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Harold Ramis

Birthday: Nov 21, 1944 Date of death: Feb 24, 2014
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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). 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

The Office
The Office (2005)
8.58
Director
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
6.65
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
7.39
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II (1989)
6.57
Screenplay
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II (1989)
6.57
Dr. Egon Spengler
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (1984)
7.49
Egon Spengler
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (1984)
7.49
Screenplay
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day (1993)
7.61
Neurologist
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As an actor

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
Self
Belushi
Belushi (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015)
Self / Film Director (archive footage)
Year One
Year One (2009)
Adam
Knocked Up
Knocked Up (2007)
Ben's Dad
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
L'Chai'm
The Last Kiss
The Last Kiss (2006)
Professor Bowler
I'm with Lucy
I'm with Lucy (2002)
Jack
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Movie crew

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Original Film Writer
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (2016)
Characters
Year One
Year One (2009)
Director
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)
Executive Producer
The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest (2005)
Director
The Office
The Office (2005)
Director
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)
Executive Producer
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