Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Birth:
11/21/1944
Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) 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).
Ghostbusters
Stripes
Ghostbusters II
Knocked Up
Baby Boom
I'm with Lucy
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
The Last Kiss
Heavy Metal
Stealing Home
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
As Good as It Gets
The Best of SCTV
Year One
Orange County
Groundhog Day
Airheads
Love Affair
Ghostbusters 1999
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
National Lampoon's Vacation
The Earth Day Special
Students of 'The Graduate'
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Animal House: The Inside Story
Belushi
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
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