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Harold Ramis
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 Gh…
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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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2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
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2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Movie Original Film Writer
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2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2020
Belushi
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2020
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2019
The Movies That Made Us
TV show Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage)
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2016
Ghostbusters
Movie Characters
- 2015
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2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
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2011
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie Self
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2009
Caddyshack: The Inside Story
Movie Himself
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2009
Year One
Movie Adam
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2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2009
My Suicide
Movie Executive Producer
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2008
Animal House: The Inside Story
Movie Self
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2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Movie L'Chaim
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2007
Students of 'The Graduate'
Movie Himself
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2007
Knocked Up
Movie Ben's Dad
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2007
Students of 'The Graduate'
Movie Self
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2006
The Last Kiss
Movie Professor Bowler
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2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
TV show Self
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2006
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Movie Executive Producer
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2005
The Ice Harvest
Movie Director
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2005
The Office
TV show Director
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2004
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Movie Self
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2004
Stork Day
Movie Original Film Writer
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2002
Analyze That
Movie Director
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2002
I'm with Lucy
Movie Jack
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2002
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
Movie Executive Producer
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2002
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Movie Self
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2002
Orange County
Movie Don Durkett
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2000
Bedazzled
Movie Director
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1999
Ghostbusters 1999
Movie Self
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1999
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Movie Self - Director
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1999
Analyze This
Movie Director
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1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Movie Self - Writer
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1997
As Good as It Gets
Movie Dr. Bettes
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1996
The Daily Show
TV show Self
