Harry 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
The Simpsons
1989
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Jeopardy!
1984
The View
1997
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Friends
1994
Filmography
The Simpsons
as Mr. Burns · 1989
The Simpsons
as Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Principal Skinner / Lenny Leonard (voice) · 1989
Saturday Night Live
as Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Narrator / Emcee (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiloa / Various (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Various (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Derek Smalls (uncredited) · 1975
Jeopardy!
as Self · 1984
The View
as Self · 1997
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Friends
as Dr. Baldharar · 1994
The Colbert Report
as Self - Guest · 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Derek Smalls - Guest/Musical Guest · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self · 2003
ER
as John Smythe · 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self · 1979
Chicago Hope
as Nowhere Man · 1994
L.A. Law
as Gordon Huyck · 1986
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
Miami Vice
as FBI Agent Timothy Anderson · 1984
Have I Got News for You
as Self · 1990
Anderson Cooper 360°
· 2003
Dawson's Creek
as Principal Peskin · 1998
Animaniacs
as Ned Flat (voice) · 1993
The Golden Girls
as George Bush (voice) · 1985
The Last Leg
as Self · 2013
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self · 1996
Dinosaurs
as Narrator (voice) · 1991
Ellen
as Ted Layton · 1994
Just Shoot Me!
as Larry Fenwick · 1997
Would I Lie to You?
as Self · 2007
Laverne & Shirley
· 1976
Laverne & Shirley
as Interviewer · 1976
Omnibus
as Johnny · 1952
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Panellist · 2013
The Truman Show
as Mike Michaelson · 1998
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Street Kid · 1955
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Harry (voice) · 1995
The Agency
as The President · 2001
Dream On
as Steve · 1990
Celebrity Mastermind
· 2003
Playhouse Presents
as Richard Nixon · 2012
Jack & Jill
as Dr. Wilfred Madison · 1999
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self · 2014
Where Are They Now?
as Self · 1999
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) · 2007
Chicken Little
as Dog Announcer (voice) · 2005
Casper
as Radio announcer (uncredited) · 1995
The Early Show
as Derek Smalls · 1999
Godzilla
as Charles Caiman · 1998
The Visitor
as Louis Faraday · 1997
George & Leo
· 1997
Yellow Mirror
as Lenny Leonard (voice) · 2026
Small Soldiers
as Punch-It (voice) · 1998
The History of Comedy
as Self · 2017
The Fisher King
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr · 1991
A League of Their Own
as Newsreel Announcer · 1992
This Is Spinal Tap
as Derek Smalls · 1984
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Carl Sagan (voice) · 1988
Father Figures
as Gene · 2017
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Jonathan P.E. Rice · 1997
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
as Mr. Burns (voice) · 2024
Style & Substance
· 1998
Wayne's World 2
as Handsome Dan · 1993
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage) · 1999
The Right Stuff
as NASA Recruiter · 1983
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Lenny Leonard (voice) · 2026
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Ned Flanders (voice) · 2026
General Electric Theater
as Timmy · 1953
Just Friends
· 1979
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Fairy #3 (voice) · 1992
Oscar
as Guido Finucci · 1991
The Egyptian
as Boy · 1954
Simpsley
as Seymour Skinner (voice) · 2026
I'll Do Anything
as Audience Research Captain · 1994
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self · 2014
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Derek Smalls · 2025
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Jeffrey Marx · 1979
Pure Luck
as Julius Monosoff · 1991
Dick
as G. Gordon Liddy · 1999
Little Giants
as Announcer · 1994
The Robe
as David (uncredited) · 1953
Bravo Profiles
as Self · 1998
The Secret Rulers of the World
as Self – Comedian · 2001
The Aristocrats
as Self · 2005
EDtv
as Moderator · 1999
Almost Heroes
as Narrator (voice) · 1998
HypaSpace
as Self · 2002
For Your Consideration
as Victor Allan Miller · 2006
The Kumars
as Self · 2014
Speechless
as Chuck · 1994
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
· 1999
Haunted Castle
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice) · 2001
Plain Clothes
as Simon Feck · 1988
Blood and Concrete
as Sammy Rhodes · 1991
A Mighty Wind
as Mark Shubb · 2003
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Promo Announcer · 2006
Animalympics
as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice) · 1980
The Simpson: Yellow Planet
as Principal Skinner / Kang / Lenny Leonard / Reverend Lovejoy / Rainier Wolfcastle / Ned Flanders · 2025
The Last Laugh
as Self · 2016
One Trick Pony
as Bernie Wepner · 1980
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self · 2007
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Second Boy (uncredited) · 1953
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb · 1992
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
as Self · 2003
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Murray Sports · 1979
The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream
as (voice) · 2026
From Darkness to Light
as Self · 2025
The T.V. Show
· 1979
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Derek Smalls · 1991
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
as Mike Michaelson · 1998
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
as Derek Smalls · 2004
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice) · 2003
Real Life
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer · 1979
Easy Does It
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice) · 2020
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self · 2007
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
as Johnny Carson (Voice) · 1988
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice) · 2017
My Suicide
as Caress Moscowitz · 2009
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Mr. Blackwell · 1995
The Million Dollar Infield
as Jack Savage · 1982
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self · 2005
The History of White People in America: Volume II
as Rabbi · 1986
XTC: This Is Pop
as Self · 2017
Realizing The Right Stuff
as Self · 2003
CyberWorld
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice) · 2000
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
as Various Roles · 1986
Satan & Adam
as Self · 2018
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as The General (voice) · 2000
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Derek Smalls · 1992
The History of White People in America
as Rabbi · 1985
Likely Stories Vol. 1
· 1981
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
as Self · 2006
American Raspberry
as Trucker's Friend · 1977
Mascots
as Competition Announcer (voice) · 2016
Portrait of a White Marriage
as Al Silvers · 1988
There's Only One Paul McCartney
as Self · 2002
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Derek Smalls · 1981
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
as Self · 1990
Serpico: The Deadly Game
as Hippy · 1976
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Self · 2016
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap] · 1986
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
as Derek Smalls · 2000
The Simpsons: Christmas
as (archive footage) · 2003
Hometown Boy Makes Good
as Radio Announcer (voice) · 1990
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
as Derek Smalls
Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Joey Lavin · 2001
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
as Various Roles · 1987
The Jackie Bison Show
as (voice) · 1990
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
as Derek Smalls · 2009
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
· 2004
Sick
as Dr. Jerry Shuster · 1975
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
· 1979
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
· 1990
Loose Shoes
as Narrator (voice) · 1978
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
· 2021
Flicks
as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice) · 1983
Down and Out with Donald Duck
as Additional Voices (voice) · 1987
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
as Marc Gavin · 2007
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices) · 1987
Encounter in the Third Dimension
as Narrator (voice) · 1999
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
as Self · 2012
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
as Derek Smalls · 2009
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
as Narrator · 1997
Fired!
as Self · 2007
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
· 2023
Cracking Up
· 1977
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
as Self · 2009
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
as Self · 2019
You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon
Love & Taxes
as Sean Boykin/Agent · 2015
The Clown
as Self · 2016
The Session Man
as Self · 2025
Flood Streets
as Dr. Keeley · 2011