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Harold Allen Ramis was an American actor, comedian, director and writer. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies Caddyshack (1980), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Groundhog Day (1993), and Analyze This (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series SCTV, on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of Groundhog Day and National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). The final film that he wrote, produced, directed, and acted in was Year One (2009).
Birth Name
Harold Allen Ramis
Born
Tuesday, 21 November 1944
Died
Monday, 24 February 2014
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Belushi | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | 2020 |
| The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self - Writer, Actor 'Egon' | 2019 |
| Love, Gilda | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives | Self | 2017 |
| The History of Comedy | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| We Are One | Self | 2016 |
| Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Himself / Self | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Belushi | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | 2020 |
| The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self - Writer, Actor 'Egon' | 2019 |
| Love, Gilda | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives | Self | 2017 |
| The History of Comedy | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| We Are One | Self | 2016 |
| Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Film Director (archive footage) / Self / Film Director / Himself | 2015 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self (In Memoriam) | 2014 |
| Good Mythical Morning | Dr. Egon Spengler | 2012 |
| Invitation to World Literature | Self | 2010 |
| Year One | Adam | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Egon Spengler (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | L'Chaim / L'Chai'm | 2007 |
| Knocked Up | Ben's Dad | 2007 |
| The Last Kiss | Professor Bowler | 2006 |
| Second City: First Family of Comedy | Self | 2006 |
| Secrets of New York | Self | 2005 |
| American Storytellers | Self | 2003 |
| Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| I'm with Lucy | Jack | 2002 |
| VH-1 Behind the Movie | Self | 2002 |
| Orange County | Don Durkett | 2002 |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | Self | 2000 |
| High Fidelity | Rob's Dad | 2000 |
| Caddyshack: The 19th Hole | Self - Director / Himself | 1999 |
| Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean | Self - Guest | 1999 |
| As Good as It Gets | Dr. Bettes | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Walking and Talking | Theater Actor | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Love Affair | Sheldon Blumenthal | 1994 |
| Airheads | Chris Moore | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Groundhog Day | Neurologist | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| The Earth Day Special | Elon Spengler | 1990 |
| Ghostbusters II | Dr. Egon Spengler | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself - Guest | 1989 |
| Stealing Home | Alan Appleby | 1988 |
| Baby Boom | Steven Buchner | 1987 |
| Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter | Self - Narrator | 1987 |
| Biography | Self - Friend, Self | 1987 |
| At the Movies | Self - Guest Host | 1986 |
| Comic Relief | Moe Green | 1986 |
| Ghostbusters | Dr. Egon Spengler | 1984 |
| The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More | Self | 1983 |
| National Lampoon's Vacation | Car salesman | 1983 |
| Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Voice on Intercom / Voice (Uncredited) | 1983 |
| Heavy Metal | Zeke (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") / Zeke (voice) | 1981 |
| Stripes | Russell / Russell Ziskey | 1981 |
| SCTV Network | Allan 'Crazy Legs' Herschman, Various | 1981 |
| SCTV | Various, Moe Green | 1976 |
| Super Bowl | Self | 1976 |
| Playboy After Dark | Various | 1969 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year One | 2009 |
| Atlanta | 2007 |
| The Ice Harvest | 2005 |
| The Office | 2005 |
| Analyze That | 2002 |
| Bedazzled | 2000 |
| Analyze This | 1999 |
| Multiplicity | 1996 |
| Stuart Saves His Family | 1995 |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 |
| Club Paradise | 1986 |
| National Lampoon's Vacation | 1983 |
| Caddyshack | 1980 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance | 2012 |
| Year One | 2009 |
| My Suicide | 2009 |
| I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | 2006 |
| The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | 2002 |
| Bedazzled | 2000 |
| Multiplicity | 1996 |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 |
| Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter | 1987 |
| Armed and Dangerous | 1986 |
| Back to School | 1986 |
| The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me | 1982 |
| SCTV | 1976 |
