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