Acting credits
46
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Harold Ramis
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 63Series: 8Crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 1524
IMDb ID: nm0000601
Known for: Directing
Born: November 21, 1944
Died: February 24, 2014
Age: 69
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2026
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.33
Wikidata: Q286890
Also known as
Harold Allen Ramis • هارولد رامیس
Other jobs
Screenplay (10)Director (7)Writer (6)Executive Producer (3)Original Film Writer (3)Characters (2)Creator (1)Producer (1)
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).
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Harold Ramis.
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage)
2026 Movie
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
2026 Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
2025 Movie
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Original Film Writer
2024 Movie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021 Movie
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2020 Movie
Ghostbusters
Characters
2016 Movie
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
as Self
2015 Movie
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
2015 Movie
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
as Self
2011 Movie
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
as Himself
2009 Movie
Year One
as Adam
2009 Movie
My Suicide
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
2008 Movie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as L'Chaim
2007 Movie
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Himself
2007 Movie
Knocked Up
as Ben's Dad
2007 Movie
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Self
2007 Movie
The Last Kiss
as Professor Bowler
2006 Movie
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
The Ice Harvest
Director
2005 Movie
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
as Self
2004 Movie
Stork Day
Original Film Writer
2004 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Harold Ramis.
The Movies That Made Us
as Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) • 1 eps
2019 Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self • 3 eps
2006 Series
The Office
Director • 4 eps
2005 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
The Real Ghostbusters
Creator
1986 Series
SCTV Network 90
Writer • 25 eps
1981 Series
Second City Television
as Self - Various Characters • 27 eps
1976 Series