Harold Ramis
39Movies
10.0 Best Rating
Biography
Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) 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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | Self (archive footage) | Flop | |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage) | Super Hit | |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited) | Hit | |
| 2020 | Belushi | Self (archive footage) | Hit | |
| 2020 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | Hit | |
| 2015 | Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Self | Average | |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor / Director (archive footage) | Hit | |
| 2011 | Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation | Self | Hit | |
| 2009 | Caddyshack: The Inside Story | Himself | Super Hit | |
| 2009 | Year One | Adam | Flop | |
| 2008 | Animal House: The Inside Story | Self | Flop | |
| 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | L'Chaim | Hit | |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Ben's Dad | Average | |
| 2007 | Students of 'The Graduate' | Self | Flop | |
| 2006 | The Last Kiss | Professor Bowler | Average | |
| 2004 | Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River | Self | Hit | |
| 2002 | I'm with Lucy | Jack | Flop | |
| 2002 | Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time | Self | Flop | |
| 2002 | Orange County | Don Durkett | Average | |
| 1999 | Ghostbusters 1999 | Self | Average | |
| 1999 | Caddyshack: The 19th Hole | Self - Director | Super Hit | |
| 1998 | The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion | Self - Writer | Hit | |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets | Dr. Bettes | Hit | |
| 1994 | Love Affair | Sheldon Blumenthal | Flop | |
| 1994 | Airheads | Chris Moore | Average | |
| 1993 | Groundhog Day | Neurologist | Super Hit | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Elon Spengler | Average | |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Dr. Egon Spengler | Hit | |
| 1988 | The Best of SCTV | - | Average | |
| 1988 | Stealing Home | Alan Appleby | Average | |
| 1987 | Baby Boom | Steven Buchner | Average | |
| 1985 | Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain | Self | Hit | |
| 1984 | On the Scene with the Ghostbusters | - | Super Hit | |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Egon Spengler | Super Hit | |
| 1983 | The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More | Self / Various | Hit | |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Car salesman (voice) (uncredited) | Hit | |
| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Voice (Uncredited) | Flop | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Zeke (voice) | Hit | |
| 1981 | Stripes | Russell Ziskey | Hit |