : Himself

2007

Knocked Up

Character : Ben's Dad

2007

Students of 'The Graduate'

Character : Self

2006

The Last Kiss

Character : Professor Bowler

2004

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

Character : Self

2002

I'm with Lucy

Character : Jack

2002

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

Character : Self

2002

Orange County

Character : Don Durkett

1999

Ghostbusters 1999

Character : Self

1999

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

Character : Self - Director

1998

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

Character : Self - Writer

Aaron Lustig (1 time) Ghostbusters II
Adam Herschman (1 time) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Adam McKay (1 time) Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Adam Sandler (1 time) Airheads
Adam Scott (1 time) Knocked Up
Adelaide Wilder (1 time) National Lampoon's Vacation
Afemo Omilami (1 time) I'm with Lucy
Ajla Hodžić (1 time) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Al Waxman (1 time) Heavy Metal
Alan Doss (1 time) Airheads
Alan Tudyk (1 time) Knocked Up
Alan Zweibel (1 time) Belushi
Aleisa Shirley (1 time) Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Alejandro Quezada (1 time) Airheads
Alex Ballar (1 time) As Good as It Gets
Alex Trebek (1 time) The Earth Day Special
Alex Zimmerman (1 time) Ghostbusters II
Alexandra Breckenridge (1 time) Orange County
Alexandra Ruddy (1 time) The Last Kiss
Alexis Legault (1 time) The Last Kiss
Alice Drummond (2 times) Ghostbusters, Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Alice Playten (1 time) Heavy Metal
Alice Vaughn (1 time) As Good as It Gets
Alison Rose (1 time) As Good as It Gets

Alice Drummond (2 times) Ghostbusters, Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Andie MacDowell (2 times) Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Andrea Martin (4 times) The Best of SCTV, You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution..., John Candy: I Like Me, Marty, Life Is Short
Andrew Alexander (2 times) Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon, John Candy: I Like Me
Annie Potts (4 times) Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Anthony Michael Hall (2 times) National Lampoon's Vacation, Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Betty Thomas (2 times) The Best of SCTV, John Candy: I Like Me
Beverly D'Angelo (3 times) Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, National Lampoon's Vacation, Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Bill Hader (3 times) Knocked Up, Year One, Belushi
Bill Murray (15 times) Ghostbusters, Stripes, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters 1999, Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, Caddyshack: The 19th Hole, Belushi, Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time, John Candy: I Like Me, On the Scene with the Ghostbusters, Marty, Life Is Short
Brian Doyle-Murray (4 times) Ghostbusters II, As Good as It Gets, Groundhog Day, National Lampoon's Vacation
Bruce McGill (3 times) The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion, Animal House: The Inside Story, Belushi
Buck Henry (2 times) Students of 'The Graduate', Students of 'The Graduate'
Candice Bergen (2 times) The Earth Day Special, Belushi
Catherine O'Hara (5 times) Orange County, The Best of SCTV, You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution..., John Candy: I Like Me, Marty, Life Is Short
Catherine Reitman (2 times) Ghostbusters II, Knocked Up
Chevy Chase (9 times) Orange County, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, National Lampoon's Vacation, The Earth Day Special, Caddyshack: The 19th Hole, Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation, Belushi, John Candy: I Like Me, Marty, Life Is Short
Chloe Webb (2 times) Ghostbusters II, Love Affair
Chris Miller (3 times) The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion, Animal House: The Inside Story, Belushi
Christie Brinkley (2 times) National Lampoon's Vacation, Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Cindy Morgan (2 times) Caddyshack: The 19th Hole, Caddyshack: The Inside Story
Conan O'Brien (2 times) Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon, John Candy: I Like Me
Craig Robinson (2 times) Knocked Up, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Dan Aykroyd (11 times) Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 1999, The Earth Day Special, Belushi, You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution..., John Candy: I Like Me, On the Scene with the Ghostbusters, Marty, Life Is Short

Airheads (1994)

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