Harold Ramis
Directing
- Born:
- 1944-11-21
- Died:
- 2014-02-24
- Place of birth:
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Marty, Life Is Short
John Candy: I Like Me
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Belushi
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
The Movies That Made Us
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
Year One
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Animal House: The Inside Story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Students of 'The Graduate'
Knocked Up
Students of 'The Graduate'
The Last Kiss
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
I'm with Lucy
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Orange County
Ghostbusters 1999
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
As Good as It Gets
The Daily Show
Love Affair
Airheads
Groundhog Day
The Earth Day Special
Ghostbusters II
The Best of SCTV
Stealing Home
Baby Boom
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More
National Lampoon's Vacation
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Heavy Metal
Stripes
Second City Television