Harold Ramis
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 21, 1944
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- February 24, 2014
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).
Movies with Harold Ramis
- Ghostbusters 1984 · ★ 7.5
- Groundhog Day 1993 · ★ 7.6
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2021 · ★ 7.3
- Ghostbusters II 1989 · ★ 6.6
- Knocked Up 2007 · ★ 6.3
- As Good as It Gets 1997 · ★ 7.4
- Year One 2009 · ★ 5.0
- National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 · ★ 7.1
- Stripes 1981 · ★ 6.6
- Airheads 1994 · ★ 6.2
- Heavy Metal 1981 · ★ 6.5
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2007 · ★ 6.6
- Orange County 2002 · ★ 6.0
- Baby Boom 1987 · ★ 6.4
- The Last Kiss 2006 · ★ 6.1
- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 1983 · ★ 5.4
- John Candy: I Like Me 2025 · ★ 7.9
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 2015 · ★ 6.7
- Love Affair 1994 · ★ 5.5
- Stealing Home 1988 · ★ 6.3
- Belushi 2020 · ★ 7.0
- I'm with Lucy 2002 · ★ 5.4
- Marty, Life Is Short 2026 · ★ 8.0
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 2020 · ★ 6.8
- The Earth Day Special 1990 · ★ 6.1
- Caddyshack: The 19th Hole 1999 · ★ 7.6
- Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon 2015 · ★ 5.6
- The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More 1983 · ★ 7.3
- Ghostbusters 1999 1999 · ★ 6.7
- Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation 2011 · ★ 7.0
- The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion 1998 · ★ 7.3
- Animal House: The Inside Story 2008 · ★ 4.0
- The Best of SCTV 1988 · ★ 8.0
- Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain 1985 · ★ 8.0
- Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River 2004 · ★ 7.5
- Caddyshack: The Inside Story 2009 · ★ 8.5
- Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time 2002 · ★ 6.5
- On the Scene with the Ghostbusters 1984 · ★ 9.5
- Students of 'The Graduate' 2007
- You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... 2026
Movies directed by Harold Ramis
- Groundhog Day 1993 · ★ 7.6
- Analyze This 1999 · ★ 6.5
- Bedazzled 2000 · ★ 6.1
- Year One 2009 · ★ 5.0
- National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 · ★ 7.1
- Analyze That 2002 · ★ 5.8
- Caddyshack 1980 · ★ 6.6
- Multiplicity 1996 · ★ 5.8
- The Ice Harvest 2005 · ★ 5.9
- Club Paradise 1986 · ★ 5.2
- Stuart Saves His Family 1995 · ★ 5.1