Harry Shearer
Known for Acting · 160 credits
- Born
- 1943-12-23 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Harry Julius Shearer
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.
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Known For
The Simpsons
1989
as Mr. Burns / Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)
Friends
1994
as Dr. Baldharar
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited) / Narrator / Emcee (uncredited) / Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiloa / Various (uncredited) / Self - Various Characters / Derek Smalls (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
ER
1994
as John Smythe
TV Shows (49)
The Simpsons
1989
as Mr. Burns / Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)
Friends
1994
as Dr. Baldharar
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited) / Narrator / Emcee (uncredited) / Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiloa / Various (uncredited) / Self - Various Characters / Derek Smalls (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
ER
1994
as John Smythe
The Colbert Report
2005
The View
1997
as Self
Dawson's Creek
1998
as Principal Peskin
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Derek Smalls
Miami Vice
1984
as FBI Agent Timothy Anderson
Chicago Hope
1994
as Nowhere Man
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
L.A. Law
1986
as Gordon Huyck
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Golden Girls
1985
as George Bush (voice)
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Dinosaurs
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Animaniacs
1993
as Ned Flat (voice)
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Larry Fenwick
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Ellen
1994
as Ted Layton
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Omnibus
1952
as Johnny
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Street Kid
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as Harry (voice)
Have You Been Paying Attention?
2013
as Panellist
The Agency
2001
as The President
Dream On
1990
as Steve
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Richard Nixon
Jack & Jill
1999
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
George & Leo
1997
The Visitor
1997
as Louis Faraday
The History of Comedy
2017
as Self
The Early Show
1999
as Derek Smalls
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
as Self
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Timmy
Style & Substance
1998
The Secret Rulers of the World
2001
as Self – Comedian
The Kumars
2014
as Self
Just Friends
1979
Movies (111)
The Truman Show
1998
as Mike Michaelson
Jaws
1975
as Crowd Voices (uncredited)
The Simpsons Movie
2007
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)
Chicken Little
2005
as Dog Announcer (voice)
Godzilla
1998
as Charles Caiman
Casper
1995
as Radio announcer (uncredited)
Small Soldiers
1998
as Punch-It (voice)
A League of Their Own
1992
as Newsreel Announcer
The Robe
1953
as David (uncredited)
Oscar
1991
as Guido Finucci
The Right Stuff
1983
as NASA Recruiter
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Fairy #3 (voice)
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
as Derek Smalls
Wayne's World 2
1993
as Handsome Dan
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
as Carl Sagan (voice)
The Fisher King
1991
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
as Mr. Burns (voice)
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
as Jonathan P.E. Rice
Dick
1999
as G. Gordon Liddy
Father Figures
2017
as Gene
EDtv
1999
as Moderator
For Your Consideration
2006
as Victor Allan Miller
Little Giants
1994
as Announcer
Speechless
1994
as Chuck
Almost Heroes
1998
as Narrator (voice)
The Egyptian
1954
as Boy
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
as Derek Smalls
Pure Luck
1991
as Julius Monosoff
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Jeffrey Marx
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Promo Announcer
Mascots
2016
as Competition Announcer (voice)
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self
Real Life
1979
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
Plain Clothes
1988
as Simon Feck
A Mighty Wind
2003
as Mark Shubb
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
My Suicide
2009
as Caress Moscowitz
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988
as Al Silvers
CyberWorld
2000
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
as Rabbi
I'll Do Anything
1994
as Audience Research Captain
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
as Second Boy (uncredited)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Derek Smalls
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Murray Sports
Fired!
2007
as Self
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
1998
as Mike Michaelson
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
as Derek Smalls
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
2003
as Self
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
Blood and Concrete
1991
as Sammy Rhodes
Animalympics
1980
as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
as Joey Lavin
Loose Shoes
1978
as Narrator (voice)
The Million Dollar Infield
1982
as Jack Savage
The History of White People in America
1985
as Rabbi
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2016
as Self
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006
as Self
Hometown Boy Makes Good
1990
as Radio Announcer (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004
as Derek Smalls
From Darkness to Light
2025
as Self
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
2009
as Self
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000
as The General (voice)
Easy Does It
2020
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
Flicks
1983
as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
as Mr. Blackwell
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007
as Self
The Simpsons: Christmas
2003
as (archive footage)
American Raspberry
1977
as Trucker's Friend
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986
as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
One Trick Pony
1980
as Bernie Wepner
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
as Derek Smalls
Haunted Castle
2001
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
Cracking Up
1977
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
2007
as Marc Gavin
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
1997
as Narrator
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
1987
as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
The Session Man
2025
as Self
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021
Serpico: The Deadly Game
1976
as Hippy
Realizing The Right Stuff
2003
as Self
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
1990
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000
as Derek Smalls
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
2012
as Self
The Clown
2016
as Self
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
as Derek Smalls
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
1990
as Self
The Jackie Bison Show
1990
as (voice)
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987
as Various Roles
Sick
1975
as Dr. Jerry Shuster
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
2009
as Derek Smalls
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
2009
as Derek Smalls
Satan & Adam
2018
as Self
Love & Taxes
2015
as Sean Boykin/Agent
XTC: This Is Pop
2017
as Self
Down and Out with Donald Duck
1987
as Additional Voices (voice)
Encounter in the Third Dimension
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
as Johnny Carson (Voice)
Flood Streets
2011
as Dr. Keeley
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
2019
as Self
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2023
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986
as Various Roles
You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon
About Harry Shearer
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.… With 160 credits spanning from 1952 to 2025, Harry Shearer has appeared in 111 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harry Shearer Movies
- The Truman Show (1998) — as Mike Michaelson
- Jaws (1975) — as Crowd Voices (uncredited)
- The Simpsons Movie (2007) — 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)
- Chicken Little (2005) — as Dog Announcer (voice)
- Godzilla (1998) — as Charles Caiman
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