The actor, writer and the director, Harold Ramis died at the age of 69. Some of his famous films include, “Stripes,” “Ghostbusters,” “Groundhog Day” and “Analyze this”.

As reported by the United Talent Agency, the reasons of his death were reported to be complications related to autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, Ramis fought against this condition for the last four years.

The disease which Ramis was suffered with was called very much “debilitating” and “painful”.

Ramis was reported to die on Monday morning at his home area in Chicago.

In his career he was amongst the important stars of the entertainment industry, he was a leading figure for more than forty years in comedy. Moreover he also co-wrote scripts for "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978), "Caddyshack" (1980), "Stripes" (1981), "Ghostbusters" (1984), "Groundhog Day" (1993) and "Analyze this" (1999). Additionally Ramis was also author for “SCTV.”

While expressing grief over his death Murray who is a colleague and a fellow Chicagoan of Ramis, said, "Harold Ramis and I together did 'The National Lampoon Show' off-Broadway, 'Meatballs,' 'Stripes,' 'Caddyshack,' 'Ghostbusters' and 'Groundhog Day.' He earned his keep on this planet," he further added. "God bless him."

Indeed, he was widely known for his comedy talents, and he always seemed to find a way to laugh, and he will always be missed by his fans.