Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis (69)

1944-11-21 - 2014-02-24 | Chicago, Illinois, USA

Harold Allen Ramis 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 as Director

On Movies

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  • Year One
  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
  • Knocked Up
  • The Last Kiss
  • I'm with Lucy
  • Orange County
  • As Good as It Gets
  • Love Affair
  • Airheads
  • Groundhog Day
  • Ghostbusters II
  • The Best of SCTV
  • Stealing Home
  • Baby Boom
  • Ghostbusters
  • The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
  • National Lampoon's Vacation
  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
  • Heavy Metal
  • Stripes

Series as Director

On Series

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