Harry Shearer
Born: 1943-12-23 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Harry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, musician, radio host, writer, and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group.
Filmography
2025
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as Derek Smalls
- The Session Man as Self
- From Darkness to Light as Self
- The Simpsons: Yellow Planet as Principal Skinner (voice)
2024
- The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful as Mr. Burns (voice)
2020
- Easy Does It as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
2019
- Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There as Self
2018
- Satan & Adam as Self
2017
- The History of Comedy as Self
- Father Figures as Gene
- XTC: This Is Pop as Self
- Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
2016
- Mascots as Competition Announcer (voice)
- The Last Laugh as Self
- The Clown as Self
- Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches as Self
2015
- Love & Taxes as Sean Boykin/Agent
2014
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
- The Kumars as Self
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- Have You Been Paying Attention? as Panellist
2012
- Playhouse Presents ... (Creator)
- Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers as Self
2011
- Flood Streets as Dr. Keeley
2010
- The Big Uneasy ... (Director)
2009
- My Suicide as Caress Moscowitz
- Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer as Self
- Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead as Derek Smalls
- Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place as Derek Smalls
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- The Simpsons Movie as Scratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger / Kent Brockman / Principal Skinner / Dr. Hibbert / Smithers / Toll Booth Man / Guard / Otto / Kang (voice)
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- Fired! as Self
- What the Pythons Did Next... as Self
- A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser as Marc Gavin
2006
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Promo Announcer
- For Your Consideration as Victor Allan Miller
- Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 as Self
2005
- The Colbert Report
- Chicken Little as Dog Announcer (voice)
- The Aristocrats as Self
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
2004
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Derek Smalls
- Anderson Cooper 360°
- Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) as Self
- The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
- The Simpsons: Christmas
- A Mighty Wind as Mark Shubb
2002
- HypaSpace as Self
2001
- The Agency as The President
- Haunted Castle as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
- The Secret Rulers of the World as Self – Comedian
- Teddy Bears' Picnic as Joey Lavin
2000
- Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big as The General (voice)
- CyberWorld as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
- Catching Up with Marty DiBergi as Derek Smalls
1999
- Where Are They Now? as Self
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
- Jack & Jill
- Funny Is Money ... (Writer)
- The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
- Dick as G. Gordon Liddy
- Encounter in the Third Dimension as Narrator (voice)
- The Early Show as Derek Smalls
1998
- Dawson's Creek as Principal Peskin
- The Truman Show as Mike Michaelson
- Godzilla as Charles Caiman
- Almost Heroes as Narrator (voice)
- Small Soldiers as Punch-It (voice)
- The Truman Show: Tru-Talk as Mike Michaelson
- Style & Substance
1997
- The View as Self
- Just Shoot Me! as Larry Fenwick
- My Best Friend's Wedding as Jonathan P.E. Rice
- George & Leo
- The Visitor as Louis Faraday
- Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun as Narrator
1996
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- Waiting for Guffman ... (Lyricist)
1995
- Casper as Radio announcer (uncredited)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Harry (voice)
- The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Mr. Blackwell
1994
- Friends as Dr. Baldharar
- ER as John Smythe
- Ellen as Ted Layton
- Chicago Hope
- Speechless as Chuck
- Little Giants as Announcer
- I'll Do Anything as Audience Research Captain
- Spinal Tap: The Final Tour as Derek Smalls
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Wayne's World 2 as Handsome Dan
1992
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Fairy #3 (voice)
- A League of Their Own as Newsreel Announcer
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Derek Smalls
- A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
1991
- Dinosaurs as Narrator (voice)
- Oscar as Guido Finucci
- The Fisher King as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
- Pure Luck as Monosoff
- Amnesty International's Big 30 as Derek Smalls
- Blood and Concrete as Sammy Rhodes
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- Dream On as Steve
- The Jackie Bison Show as (voice)
- Hometown Boy Makes Good as Radio Announcer (voice)
- The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
- Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Mr. Burns
1988
- My Stepmother Is an Alien as Carl Sagan (voice)
- Plain Clothes as Simon Feck
- Portrait of a White Marriage as Al Silvers
1987
- Down and Out with Donald Duck as Additional Voices (voice)
1986
- L.A. Law as Gordon Huyck
- Club Paradise ... (Story)
- The Hear 'n Aid Sessions as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
- The History of White People in America: Volume II as Rabbi
1985
- The Golden Girls as George Bush (voice)
- The History of White People in America as Rabbi
1984
- Jeopardy! as Self
- Miami Vice as FBI Agent Timothy Anderson
- This Is Spinal Tap as Derek Smalls
1983
- The Right Stuff as NASA Recruiter
- Flicks as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
1982
- The Million Dollar Infield as Jack Savage
1980
- Animalympics as Keen Hacksaw (voice)
- One Trick Pony as Bernie Wepner
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
- The Concorde... Airport '79 as Jeffrey Marx
- Disco Beaver from Outer Space ... (Writer)
- The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Murray Sports
- The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
- Real Life as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
- Just Friends
1978
- America 2-Night ... (Writer)
- Loose Shoes as Narrator (voice)
1977
- American Raspberry as Trucker's Friend
- Cracking Up
1976
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited)
- Sick as Dr. Jerry Shuster
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Street Kid
1954
- The Egyptian as Boy
1953
- The Robe as David (uncredited)
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars as Second Boy (uncredited)
- General Electric Theater as Timmy
1952
- Omnibus as Johnny