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Harold Ramis

Director • Born 1944

Harold Ramis

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About

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

The Office posterThe OfficeSeries • 2005The Real Ghostbusters posterThe Real GhostbustersSeries • 1986Ghostbusters: Afterlife posterGhostbusters: AfterlifeMovie • 2021Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire posterGhostbusters: Frozen EmpireMovie • 2024Ghostbusters posterGhostbustersMovie • 1984Second City Television posterSecond City TelevisionSeries • 1976Knocked Up posterKnocked UpMovie • 2007National Lampoon's Vacation posterNational Lampoon's VacationMovie • 1983Ghostbusters II posterGhostbusters IIMovie • 1989The Movies That Made Us posterThe Movies That Made UsSeries • 2019Groundhog Day posterGroundhog DayMovie • 1993Ghostbusters posterGhostbustersMovie • 2016As Good as It Gets posterAs Good as It GetsMovie • 1997Analyze This posterAnalyze ThisMovie • 1999Analyze That posterAnalyze ThatMovie • 2002Bedazzled posterBedazzledMovie • 2000Stripes posterStripesMovie • 1981Animal House posterAnimal HouseMovie • 1978Orange County posterOrange CountyMovie • 2002Baby Boom posterBaby BoomMovie • 1987Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story posterWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryMovie • 2007Caddyshack posterCaddyshackMovie • 1980Year One posterYear OneMovie • 2009Heavy Metal posterHeavy MetalMovie • 1981