Harry Shearer

Cast

Harry Shearer

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1943-12-23

From

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Truman Show
8.2
MOVIE1998

The Truman Show

as Mike Michaelson

Jaws
7.7
MOVIE1975

Jaws

as Crowd Voices (uncredited)

The Simpsons Movie
7.0
MOVIE2007

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)

Chicken Little
5.9
MOVIE2005

Chicken Little

as Dog Announcer (voice)

Godzilla
5.7
MOVIE1998

Godzilla

as Charles Caiman

Casper
6.3
MOVIE1995

Casper

as Radio announcer (uncredited)

Small Soldiers
6.6
MOVIE1998

Small Soldiers

as Punch-It (voice)

A League of Their Own
7.2
MOVIE1992

A League of Their Own

as Newsreel Announcer

The Robe
6.9
MOVIE1953

The Robe

as David (uncredited)

Dick
6.0
MOVIE1999

Dick

as G. Gordon Liddy

The Right Stuff
7.4
MOVIE1983

The Right Stuff

as NASA Recruiter

FernGully: The Last Rainforest
6.4
MOVIE1992

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

as Fairy #3 (voice)

This Is Spinal Tap
7.4
MOVIE1984

This Is Spinal Tap

as Derek Smalls

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
7.3
MOVIE1999

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)

Oscar
6.4
MOVIE1991

Oscar

as Guido Finucci

Speechless
5.9
MOVIE1994

Speechless

as Chuck

My Stepmother Is an Alien
5.8
MOVIE1988

My Stepmother Is an Alien

as Carl Sagan (voice)

Wayne's World 2
6.1
MOVIE1993

Wayne's World 2

as Handsome Dan

The Fisher King
7.3
MOVIE1991

The Fisher King

as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

For Your Consideration
5.8
MOVIE2006

For Your Consideration

as Victor Allan Miller

Father Figures
5.8
MOVIE2017

Father Figures

as Gene

My Best Friend's Wedding
6.6
MOVIE1997

My Best Friend's Wedding

as Jonathan P.E. Rice

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
6.9
MOVIE2024

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

as Mr. Burns (voice)

The Concorde... Airport '79
4.7
MOVIE1979

The Concorde... Airport '79

as Jeffrey Marx

EDtv
5.9
MOVIE1999

EDtv

as Moderator

Little Giants
6.5
MOVIE1994

Little Giants

as Announcer

Pure Luck
5.6
MOVIE1991

Pure Luck

as Julius Monosoff

The Aristocrats
6.0
MOVIE2005

The Aristocrats

as Self

Almost Heroes
5.4
MOVIE1998

Almost Heroes

as Narrator (voice)

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
8.4
MOVIE2017

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

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

Mascots
5.4
MOVIE2016

Mascots

as Competition Announcer (voice)

The Egyptian
6.5
MOVIE1954

The Egyptian

as Boy

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
6.3
MOVIE2025

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

as Derek Smalls

My Suicide
6.1
MOVIE2009

My Suicide

as Caress Moscowitz

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
5.9
MOVIE2006

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

as Promo Announcer

The Last Laugh
7.0
MOVIE2016

The Last Laugh

as Self

Plain Clothes
5.9
MOVIE1988

Plain Clothes

as Simon Feck

Portrait of a White Marriage
3.7
MOVIE1988

Portrait of a White Marriage

as Al Silvers

CyberWorld
6.6
MOVIE2000

CyberWorld

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

A Mighty Wind
6.8
MOVIE2003

A Mighty Wind

as Mark Shubb

I'll Do Anything
5.6
MOVIE1994

I'll Do Anything

as Audience Research Captain

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
8.0
MOVIE2005

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

as Self

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.8
MOVIE2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

as Self

Fired!
6.0
MOVIE2007

Fired!

as Self

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
6.2
MOVIE1992

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

as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb

Animalympics
6.1
MOVIE1980

Animalympics

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

Amnesty International's Big 30
4.0
MOVIE1991

Amnesty International's Big 30

as Derek Smalls

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
6.0
MOVIE2003

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

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

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
MOVIE2006

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

as Self

Teddy Bears' Picnic
4.0
MOVIE2001

Teddy Bears' Picnic

as Joey Lavin

Blood and Concrete
5.7
MOVIE1991

Blood and Concrete

as Sammy Rhodes

Real Life
6.5
MOVIE1979

Real Life

as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
5.7
MOVIE1979

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

as Murray Sports

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
6.7
MOVIE1998

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

as Mike Michaelson

Loose Shoes
3.9
MOVIE1978

Loose Shoes

as Narrator (voice)

