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Harold Ramis

Writer | Actor | Producer

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Teamed with John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray on "The National Lampoon Show" but, unlike the others, was not asked by Lorne Michaels to join Saturday Night Live. Harold went to SCTV instead. See more trivia »

Born:

Harold Allen Ramis
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Hide HideWriter (36 titles)
???? Ghostbusters III (characters) (announced)
 
2011 Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (Video Game) (characters and universe)
 
2011 The Real Ghostbusters (short) (creator)
 
2009 Year One (screenplay / story)
 
2009 Ghostbusters (Video Game) (characters)
 
2004 Extreme Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Invasion (Video Game) (characters)
 
2004 Stork Day (screenplay "Groundhog Day")
 
2002 Analyze That (written by)
 
2002 Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 (Video Game) (characters)
 
2000 Bedazzled (screenplay)
 
1999 Analyze This (screenplay)
 
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters (TV series)
– Witchy Woman (1997) (characters)
– The Sphinx (1997) (characters)
– Back in the Saddle: Part 2 (1997) (characters)
– Back in the Saddle: Part 1 (1997) (characters)
– Heart of Darkness (1997) (characters)
See all 40 episodes »
 
1993 Groundhog Day (screenplay)
 
1986-1991 The Real Ghost Busters (TV series)
– 20,000 Leagues Under the Street (1991) (characters)
– Attack of the B-Movie Monsters (1991) (characters)
– Not Now, Slimer! (1991) (characters)
– The Treasure of Sierra Tamale (1991) (characters)
– The Magnificent Five (1990) (characters)
See all 140 episodes »
 
1991 Rover Dangerfield (story developed by)
 
1989 Ghostbusters II (characters / written by)
 
1989 Ghostbusters II (Video Game) (characters)
 
1988 The Best of SCTV (TV movie)
 
1988 Caddyshack II (characters / written by)
 
1986 Meatballs III: Summer Job (characters)
 
1986 Ghostbusters (Video Game) (characters)
 
1986 Armed and Dangerous (story and screenplay)
 
1986 Club Paradise (screenplay)
 
1986 Back to School (screenplay)
 
1984 Ghostbusters (written by)
 
1982 The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (TV movie) (head writer)
 
1981-1982 SCTV Network (TV series)
– Midnight Video Special (1982) (additional material)
– Teacher's Pet (1982) (additional material)
– The Great White North (1981) (additional material)
– Lunchtime Street Beef (1981) (additional material)
– One on the Town (1981) (additional material)
 
1981 Stripes (written by)
 
1980 Caddyshack (written by)
 
1979 Meatballs (written by)
 
1976-1979 SCTV (TV series)
– The Best of Season 2: Part 2 (1979) (writer)
– The Best of Season 2: Part 1 (1979) (writer)
– SCTV Disco (1979) (writer)
– On the Waterfront Again (1979) (writer)
– Fantasy Island (1979) (writer)
See all 48 episodes »
 
1979 Delta House (TV series)
– The Legacy (1979) (written by)
 
1978 Animal House (written by)
 
1976 Super Bowl (TV documentary)
 
1976 The TVTV Show (TV movie)
 
1976 TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
 
Show ShowActor (23 titles)
2009 Year One
Adam
 
2009 Ghostbusters (Video Game)
Dr. Egon Spengler (voice)
 
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
L'Chaim
 
2007 Knocked Up
Ben's Dad
 
2006 The Last Kiss
Professor Bowler
 
2002 I'm with Lucy
Jack
 
2002 Orange County
Don Durkett
 
2000 High Fidelity
Rob's Dad (scenes deleted)
 
1997 As Good as It Gets
Dr. Bettes
 
1994 Love Affair
Sheldon Blumenthal
 
1994 Airheads
Chris Moore
 
1993 Groundhog Day
Neurologist
 
1989 Ghostbusters II
Dr. Egon Spengler
 
1988 Stealing Home
Alan Appleby
 
1987 Baby Boom
Steven Buchner
 
1984 Ghostbusters
Dr. Egon Spengler
 
1983 Vacation
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
 
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Voice on Intercom (uncredited)
 
1982 SCTV Network (TV series)
Allan 'Crazy Legs' Herschman
– Indecent Exposure (1982) … Allan 'Crazy Legs' Herschman
 
1981 Heavy Metal
Zeke (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice)
 
1981 Stripes
Russell Ziskey
 
1976-1978 SCTV (TV series)
Various / Moe Green / Dancer
– Kidnapping of Moe Green (1978) … Moe Green
– Season 2 Premiere (1978) … Moe Green
– Lust for Paint (1977) … Various
– The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes (1977) … Various
– Officer Friendly (1977) … Various
See all 28 episodes »
 
