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Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Acting

Born: December 23, 1943Los Angeles, California, USA

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
Filmography
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Derek Smalls

2025
The Session Man

The Session Man

Self

2025
From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light

Self

2025
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

Mr. Burns (voice)

2024
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

2023
The Simpsons | Balenciaga

The Simpsons | Balenciaga

2021
Easy Does It

Easy Does It

'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)

2020
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There

Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There

Self

2019
Satan & Adam

Satan & Adam

Self

2018
Father Figures

Father Figures

Gene

2017
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)

2017
XTC: This Is Pop

XTC: This Is Pop

Self

2017

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

Self

2016
Mascots

Mascots

Competition Announcer (voice)

2016
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

Self

2016
The Clown

The Clown

Self

2016
Love & Taxes

Love & Taxes

Sean Boykin/Agent

2015
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers

Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers

Self

2012

Flood Streets

Dr. Keeley

2011
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

Self

2009

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place

Derek Smalls

2009
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

Derek Smalls

2009
My Suicide

My Suicide

Caress Moscowitz

2009
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Self

2007
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser

Marc Gavin

2007
The Simpsons Movie

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)

2007
Fired!

Fired!

Self

2007
What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next...

Self

2007
For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration

Victor Allan Miller

2006
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

Self

2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Promo Announcer

2006
Chicken Little

Chicken Little

Dog Announcer (voice)

2005
The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats

Self

2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Self

2005
The Simpsons: Christmas 2

The Simpsons: Christmas 2

2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

Derek Smalls

2004
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)

2003
The Simpsons: Christmas

The Simpsons: Christmas

(archive footage)

2003
Realizing The Right Stuff

Realizing The Right Stuff

Self

2003
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

Self

2003
A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

Mark Shubb

2003
Teddy Bears' Picnic

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Joey Lavin

2001
Haunted Castle

Haunted Castle

Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)

2001
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

The General (voice)

2000
CyberWorld

CyberWorld

Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)

2000
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

Derek Smalls

2000
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)

1999
Dick

Dick

G. Gordon Liddy

1999
Encounter in the Third Dimension

Encounter in the Third Dimension

Narrator (voice)

1999
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

1999
Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

Punch-It (voice)

1998
The Truman Show

The Truman Show

Mike Michaelson

1998
Almost Heroes

Almost Heroes

Narrator (voice)

1998
Godzilla

Godzilla

Charles Caiman

1998

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

Mike Michaelson

1998
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun

Narrator

1997
My Best Friend's Wedding

My Best Friend's Wedding

Jonathan P.E. Rice

1997
Casper

Casper

Radio announcer (uncredited)

1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

Mr. Blackwell

1995
Speechless

Speechless

Chuck

1994
Little Giants

Little Giants

Announcer

1994
I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

Audience Research Captain

1994
Wayne's World 2

Wayne's World 2

Handsome Dan

1993
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb

1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

Derek Smalls

1992
A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

Newsreel Announcer

1992
FernGully: The Last Rainforest

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

Fairy #3 (voice)

1992
Amnesty International's Big 30

Amnesty International's Big 30

Derek Smalls

1991
The Fisher King

The Fisher King

Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

1991
Blood and Concrete

Blood and Concrete

Sammy Rhodes

1991
Pure Luck

Pure Luck

Monosoff

1991
Oscar

Oscar

Guido Finucci

1991
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

1990
Hometown Boy Makes Good

Hometown Boy Makes Good

Radio Announcer (voice)

1990
The Jackie Bison Show

The Jackie Bison Show

(voice)

1990

Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

Self

1990
My Stepmother Is an Alien

My Stepmother Is an Alien

Carl Sagan (voice)

1988
Portrait of a White Marriage

Portrait of a White Marriage

Al Silvers

1988
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

Johnny Carson (Voice)

1988
Plain Clothes

Plain Clothes

Simon Feck

1988
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards

Various Roles

1987
Down and Out with Donald Duck

Down and Out with Donald Duck

Additional Voices (voice)

1987
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

Various Roles

1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II

The History of White People in America: Volume II

Rabbi

1986
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]

1986
The History of White People in America

The History of White People in America

Rabbi

1985
This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

Derek Smalls

1984
The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

NASA Recruiter

1983
Flicks

Flicks

Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)

1983
The Million Dollar Infield

The Million Dollar Infield

Jack Savage

1982
Likely Stories Vol. 1

Likely Stories Vol. 1

1981
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

Derek Smalls

1981
One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony

Bernie Wepner

1980
Animalympics

Animalympics

Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)

1980
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Murray Sports

1979
The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

Jeffrey Marx

1979

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

1979
Real Life

Real Life

Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer

1979
Loose Shoes

Loose Shoes

Narrator (voice)

1978
American Raspberry

American Raspberry

Trucker's Friend

1977
Cracking Up

Cracking Up

1977
Serpico: The Deadly Game

Serpico: The Deadly Game

Hippy

1976
Sick

Sick

Dr. Jerry Shuster

1975
Jaws

Jaws

Crowd Voices (uncredited)

1975
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

Boy

1954
The Robe

The Robe

David (uncredited)

1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Second Boy (uncredited)

1953