Harold Ramis

Directing · Born 1944-11-21 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

Filmography

• Ghostbusters as Egon Spengler
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
• As Good as It Gets as Dr. Bettes
• Groundhog Day as Le neurologue
• National Lampoon's Vacation as Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
• Stripes as Russell Ziskey
• Ghostbusters II as Dr. Egon Spengler
• Knocked Up as Ben's Dad
• Baby Boom as Steven Buchner
• I'm with Lucy as Jack

TV

• The Daily Show as Self
• Second City Television as Self - Various Characters
• The Movies That Made Us as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self