The History of White People in America: Volume II
8.3
MOVIE1986

The History of White People in America: Volume II

as Rabbi

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
8.4
MOVIE2003

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

as Self

The Million Dollar Infield
10.0
MOVIE1982

The Million Dollar Infield

as Jack Savage

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
7.1
MOVIE1999

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
5.4
MOVIE1953

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

as Second Boy (uncredited)

From Darkness to Light
6.7
MOVIE2025

From Darkness to Light

as Self

One Trick Pony
5.5
MOVIE1980

One Trick Pony

as Bernie Wepner

The Simpsons: Christmas 2
6.7
MOVIE2004

The Simpsons: Christmas 2

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
MOVIE2004

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

as Derek Smalls

The History of White People in America
6.4
MOVIE1985

The History of White People in America

as Rabbi

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
MOVIE2016

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

as Self

Hometown Boy Makes Good
9.0
MOVIE1990

Hometown Boy Makes Good

as Radio Announcer (voice)

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
6.0
MOVIE1981

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

as Derek Smalls

American Raspberry
5.6
MOVIE1977

American Raspberry

as Trucker's Friend

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
5.0
MOVIE2000

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

as Derek Smalls

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
7.8
MOVIE1992

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

as Derek Smalls

Easy Does It
3.3
MOVIE2020

Easy Does It

as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
8.5
MOVIE1995

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

as Mr. Blackwell

The Simpsons: Christmas
6.9
MOVIE2003

The Simpsons: Christmas

as (archive footage)

What the Pythons Did Next...
MOVIE2007

What the Pythons Did Next...

as Self

Flicks
5.5
MOVIE1983

Flicks

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

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
MOVIE1986

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]

The Simpsons | Balenciaga
5.0
MOVIE2021

The Simpsons | Balenciaga

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
8.0
MOVIE2009

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

as Self

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
8.0
MOVIE1979

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

Cracking Up
4.0
MOVIE1977

Cracking Up

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
MOVIE2007

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser

as Marc Gavin

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
MOVIE2009

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place

as Derek Smalls

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
MOVIE2000

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

as The General (voice)

Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
8.0
MOVIE1987

Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio

as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)

Likely Stories Vol. 1
8.0
MOVIE1981

Likely Stories Vol. 1

Haunted Castle
5.6
MOVIE2001

Haunted Castle

as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)

The Jackie Bison Show
7.5
MOVIE1990

The Jackie Bison Show

as (voice)

The Clown
8.0
MOVIE2016

The Clown

as Self

Sick
MOVIE1975

Sick

as Dr. Jerry Shuster

Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
MOVIE2012

Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers

as Self

Serpico: The Deadly Game
9.0
MOVIE1976

Serpico: The Deadly Game

as Hippy

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
MOVIE1987

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards

as Various Roles

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
6.7
MOVIE1997

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun

as Narrator

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
6.0
MOVIE2009

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

as Derek Smalls

Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
MOVIETBA

Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale

as Derek Smalls

The Session Man
MOVIE2025

The Session Man

as Self

Love & Taxes
4.0
MOVIE2015

Love & Taxes

as Sean Boykin/Agent

Down and Out with Donald Duck
6.5
MOVIE1987

Down and Out with Donald Duck

as Additional Voices (voice)

Realizing The Right Stuff
9.0
MOVIE2003

Realizing The Right Stuff

as Self

Satan & Adam
7.3
MOVIE2018

Satan & Adam

as Self

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
9.0
MOVIE1986

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House

as Various Roles

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
8.0
MOVIE1988

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

as Johnny Carson (Voice)

Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
MOVIE1990

Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

as Self

Encounter in the Third Dimension
7.3
MOVIE1999

Encounter in the Third Dimension

as Narrator (voice)

XTC: This Is Pop
7.9
MOVIE2017

XTC: This Is Pop

as Self

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
MOVIE1990

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
MOVIE2023

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

Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
9.0
MOVIE2019

Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There

as Self

Flood Streets
8.5
MOVIE2011

Flood Streets

as Dr. Keeley

You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon
MOVIETBA

You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon

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