Overview
Harold Ramis
Known For
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
The documentary that tells us the full story from where...
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Del Close was never a household name, but any comedy...
Students of 'The Graduate'
This short documentary from 2007 features filmmakers, critics and historians...
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).