My favorite role of his was one of his first high profile movie parts as Melville Crump in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World". It's hard to call it a leading role when you're playing with Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Milton Berle, Spencer Tracey, and Jonathon Winters. But his was prominent.
Harold Ramis passed away today. Directed and starred in several good old comedies like Ghostbusters, Stripes, Animal House, Caddyshack, and Groundhog Day to name a few.