Harry 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.
Filmography
Simpsley
as Seymour Skinner (voice)
Simpsley
as Seymour Skinner (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Ned Flanders (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Ned Flanders (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Ned Flanders (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
as Ned Flanders (voice)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Derek Smalls
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Derek Smalls
The Session Man
as Self
The Session Man
as Self
From Darkness to Light
as Self
From Darkness to Light
as Self
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
as Mr. Burns (voice)
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
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
as Ned Flanders / Kent Brockman / Mr. Burns (voice)
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
as Ned Flanders / Kent Brockman / Mr. Burns (voice)
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
Easy Does It
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
Easy Does It
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
as Self
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
as Self
Satan & Adam
as Self
Satan & Adam
as Self
Father Figures
as Gene
Father Figures
as Gene
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
XTC: This Is Pop
as Self
XTC: This Is Pop
as Self
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Self
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Self
Mascots
as Competition Announcer (voice)
Mascots
as Competition Announcer (voice)
The Last Laugh
as Self
The Last Laugh
as Self
The Clown
as Self
The Clown
as Self
Love & Taxes
as Sean Boykin/Agent
Love & Taxes
as Sean Boykin/Agent
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
as Self
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
as Self
Flood Streets
as Dr. Keeley
Flood Streets
as Dr. Keeley
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
as Self
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
as Self
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
as Derek Smalls
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
as Derek Smalls
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
as Derek Smalls
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
as Derek Smalls
My Suicide
as Caress Moscowitz
My Suicide
as Caress Moscowitz
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
as Marc Gavin
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
as Marc Gavin
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)
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
Fired!
as Self
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self
For Your Consideration
as Victor Allan Miller
For Your Consideration
as Victor Allan Miller
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
as Self
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
as Self
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Promo Announcer
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Promo Announcer
Chicken Little
as Dog Announcer (voice)
Chicken Little
as Dog Announcer (voice)
The Aristocrats
as Self
The Aristocrats
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
as Derek Smalls
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
as Derek Smalls
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
The Simpsons: Christmas
as (archive footage)
The Simpsons: Christmas
as (archive footage)
Realizing The Right Stuff
as Self
Realizing The Right Stuff
as Self
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
as Self
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
as Self
A Mighty Wind
as Mark Shubb
A Mighty Wind
as Mark Shubb
There's Only One Paul McCartney
as Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
as Self
Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Joey Lavin
Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Joey Lavin
Haunted Castle
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
Haunted Castle
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as The General (voice)
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as The General (voice)
CyberWorld
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
CyberWorld
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
as Derek Smalls
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
as Derek Smalls
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
Dick
as G. Gordon Liddy
Dick
as G. Gordon Liddy
Encounter in the Third Dimension
as Narrator (voice)
Encounter in the Third Dimension
as Narrator (voice)
EDtv
as Moderator
EDtv
as Moderator
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Small Soldiers
as Punch-It (voice)
Small Soldiers
as Punch-It (voice)
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
as Mike Michaelson
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
as Mike Michaelson
The Truman Show
as Mike Michaelson
The Truman Show
as Mike Michaelson
Almost Heroes
as Narrator (voice)
Almost Heroes
as Narrator (voice)
Godzilla
as Charles Caiman
Godzilla
as Charles Caiman
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
as Narrator
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
as Narrator
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Jonathan P.E. Rice
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Jonathan P.E. Rice
Casper
as Radio announcer (uncredited)
Casper
as Radio announcer (uncredited)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Mr. Blackwell
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Mr. Blackwell
Speechless
as Chuck
Speechless
as Chuck
Little Giants
as Announcer
Little Giants
as Announcer
I'll Do Anything
as Audience Research Captain
I'll Do Anything
as Audience Research Captain
Wayne's World 2
as Handsome Dan
Wayne's World 2
as Handsome Dan
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Derek Smalls
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Derek Smalls
A League of Their Own
as Newsreel Announcer
A League of Their Own
as Newsreel Announcer
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Fairy #3 (voice)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Fairy #3 (voice)
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Derek Smalls
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Derek Smalls
The Fisher King
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
The Fisher King
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
Blood and Concrete
as Sammy Rhodes
Blood and Concrete
as Sammy Rhodes
Pure Luck
as Julius Monosoff
Pure Luck
as Julius Monosoff
Oscar
as Guido Finucci
Oscar
as Guido Finucci
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
Hometown Boy Makes Good
as Radio Announcer (voice)
Hometown Boy Makes Good
as Radio Announcer (voice)
The Jackie Bison Show
as (voice)
The Jackie Bison Show
as (voice)
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
as Self
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
as Self
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Carl Sagan (voice)
My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Carl Sagan (voice)
Portrait of a White Marriage
as Al Silvers
Portrait of a White Marriage
as Al Silvers
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
as Johnny Carson (Voice)
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
as Johnny Carson (Voice)
Plain Clothes
as Simon Feck
Plain Clothes
as Simon Feck
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
as Various Roles
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
as Various Roles
Down and Out with Donald Duck
as Additional Voices (voice)
Down and Out with Donald Duck
as Additional Voices (voice)
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
as Various Roles
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
as Various Roles
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
The History of White People in America: Volume II
as Rabbi
The History of White People in America: Volume II
as Rabbi
The History of White People in America
as Rabbi
The History of White People in America
as Rabbi
This Is Spinal Tap
as Derek Smalls
This Is Spinal Tap
as Derek Smalls
The Right Stuff
as NASA Recruiter
The Right Stuff
as NASA Recruiter
Flicks
as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
Flicks
as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
The Million Dollar Infield
as Jack Savage
The Million Dollar Infield
as Jack Savage
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Derek Smalls
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Derek Smalls
Likely Stories Vol. 1
Likely Stories Vol. 1
One Trick Pony
as Bernie Wepner
One Trick Pony
as Bernie Wepner
Animalympics
as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
Animalympics
as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Murray Sports
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Murray Sports
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Jeffrey Marx
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Jeffrey Marx
The T.V. Show
The T.V. Show
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
Real Life
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
Real Life
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
Loose Shoes
as Narrator (voice)
Loose Shoes
as Narrator (voice)
American Raspberry
as Trucker's Friend
American Raspberry
as Trucker's Friend
Cracking Up
Cracking Up
Serpico: The Deadly Game
as Hippy
Serpico: The Deadly Game
as Hippy
Sick
as Dr. Jerry Shuster
Sick
as Dr. Jerry Shuster
The Egyptian
as Boy
The Egyptian
as Boy
The Robe
as David (uncredited)
The Robe
as David (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Second Boy (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Second Boy (uncredited)
You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon
You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
as Derek Smalls
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
as Derek Smalls