Harold Ramis

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).

Cast

Ghostbusters

Egon Spengler

Stripes

Russell Ziskey

Ghostbusters II

Dr. Egon Spengler

Knocked Up

Ben's Dad

Baby Boom

Steven Buchner

I'm with Lucy

Jack

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

L'Chaim

The Last Kiss

Professor Bowler

Heavy Metal

Zeke (voice)

Stealing Home

Alan Appleby

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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

Self / Various

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Self

As Good as It Gets

Dr. Bettes

The Best of SCTV

Unknown

Year One

Adam

Orange County

Don Durkett

Groundhog Day

Neurologist

Airheads

Chris Moore

Love Affair

Sheldon Blumenthal

Ghostbusters 1999

Self

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

Self

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

Self

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

Self

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)

National Lampoon's Vacation

Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)

The Earth Day Special

Elon Spengler

Students of 'The Graduate'

Self

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

Self - Director

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

Self

Caddyshack: The Inside Story

Himself

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

Self - Writer

Animal House: The Inside Story

Self

Belushi

Self (archive footage)

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

Self

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Voice (Uncredited)

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

Self (archive footage)

John Candy: I Like Me

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

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

Unknown

Crew

Groundhog Day

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Ghostbusters

Screenplay

Bedazzled

Screenplay, Director, Producer

Armed and Dangerous

Screenplay

Ghostbusters II

Screenplay, Characters

National Lampoon's Vacation

Director

Stripes

Screenplay

Animal House

Writer

Caddyshack

Director, Writer

Multiplicity

Director, Producer

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Original Film Writer

The Ice Harvest

Director

Analyze This

Director, Screenplay

Stuart Saves His Family

Director

Club Paradise

Director, Screenplay

Analyze That

Director, Screenplay

Back to School

Screenplay, Executive Producer

The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me

Writer

Year One

Screenplay, Director, Producer

Caddyshack II

Screenplay, Characters

Stork Day

Original Film Writer

Meatballs III: Summer Job

Characters

The Best of SCTV

Writer

Ghostbusters

Characters

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Original Film Writer

Meatballs

Writer

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

Executive Producer

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

Executive Producer

My Suicide

Executive Producer

Rover Dangerfield

Story Developer, Story