Harold Ramis - dies aged 69 - R.I.P

Reported yesterday was the sad passing of film comedy legend Harold Ramis aged 69.

A multi-talented Writer, Actor, Director and Producer Harold Ramis had more comedic credits to his name than you could poke a stand-up microphone to. His 'Groundhog Day' which he wrote, acted in, Directed and Produced is rated as one of the highest grossing comedy films of all time, and is up there too with 'Ghostbusters and it's sequel which he also wrote and starred in.

His writing credits included 'National Lampoons Animal House', 'Stripes' 'Caddyshack 1&2', 'Analyse This/That', 'Meatballs' and 'Year One'. He Directed 'Caddyshack', 'Analyse This/That', 'Multiplicity', 'Year One' and 'National Lampoons Vacation' amongst others, and acted in just about all of these and others including 'High Fidelity', 'As Good As It Gets', 'Knocked Up', and 'Airheads'.

An inspiration to many of todays up & coming comedy talent that have more recently emerged on the scene he will always be remembered by this critic for his turn as Egon Spengler in the Ghostbusters films with Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd.

Suffering Autoimune Inflammatory Vasculitis for a number of years, he finally succumbed to his illness this week with his family close at hand. He leaves behind an impressive back catalogue of film comedy greats and an impressive track record of true movie making multitasking.

Harold Ramis - Rest In Peace
1944-2014

-Steve, at Odeon Online-