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Filmography
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Known For
Ghostbusters Writer (1984) -
Groundhog Day Writer (1993) -
Stripes Writer (1981) -
Known For
Knocked Up Ben's Dad (2007) -
Writer
Ghostbusters of Long Beach (2018) -
Ghostbusters: Station 6 (2017) -
Ghostbusters (2016) -
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The Real Ghostbusters (2011) -
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Year One (2009) -
Ghostbusters (2009) -
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Stork Day (2004) -
![Analyze That]( "Analyze That")
Analyze That (2002) -
![Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1]( "Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1")
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![Bedazzled]( "Bedazzled")
Bedazzled (2000) -
![Analyze This]( "Analyze This")
Analyze This (1999) -
![Extreme Ghostbusters]( "Extreme Ghostbusters")
Extreme Ghostbusters (1997) -
![Groundhog Day]( "Groundhog Day")
Groundhog Day (1993) -
![The Real Ghostbusters]( "The Real Ghostbusters")
The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991) -
![Rover Dangerfield]( "Rover Dangerfield")
Rover Dangerfield (1991) -
![Ghostbusters II]( "Ghostbusters II")
Ghostbusters II (1989) -
![Ghostbusters II]( "Ghostbusters II")
Ghostbusters II (1989) -
![The Best of SCTV]( "The Best of SCTV")
The Best of SCTV (1988) -
![Caddyshack II]( "Caddyshack II")
Caddyshack II (1988) -
![Meatballs III: Summer Job]( "Meatballs III: Summer Job")
Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) -
![Ghostbusters]( "Ghostbusters")
Ghostbusters (1986) -
![Armed and Dangerous]( "Armed and Dangerous")
Armed and Dangerous (1986) -
![Club Paradise]( "Club Paradise")
Club Paradise (1986) -
![Back to School]( "Back to School")
Back to School (1986) -
![Ghostbusters]( "Ghostbusters")
Ghostbusters (1984) -
![The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me]( "The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me")
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![SCTV Network]( "SCTV Network")
SCTV Network (1981-1982) -
![Stripes]( "Stripes")
Stripes (1981) -
![Caddyshack]( "Caddyshack")
Caddyshack (1980) -
![Meatballs]( "Meatballs")
Meatballs (1979) -
![Delta House]( "Delta House")
Delta House (1979) -
![SCTV]( "SCTV")
SCTV (1976-1979) -
![National Lampoon's Animal House]( "National Lampoon's Animal House")
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The TVTV Show (1977)
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![TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards]( "TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards")
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![Super Bowl]( "Super Bowl")
Super Bowl (1976) -
Writer
![National Lampoon Television Show: Lemmings Dead in Concert]( "National Lampoon Television Show: Lemmings Dead in Concert")
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Actor
![Year One]( "Year One")
Year One Adam (2009) -
![Ghostbusters]( "Ghostbusters")
Ghostbusters Dr. Egon Spengler (2009) -
![Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]( "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story")
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story L'Chaim (2007) -
![Knocked Up]( "Knocked Up")
Knocked Up Ben's Dad (2007) -
![The Last Kiss]( "The Last Kiss")
The Last Kiss Professor Bowler (2006) -
![I'm with Lucy]( "I'm with Lucy")
I'm with Lucy Jack (2002) -
![Orange County]( "Orange County")
Orange County Don Durkett (2002) -
![High Fidelity]( "High Fidelity")
High Fidelity Rob's Dad (2000) -
![As Good as It Gets]( "As Good as It Gets")
As Good as It Gets Dr. Bettes (1997) -
![Love Affair]( "Love Affair")
Love Affair Sheldon Blumenthal (1994) -
![Airheads]( "Airheads")
Airheads Chris Moore (1994) -
![Groundhog Day]( "Groundhog Day")
Groundhog Day Neurologist (1993) -
![The Earth Day Special]( "The Earth Day Special")
The Earth Day Special Elon Spengler (1990) -
![Ghostbusters II]( "Ghostbusters II")
Ghostbusters II Dr. Egon Spengler (1989) -
![Stealing Home]( "Stealing Home")
Stealing Home Alan Appleby (1988) -
![Baby Boom]( "Baby Boom")
Baby Boom Steven Buchner (1987) -
![Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters]( "Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters")
Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters Dr. Egon Spengler (1984) -
![Ghostbusters]( "Ghostbusters")
Ghostbusters Dr. Egon Spengler (1984) -
![National Lampoon's Vacation]( "National Lampoon's Vacation")
National Lampoon's Vacation Car salesman (1983) -
![Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone]( "Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone")
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Voice on Intercom (1983) -
![SCTV Network]( "SCTV Network")
SCTV Network Allan 'Crazy Legs' Herschman (1982) -
![Heavy Metal]( "Heavy Metal")
Heavy Metal Zeke (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (1981) -
![Stripes]( "Stripes")
Stripes Russell (1981) -
![SCTV]( "SCTV")
SCTV Various (1976-1978) -
ActorThe TVTV Show Various (1977)
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Producer
![Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance]( "Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance")
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![Year One]( "Year One")
Year One (2009) -
![Archie's Final Project]( "Archie's Final Project")
Archie's Final Project (2009) -
![I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With]( "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With")
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![The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest]( "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest")
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The Inspector General (2000)
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![Bedazzled]( "Bedazzled")
Bedazzled (2000) -
![Multiplicity]( "Multiplicity")
Multiplicity (1996) -
![Groundhog Day]( "Groundhog Day")
Groundhog Day (1993) -
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![Armed and Dangerous]( "Armed and Dangerous")
Armed and Dangerous (1986) -
![Back to School]( "Back to School")
Back to School (1986) -
![The Top]( "The Top")
The Top (1984) -
![The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me]( "The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me")
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Producer
![SCTV]( "SCTV")
SCTV (1976-1977) -
Director
![The Office]( "The Office")
The Office (2006-2010) -
![Year One]( "Year One")
Year One (2009) -
![Atlanta]( "Atlanta")
Atlanta (2007) -
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![The Ice Harvest]( "The Ice Harvest")
The Ice Harvest (2005) -
![Analyze That]( "Analyze That")
Analyze That (2002) -
![Bedazzled]( "Bedazzled")
Bedazzled (2000) -
![Analyze This]( "Analyze This")
Analyze This (1999) -
![Multiplicity]( "Multiplicity")
Multiplicity (1996) -
![Stuart Saves His Family]( "Stuart Saves His Family")
Stuart Saves His Family (1995) -
![Groundhog Day]( "Groundhog Day")
Groundhog Day (1993) -
![Club Paradise]( "Club Paradise")
Club Paradise (1986) -
![National Lampoon's Vacation]( "National Lampoon's Vacation")
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) -
Director
![Caddyshack]( "Caddyshack")
Caddyshack (1980) -
Soundtrack
![Bedazzled]( "Bedazzled")
Bedazzled (2000) -
![Groundhog Day]( "Groundhog Day")
Groundhog Day (1993) -
Soundtrack
![Stripes]( "Stripes")
Stripes (1981) -
Archive footage
![Belushi]( "Belushi")
Belushi (2020) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2014-2020) -
![The Movies That Made Us]( "The Movies That Made Us")
The Movies That Made Us (2019) -
![Love, Gilda]( "Love, Gilda")
Love, Gilda (2018) -
![Hell's Club Part 2. Another Night]( "Hell's Club Part 2. Another Night")
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![Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives]( "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives")
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![The History of Comedy]( "The History of Comedy")
The History of Comedy (2017) -
![Lego Dimensions]( "Lego Dimensions")
Lego Dimensions (2015) -
![The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards]( "The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards")
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![Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead]( "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead")
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) -
![The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![The 86th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 86th Annual Academy Awards")
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![ITV Evening News]( "ITV Evening News")
ITV Evening News (2014) -
![Good Mythical Morning]( "Good Mythical Morning")
Good Mythical Morning (2012) -
![Special Collector's Edition]( "Special Collector's Edition")
Special Collector's Edition (2012) -
L'antre du Mea (2011)
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![Nostalgia Critic]( "Nostalgia Critic")
Nostalgia Critic (2011) -
![The O'Reilly Factor]( "The O'Reilly Factor")
The O'Reilly Factor (2008) -
![Secrets of New York]( "Secrets of New York")
Secrets of New York (2007) -
![Imagining 'Heavy Metal']( "Imagining 'Heavy Metal'")
Imagining 'Heavy Metal' (1999) -
![The Best of John Candy on SCTV]( "The Best of John Candy on SCTV")
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Archive footage
![The Best of SCTV]( "The Best of SCTV")
The Best of SCTV (1988) -
![SCTV Network]( "SCTV Network")
SCTV Network (1982)
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Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Biological father of Mollie Heckerling with Amy Heckerling, though the father in her life was Neal Israel. This "family secret" was revealed in "Ghostbuster's Daughter", a book about Harold's life written by his other daughter Violet Ramis.
Quotes
[on the death of his friend Douglas Kenney in 1980] Doug probably fell while he was looking for a place to jump.
Trademark
Frequently cast himself in small roles
Star Sign
Scorpio
Personal Details
Born
Harold Allen Ramis
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
(age 69)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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