Harold Ramis
DirectingAlso Known As
Harold Allen Ramis, هارولد رامیس
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).
Movies
(39 total)
Ghostbusters
as Egon Spengler
Groundhog Day
as Le neurologue
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Egon Spengler
Knocked Up
as Ben's Dad
As Good as It Gets
as Dr. Bettes
Year One
as Adam
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Stripes
as Russell Ziskey
Airheads
as Chris Moore
Heavy Metal
as Zeke (voice)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as L'Chaim
Orange County
as Don Durkett
Baby Boom
as Steven Buchner
The Last Kiss
as Professor Bowler
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Voice (Uncredited)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Love Affair
as Sheldon Blumenthal
Stealing Home
as Alan Appleby
TV Shows
(5 total)
The Daily Show
as Self
The Movies That Made Us
as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
Second City Television
as Self - Various Characters
