Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/21/1944
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Harold Allen Ramisهارولد رامیس
Harold Ramis
Biography
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).
Known For
Groundhog Day
as Neurologist
Ghostbusters II
as Dr. Egon Spengler
Ghostbusters
as Egon Spengler
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Knocked Up
as Ben's Dad
Year One
as Adam
Stripes
as Russell Ziskey
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage)
As Good as It Gets
as Dr. Bettes
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
Orange County
as Don Durkett
Airheads
as Chris Moore
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
The Last Kiss
as Professor Bowler
Love Affair
as Sheldon Blumenthal
Heavy Metal
as Zeke (voice)
Baby Boom
as Steven Buchner
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as L'Chaim
I'm with Lucy
as Jack