Acting
Harry Shearer
EN, DE cinema · 122 credits
Born
23 December 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Harry Julius 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. 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 at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
as Derek Smalls
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Lenny Leonard (voice), as Ned Flanders (voice)
Simpsley
as Seymour Skinner (voice)
Yellow Mirror
as Lenny Leonard (voice)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Derek Smalls, Writer, Characters, Producer
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
as Mr. Burns (voice)
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
Actor
Easy Does It
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
Satan & Adam
as Self
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
Father Figures
as Gene
XTC: This Is Pop
as Self
The Last Laugh
as Self
Mascots
as Competition Announcer (voice)
The Clown
as Self
Love & Taxes
as Sean Boykin/Agent
Flood Streets
2011
Flood Streets
as Dr. Keeley
The Big Uneasy
Director
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
as Derek Smalls
My Suicide
as Caress Moscowitz
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)
Fired!
as Self
For Your Consideration
as Victor Allan Miller
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Promo Announcer
Chicken Little
as Dog Announcer (voice)
The Aristocrats
as Self
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)
Haunted Castle
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Joey Lavin, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Music Supervisor
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as The General (voice)
CyberWorld
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
as Derek Smalls
Dick
as G. Gordon Liddy
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
Encounter in the Third Dimension
as Narrator (voice)
EDtv
as Moderator
Godzilla
as Charles Caiman
Small Soldiers
as Punch-It (voice)
The Truman Show
as Mike Michaelson
Almost Heroes
as Narrator (voice)
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
as Mike Michaelson
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Jonathan P.E. Rice
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
as Narrator
Waiting for Guffman
Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Casper
as Radio announcer (uncredited)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Mr. Blackwell
Speechless
as Chuck
Little Giants
as Announcer
I'll Do Anything
as Audience Research Captain
Wayne's World 2
as Handsome Dan
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb, Producer, Writer
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Fairy #3 (voice)
A League of Their Own
as Newsreel Announcer
The Fisher King
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
Oscar
as Guido Finucci
Pure Luck
as Julius Monosoff
Blood and Concrete
as Sammy Rhodes
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Derek Smalls
The Jackie Bison Show
as (voice)
Hometown Boy Makes Good
as Radio Announcer (voice)
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
1990
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
as Self
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Carl Sagan (voice)
Plain Clothes
as Simon Feck
Portrait of a White Marriage
as Al Silvers, Director
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
as Johnny Carson (Voice)
Down and Out with Donald Duck
as Additional Voices (voice)
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
as Various Roles
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
The History of White People in America: Volume II
as Rabbi, Director
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
as Various Roles
The History of White People in America
as Rabbi, Director
This Is Spinal Tap
as Derek Smalls, Original Music Composer, Writer
The Right Stuff
as NASA Recruiter
Flicks
as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
The Million Dollar Infield
as Jack Savage
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Derek Smalls, Writer
Animalympics
as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
One Trick Pony
as Bernie Wepner
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Murray Sports
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Jeffrey Marx
Real Life
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer, Writer
The T.V. Show
Actor, Writer, Producer, Musician
Loose Shoes
as Narrator (voice)
American Raspberry
as Trucker's Friend
Sick
as Dr. Jerry Shuster
Jaws
ADR & Dubbing
The Egyptian
as Boy
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Second Boy (uncredited)
The Robe
as David (uncredited)