Harold Ramis
Director · Actor · WriterHarold 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).
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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR41
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026
Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Self
Belushi
2020
Self (archive footage)
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
2011
Self
Year One
2009
Adam
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
2009
Himself
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
Self
Knocked Up
2007
Ben's Dad
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
L'Chaim
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007
Self
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007
Himself
The Last Kiss
2006
Professor Bowler
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004
Self
I'm with Lucy
2002
Jack
Orange County
2002
Don Durkett
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
2002
Self
Ghostbusters 1999
1999
Self
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
1999
Self - Director
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
Self - Writer
As Good as It Gets
1997
Dr. Bettes
Airheads
1994
Chris Moore
Love Affair
1994
Sheldon Blumenthal
Groundhog Day
1993
Neurologist
The Earth Day Special
1990
Elon Spengler
Ghostbusters II
1989
Dr. Egon Spengler
Stealing Home
1988
Alan Appleby
The Best of SCTV
1988
Baby Boom
1987
Steven Buchner
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
Self
Ghostbusters
1984
Egon Spengler
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
1983
Self / Various
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
Voice (Uncredited)
Stripes
1981
Russell Ziskey
Heavy Metal
1981
Zeke (voice)
DIRECTOR11
WRITER23
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters
2016
Characters
Year One
2009
Screenplay
Stork Day
2004
Original Film Writer
Analyze That
2002
Screenplay
Bedazzled
2000
Screenplay
Analyze This
1999
Screenplay
Groundhog Day
1993
Screenplay
Rover Dangerfield
1991
Story Developer, Story
Ghostbusters II
1989
Screenplay, Characters
Caddyshack II
1988
Screenplay, Characters
The Best of SCTV
1988
Writer
Armed and Dangerous
1986
Screenplay
Back to School
1986
Screenplay
Meatballs III: Summer Job
1986
Characters
Club Paradise
1986
Screenplay
Ghostbusters
1984
Screenplay
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1982
Writer
Stripes
1981
Screenplay
Caddyshack
1980
Writer
Meatballs
1979
Writer
Animal House
1978
Writer
