Harry Shearer
Acting
Born: December 23, 1943 (age 82) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Truman Show
1998
Jaws
1975
The Simpsons
1989
Friends
1994
The Simpsons Movie
2007
Casper
1995
Godzilla
1998
Chicken Little
2005
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
Small Soldiers
1998
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
A League of Their Own
1992
Photos (3)
Movies (91)
Yellow Mirror
Lenny Leonard (voice)
The Truman Show
Mike Michaelson
The Simpsons Movie
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)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Lenny Leonard (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Ned Flanders (voice)
Godzilla
Charles Caiman
Chicken Little
Dog Announcer (voice)
Casper
Radio announcer (uncredited)
Small Soldiers
Punch-It (voice)
A League of Their Own
Newsreel Announcer
My Best Friend's Wedding
Jonathan P.E. Rice
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Carl Sagan (voice)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Fairy #3 (voice)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
Speechless
Chuck
Simpsley
Seymour Skinner (voice)
Oscar
Guido Finucci
The Right Stuff
NASA Recruiter
Wayne's World 2
Handsome Dan
This Is Spinal Tap
Derek Smalls
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Mr. Burns (voice)
The Fisher King
Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
EDtv
Moderator
The Robe
David (uncredited)
The Concorde... Airport '79
Jeffrey Marx
Little Giants
Announcer
Father Figures
Gene
The Egyptian
Boy
Pure Luck
Julius Monosoff
For Your Consideration
Victor Allan Miller
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Derek Smalls
Dick
G. Gordon Liddy
A Mighty Wind
Mark Shubb
Almost Heroes
Narrator (voice)
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Promo Announcer
Plain Clothes
Simon Feck
The T.V. Show
1979
Animalympics
Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
Real Life
Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
Blood and Concrete
Sammy Rhodes
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Mr. Blackwell
CyberWorld
Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Murray Sports
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
My Suicide
Caress Moscowitz
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
Various Roles
I'll Do Anything
Audience Research Captain
Loose Shoes
Narrator (voice)
Mascots
Competition Announcer (voice)
Haunted Castle
Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
Easy Does It
'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
One Trick Pony
Bernie Wepner
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
Mike Michaelson
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Joey Lavin
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Rabbi
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Second Boy (uncredited)
American Raspberry
Trucker's Friend
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
Cracking Up
1977
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Johnny Carson (Voice)
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
The General (voice)
The History of White People in America
Rabbi
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Portrait of a White Marriage
Al Silvers
Amnesty International's Big 30
Derek Smalls
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2023
The Million Dollar Infield
Jack Savage
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
1990
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Derek Smalls
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Derek Smalls
Hometown Boy Makes Good
Radio Announcer (voice)
Serpico: The Deadly Game
Hippy
The Simpsons: Christmas
(archive footage)
Sick
Dr. Jerry Shuster
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
Various Roles
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Derek Smalls
Flicks
Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
Down and Out with Donald Duck
Additional Voices (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
Derek Smalls
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
Marc Gavin
The Jackie Bison Show
(voice)
Encounter in the Third Dimension
Narrator (voice)
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
Narrator
Love & Taxes
Sean Boykin/Agent
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Derek Smalls
TV Shows (37)
The Simpsons
Mr. Burns
The Simpsons
Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Principal Skinner / Lenny Leonard (voice) · 802 eps
Friends
Dr. Baldharar · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Narrator / Emcee (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiloa / Various (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Various (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Derek Smalls (uncredited) · 1 eps
Miami Vice
FBI Agent Timothy Anderson · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Derek Smalls - Guest/Musical Guest · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Nowhere Man · 1 eps
ER
John Smythe · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
George Bush (voice) · 2 eps
Dawson's Creek
Principal Peskin · 2 eps
L.A. Law
Gordon Huyck · 1 eps
Just Shoot Me!
Larry Fenwick · 1 eps
Ellen
Ted Layton · 1 eps
Anderson Cooper 360°
1 eps
Animaniacs
Ned Flat (voice) · 1 eps
Dinosaurs
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Panellist · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Street Kid · 1 eps
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Harry (voice) · 1 eps
Laverne & Shirley
4 eps
Laverne & Shirley
Interviewer · 1 eps
Omnibus
Johnny · 1 eps
Playhouse Presents
Richard Nixon · 1 eps
Dream On
Steve · 1 eps
The Agency
The President · 1 eps
Jack & Jill
Dr. Wilfred Madison · 4 eps
Celebrity Mastermind
1 eps
George & Leo
1 eps
The Visitor
Louis Faraday · 1 eps
The Early Show
Derek Smalls · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Timmy · 1 eps
Style & Substance
1 eps
Just Friends
1 eps
Self / Appearances (36)
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 34 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 3 eps
Jeopardy!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · 1 eps
The Last Leg
Self · 1 eps
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self · 1 eps
The History of Comedy
Self · 14 eps
The Aristocrats
Self
The Secret Rulers of the World
Self – Comedian · 1 eps
Bravo Profiles
Self · 1 eps
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self · 1 eps
From Darkness to Light
Self
The Last Laugh
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
Fired!
Self
Realizing The Right Stuff
Self
What the Pythons Did Next...
Self
Satan & Adam
Self
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
Self
XTC: This Is Pop
Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
Self
The Session Man
Self
The Clown
Self
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
Self
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (5)
Writing (16)
The Simpsons
Writer
Saturday Night Live
Writer
Laverne & Shirley
Writer
America 2-Night
Writer
This Is Spinal Tap
Writer
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Writer
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Characters
Club Paradise
Story
The T.V. Show
Writer
Waiting for Guffman
Lyricist
Real Life
Writer
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Writer
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Writer
Funny Is Money
Writer
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Writer
Disco Beaver from Outer Space
Writer