Harold Ramis

Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American comedic actor, director, producer and writer. His best known movie roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981), both movies he co-wrote. He also wrote and directed Caddyshack (1980), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Groundhog Day (1993) and Analyze This (1999).

Harold Ramis
Ramis in October 2009.
Born	Harold Allen Ramis (1944-11-21)November 21, 1944 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 24, 2014(2014-02-24) (aged 69) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, writer
Years active	1969–2010
Spouse(s)	Anne Plotkin ​ (m. 1967⁠–⁠1984)​ Erica Mann ​ (m. 1989⁠–⁠2014)​
Children	3

Ramis was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Jewish family. He was married to San Francisco artist Anne Plotkin from 1967 until their divorce. They had a daughter, Violet, whose godfather is actor Bill Murray. He later married Erica Mann in 1989. They had two sons: Julian Arthur and Daniel Hayes.

Ramis died from an infection of the blood vessel (vasculitis) at his home in North Shore, Chicago. He was 69.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1978	National Lampoon's Animal House	No	Yes	No
1979	Meatballs	No	Yes	No
1980	Caddyshack	Yes	Yes	No	Directorial Debut
1981	Stripes	No	Yes	No
1983	National Lampoon's Vacation	Yes	No	No
1984	Ghostbusters	No	Yes	No
1986	Back to School	No	Yes	executive
	Club Paradise	Yes	Yes	No
	Armed and Dangerous	No	Yes	No
1988	Caddyshack II	No	Yes	No
1989	Ghostbusters II	No	Yes	No
1991	Rover Dangerfield	No	Yes	No
1993	Groundhog Day	Yes	Yes	Yes	BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
1995	Stuart Saves His Family	Yes	No	No
1996	Multiplicity	Yes	No	Yes
1999	Analyze This	Yes	Yes	No
2000	Bedazzled	Yes	Yes	Yes
2002	Analyze That	Yes	Yes	No
2005	The Ice Harvest	Yes	No	No
2009	Year One	Yes	Yes	Yes

Executive Producer

• The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002)
• I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)
• Archie's Final Project (2009)

Other websites

• Harold Ramis on IMDb