Harold Ramis
Directing
Born November 21, 1944 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Harold 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).
Known For · 40 titles
The Daily Show
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Groundhog Day
Second City Television
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters
The Movies That Made Us
National Lampoon's Vacation
Knocked Up
Ghostbusters II
As Good as It Gets
John Candy: I Like Me
Stripes
Baby Boom
Marty, Life Is Short
Heavy Metal
Year One
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Orange County
Airheads
Love Affair
Second City: First Family of Comedy
The Last Kiss
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
The Earth Day Special
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Animal House: The Inside Story
Stealing Home
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
I'm with Lucy
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
The Best of SCTV
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Students of 'The Graduate'
Ghostbusters 1999
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Students of 'The Graduate'