Harry Shearer
Born: 1943-12-23 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) 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. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film Real Life (1979) with Albert Brooks and worked as a writer on Martin Mull's television series Fernwood 2 Night. Shearer was a cast member on Saturday Night Live between 1979 and 1980, and 1984 and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a hit satirical rockumentary. In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, providing voices for characters including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny Leonard, Kang, Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Scratchy, and formerly Dr. Hibbert. Shearer has appeared in films including The Truman Show (1998) and A Mighty Wind (2003), and has directed two, Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) and The Big Uneasy (2010). Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program Le Show, incorporating satire, music, and sketch comedy. He has written three books. Shearer has won a Primetime Emmy Award and has received several other Emmy and Grammy Award nominations. He has been married to singer-songwriter Judith Owen since 1993. He became an artist in residence at Loyola University, New Orleans in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as Derek Smalls
- From Darkness to Light as Self
- The Session Man as Self
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
- Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
- XTC: This Is Pop as Self
2016
- Mascots as Competition Announcer (voice)
- The Last Laugh as Self
- Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches as Self
- The Clown 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 as Richard Nixon
- 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
- Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place as Derek Smalls
- Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer as Self
- Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead 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
- For Your Consideration as Victor Allan Miller
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Promo Announcer
- 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°
- A Mighty Wind as Mark Shubb
- The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
- The Simpsons: Christmas as (archive footage)
- Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) as Self
- Realizing The Right Stuff as Self
2002
- HypaSpace as Self
2001
- The Agency as The President
- The Secret Rulers of the World as Self – Comedian
- Teddy Bears' Picnic as Joey Lavin
- Haunted Castle as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
2000
- CyberWorld as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
- Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big as The General (voice)
- Catching Up with Marty DiBergi as Derek Smalls
1999
- Jack & Jill
- Where Are They Now? as Self
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
- EDtv as Moderator
- Dick as G. Gordon Liddy
- The Early Show as Derek Smalls
- The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
- Encounter in the Third Dimension as Narrator (voice)
- Funny Is Money ... (Writer)
1998
- Dawson's Creek as Principal Peskin
- The Truman Show as Mike Michaelson
- Godzilla as Charles Caiman
- Small Soldiers as Punch-It (voice)
- Style & Substance
- Almost Heroes as Narrator (voice)
- The Truman Show: Tru-Talk as Mike Michaelson
1997
- The View as Self
- Just Shoot Me! as Larry Fenwick
- George & Leo
- The Visitor as Louis Faraday
- My Best Friend's Wedding as Jonathan P.E. Rice
- Waiting for Guffman ... (Lyricist)
- Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun as Narrator
1996
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1995
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Harry (voice)
- Casper as Radio announcer (uncredited)
- The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Mr. Blackwell
1994
- Friends as Dr. Baldharar
- ER as John Smythe
- Chicago Hope as Nowhere Man
- Ellen as Ted Layton
- Little Giants as Announcer
- Speechless as Chuck
- I'll Do Anything as Audience Research Captain
1993
- Animaniacs as Ned Flat (voice)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Wayne's World 2 as Handsome Dan
1992
- A League of Their Own as Newsreel Announcer
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Fairy #3 (voice)
- A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Derek Smalls
1991
- Dinosaurs as Narrator (voice)
- The Fisher King as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
- Oscar as Guido Finucci
- Pure Luck as Julius 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
- Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous as Self
- Hometown Boy Makes Good as Radio Announcer (voice)
- The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
- The Jackie Bison Show as (voice)
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
- Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show as Johnny Carson (Voice)
1987
- Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards as Various Roles
- Down and Out with Donald Duck as Additional Voices (voice)
- Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
1986
- L.A. Law as Gordon Huyck
- Club Paradise ... (Story)
- The History of White People in America: Volume II as Rabbi
- The Hear 'n Aid Sessions as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
- Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House as Various Roles
1985
- The Golden Girls as George Bush (voice)
- The History of White People in America as Rabbi
1984
- Miami Vice as FBI Agent Timothy Anderson
- Jeopardy! as Self
- 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
1981
- Spinal Tap: The Final Tour as Derek Smalls
- Likely Stories Vol. 1
1980
- Animalympics as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
- One Trick Pony as Bernie Wepner
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
- The Concorde... Airport '79 as Jeffrey Marx
- Just Friends
- The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Murray Sports
- Real Life as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
- Disco Beaver from Outer Space ... (Writer)
- The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
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)
- Jaws as Crowd Voices (uncredited)
- Sick as Dr. Jerry Shuster
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Street Kid
1954
- The Egyptian as Boy
1953
- The Robe as David (uncredited)
- General Electric Theater as Timmy
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars as Second Boy (uncredited)
1952
- Omnibus as Johnny