
Harold Ramis
Known for department: Directing
Birthday: 1944-11-21 – 2014-02-24
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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

Ghostbusters
1984Egon Spengler
Stripes
1981Russell Ziskey
Ghostbusters II
1989Dr. Egon Spengler
Knocked Up
2007Ben's Dad
Baby Boom
1987Steven Buchner
I'm with Lucy
2002Jack
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007L'Chaim
The Last Kiss
2006Professor Bowler
Heavy Metal
1981Zeke (voice)
Stealing Home
1988Alan Appleby
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
1983Self / Various
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020Self
As Good as It Gets
1997Dr. Bettes
Orange County
2002Don Durkett
Groundhog Day
1993Le neurologue
Year One
2009Adam
Airheads
1994Chris Moore
Love Affair
1994Sheldon Blumenthal