Harold Allen Ramis 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). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series SCTV (in which he also performed), and one of three screenwriters for the film National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).
Movie | Godspell 2025 | (archive footage) | 2025 |
Movie | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2021-11-18 |
Movie | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | 2020-01-07 |
Movie | Belushi | Self (archive footage) | 2020-10-14 |
Movie | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon | Self - Actor / Director (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
Movie | Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Self | 2015-10-13 |
Movie | Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation | Self | 2011-01-01 |
Movie | Year One | Adam | 2009-06-18 |
Movie | Caddyshack: The Inside Story | Himself | 2009-12-09 |
Movie | Animal House: The Inside Story | Self | 2008-08-13 |
Movie | Knocked Up | Ben's Dad | 2007-06-01 |
Movie | Students of 'The Graduate' | Self | 2007-09-11 |
Movie | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | L'Chai'm | 2007-12-21 |
Movie | The Last Kiss | Professor Bowler | 2006-09-10 |
Series | Second City: First Family of Comedy | Self | 2006-08-25 |
Movie | Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River | Self | 2004-04-01 |
Movie | Orange County | Don Durkett | 2002-01-11 |
Movie | Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time | Self | 2002-01-29 |
Movie | I'm with Lucy | Jack | 2002-09-04 |
Movie | Caddyshack: The 19th Hole | Self - Director | 1999-05-05 |
Movie | The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion | Self - Writer | 1998-10-13 |
Movie | As Good as It Gets | Dr. Bettes | 1997-12-19 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Love Affair | Sheldon Blumenthal | 1994-10-21 |
Movie | Airheads | Chris Moore | 1994-08-05 |
Movie | Groundhog Day | Neurologist | 1993-02-11 |
Movie | The Earth Day Special | Elon Spengler | 1990-04-22 |
Movie | Ghostbusters II | Dr. Egon Spengler | 1989-06-16 |
Movie | Stealing Home | Alan Appleby | 1988-08-26 |
Movie | The Best of SCTV | 1988-09-05 | |
Movie | Baby Boom | Steven Buchner | 1987-10-07 |
Series | The Real Ghostbusters | Unknown | 1986-09-13 |
Movie | Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain | Self | 1985-10-16 |
Movie | Ghostbusters | Egon Spengler | 1984-06-08 |
Movie | The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More | Self / Various | 1983-11-29 |
Movie | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Voice (Uncredited) | 1983-05-20 |
Movie | National Lampoon's Vacation | Car salesman (voice) (uncredited) | 1983-07-29 |
Series | SCTV Network 90 | 1981-05-16 | |
Movie | Heavy Metal | Zeke (voice) | 1981-08-07 |
Movie | Stripes | Russell Ziskey | 1981-06-26 |
Series | Second City Television | Unknown | 1976-09-21 |