1976 The TVTV Show (TV movie)
Various
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
???? Ghostbusters III (executive producer) (announced)
 
2012 Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2009 Year One (co-producer)
 
2009 Archie's Final Project (executive producer)
 
2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (executive producer)
 
2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (executive producer)
 
2000 Bedazzled (producer)
 
2000 The Inspector General (TV movie) (producer)
 
1996 Multiplicity (producer)
 
1993 Groundhog Day (producer)
 
1987 Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1986 Armed and Dangerous (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1986 Back to School (executive producer)
 
1984 The Top (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (TV movie) (producer)
 
1976-1977 SCTV (TV series) (associate producer - 14 episodes)
– Goodbye America (1977) (associate producer)
– Ben Hur (1977) (associate producer)
– The Taxidermist (1977) (associate producer)
– Broads Behind Bars (1977) (associate producer)
– Therese et Joe (1977) (associate producer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (14 titles)
2006-2010 The Office (TV series)
– The Delivery: Part 2 (2010)
– Beach Games (2007)
– Safety Training (2007)
– A Benihana Christmas (2006)
 
2009 Year One
 
2007 Atlanta (TV movie)
 
2006 The Ice Harvest: Alternate Endings (video short)
 
2005 The Ice Harvest
 
2002 Analyze That
 
2000 Bedazzled
 
1999 Analyze This
 
1996 Multiplicity
 
1995 Stuart Saves His Family
 
1993 Groundhog Day
 
1986 Club Paradise
 
1983 Vacation
 
1980 Caddyshack
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2000 Bedazzled (writer: "Dolphin Song")
 
1993 Groundhog Day (writer: "Weatherman")
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2009 Biography: Bill Murray (TV movie) (archival clips & photos)
 
2009 Caddyshack: The Inside Story (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2008 Dakota Skye (special thanks)
 
2007 Eagle vs Shark (special thanks)
 
2006 American Pets (video short) (special thanks)
 
2002 Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1994 The Mask (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (52 titles)
2013 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (video documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2014 I Am You (documentary) (completed)
 
2013 Directing Flint: Daniel Mann (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Invitation to World Literature (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Candide (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself - Friend / Himself
– John Belushi (2010) … Himself - Friend
– Chevy Chase (2009) … Himself - Friend
– Billy Crystal (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Caddyshack: The Inside Story (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 August 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Slimer Mode (video documentary)
 
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.65 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 2007 Vail Film Festival (short)
Himself
 
2008 Animal House: The Inside Story (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Greatest Ever 80s Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Students of 'The Graduate' (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The Seduction (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord & Conflict (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 American Pets (video short)
Himself
 
2006 The Ice Harvest: Beneath the Harvest (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Christie Brinkley (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Best Ever Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Stars and Stripes 2 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Stars and Stripes 1 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2003 American Storytellers (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Comedy Central Canned Ham (TV series)
Himself
– Analyze That (2002) … Himself
 
2002 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'Analyze That' (2002) … Himself
 
2002 VH-1 Behind the Movie (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Animal House (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time (video documentary short)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2002 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Harold Ramis (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean (TV series)
Himself
– Harold Ramis (2001) … Himself
 
2000 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Caddyshack: The 19th Hole (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
1999 Ghostbusters 1999 (video documentary short)
Himself / Dr. Egon Spengler
 
1998 The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.29 (1993) … Himself
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)
Elon Spengler
 
1990 Slimer Won't Do That! The Making of 'The Real Ghostbusters' (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1987 Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986/I Comic Relief (TV special)
Moe Green
 
1985 The Richard Lewis 'I'm in Pain' Concert (TV documentary)
Himself - Witness
 
1984 The Top (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More (TV movie)
Himself/Various
 
1976 Super Bowl (TV documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1976 TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Various
– Episode #1.22 (1969) … Various (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2007 Secrets of New York (TV series documentary)
 
1996 The Best of John Candy on SCTV (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1988 The Best of SCTV (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1982 SCTV Network (TV series)
 

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"At first I would get mail saying, 'Oh, you must be a Christian because the movie [Groundhog Day (1993)] so beautifully expresses Christian belief.' Then rabbis started calling from all over, saying they were preaching the film as their next sermon. And the Buddhists! Well, I knew they loved it because... See more »

Trivia:

Teamed with John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray on "The National Lampoon Show" but, unlike the others, was not asked by Lorne Michaels to join Saturday Night Live. Harold went to SCTV instead. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently casts himself in bit parts See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio