Harold Ramis
Known for: Directing
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).
Filmography
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Film
Groundhog Day
Neurologist
1993
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
2009
Film
Ghostbusters
Dr. Egon Spengler
1984
Film
Ghostbusters II
Dr. Egon Spengler
1989
Film
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Series
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
1976
Film
Knocked Up
Ben's Dad
2007
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
2019
Film
National Lampoon's Vacation
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
1983
Film
Stripes
Russell Ziskey
1981
Film
As Good as It Gets
Dr. Bettes
1997
Film
Heavy Metal
Zeke (voice)
1981
Film
Year One
Adam
2009
Film
Orange County
Don Durkett
2002
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
2025
Film
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
L'Chaim
2007
Film
The Last Kiss
Professor Bowler
2006
Film
Airheads
Chris Moore
1994
Film
Baby Boom
Steven Buchner
1987
Film
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
Stealing Home
Alan Appleby
1988
Film
Love Affair
Sheldon Blumenthal
1994
Series
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
2006
Film
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
2015
Film
I'm with Lucy
Jack
2002
Film
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Voice (Uncredited)
1983
Film
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
The Earth Day Special
Elon Spengler
1990
Film
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
Film
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Writer
1998
Film
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
2008
Film
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
2015
Film
Ghostbusters 1999
Self
1999
Film
The Best of SCTV
1988
Film
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
1985
Film
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Self / Various
1983
Film
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Self
2004
Film
Students of 'The Graduate'
Himself
2007
Film
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Self
2011
Film
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Film
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Self - Director
1999
Film
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Self
2002
Film
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
Himself
2009
Film
Students of 'The Graduate'
Self
2007