Harold Ramis

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-11-21

Day of death

2014-02-24 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Harold Ramis

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).

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Groundhog Day

    Groundhog Day

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • National Lampoon's Vacation

    National Lampoon's Vacation

  • Knocked Up

    Knocked Up

  • Year One

    Year One

  • Stripes

    Stripes

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Second City Television

    Second City Television

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

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

  • As Good as It Gets

    As Good as It Gets

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • Orange County

    Orange County

  • Airheads

    Airheads

  • Animal House: The Inside Story

    Animal House: The Inside Story

  • The Last Kiss

    The Last Kiss

  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

  • Heavy Metal

    Heavy Metal

  • Baby Boom

    Baby Boom

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

  • I'm with Lucy

    I'm with Lucy

  • The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

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

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

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

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

  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

  • Caddyshack: The Inside Story

    Caddyshack: The Inside Story

  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

  • Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

    Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

  • Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

    Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

  • The Best of SCTV

    The Best of SCTV

  • Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

    Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

  • Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

    Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

  • Stealing Home

    Stealing Home

  • Second City: First Family of Comedy

    Second City: First Family of Comedy

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

    The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

  • Students of 'The Graduate'

    Students of 'The Graduate'

  • Ghostbusters 1999

    Ghostbusters 1999

  • Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

    Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River