
Harry Shearer
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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
Credits

Simpsley (2026)
as Seymour Skinner (voice)

The Truman Show (1998)
as Mike Michaelson

The Simpsons Movie (2007)
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 (2005)
as Dog Announcer (voice)

Small Soldiers (1998)
as Punch-It (voice)

Casper (1995)
as Radio announcer (uncredited)

Godzilla (1998)
as Charles Caiman

My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
as Carl Sagan (voice)

A League of Their Own (1992)
as Newsreel Announcer

Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (2026)
as Lenny Leonard (voice)

Oscar (1991)
as Guido Finucci

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
as Derek Smalls

The Fisher King (1991)
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)

The Right Stuff (1983)
as NASA Recruiter

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
as Jonathan P.E. Rice

FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
as Fairy #3 (voice)

The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
as Jeffrey Marx

Wayne's World 2 (1993)
as Handsome Dan

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
as Derek Smalls

The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders (2021)
as Ned Flanders / Kent Brockman / Mr. Burns (voice)

The Robe (1953)
as David (uncredited)

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024)
as Mr. Burns (voice)

Pure Luck (1991)
as Julius Monosoff

Tru-Talk (1998)
as Mike Michaelson

Father Figures (2017)
as Gene

A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Mark Shubb

Little Giants (1994)
as Announcer

For Your Consideration (2006)
as Victor Allan Miller

EDtv (1999)
as Moderator

Sick (1975)
as Dr. Jerry Shuster

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

Blood and Concrete (1991)
as Sammy Rhodes

Almost Heroes (1998)
as Narrator (voice)

Speechless (1994)
as Chuck

Animalympics (1980)
as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Promo Announcer

The Simpsons: Christmas (2003)
as (archive footage)

From Darkness to Light (2025)
as Self

Dick (1999)
as G. Gordon Liddy

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show (1988)
as Johnny Carson (Voice)

Haunted Castle (2001)
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)

The Egyptian (1954)
as Boy

Plain Clothes (1988)
as Simon Feck

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self

I'll Do Anything (1994)
as Audience Research Captain

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House (1986)
as Various Roles

My Suicide (2009)
as Caress Moscowitz

The Simpsons | Balenciaga (2021)
Actor

Hometown Boy Makes Good (1990)
as Radio Announcer (voice)

CyberWorld (2000)
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
as Second Boy (uncredited)

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Murray Sports

One Trick Pony (1980)
as Bernie Wepner

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
as Derek Smalls

The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb

The Simpsons: Christmas 2 (2004)
Actor

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (1981)
as Derek Smalls

Mascots (2016)
as Competition Announcer (voice)

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
as Derek Smalls

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)
as Self

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)
as Self

Easy Does It (2020)
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)

There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
as Self

American Raspberry (1977)
as Trucker's Friend

Fired! (2007)
as Self

Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
as Joey Lavin

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (2017)
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi (2000)
as Derek Smalls

Serpico: The Deadly Game (1976)
as Hippy

XTC: This Is Pop (2017)
as Self

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009)
as Derek Smalls

Loose Shoes (1978)
as Narrator (voice)

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions (1986)
as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]

The T.V. Show (1979)
Actor

Portrait of a White Marriage (1988)
as Al Silvers

Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale (—)
as Derek Smalls

The Jackie Bison Show (1990)
as (voice)

Flicks (1983)
as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)

Realizing The Right Stuff (2003)
as Self

Cracking Up (1977)
Actor

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition (2004)
as Derek Smalls

What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)
as Self

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1999)
Actor

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (2003)
as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000)
as The General (voice)
Flood Streets (2011)
as Dr. Keeley

Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
as Narrator (voice)

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards (1987)
as Various Roles

The History of White People in America (1985)
as Rabbi

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer (2009)
as Self

Real Life (1979)
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place (2009)
as Derek Smalls

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)
as Narrator

The Session Man (2025)
as Self

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (1995)
as Mr. Blackwell
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test (1979)
Actor

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 (2006)
as Self

The Million Dollar Infield (1982)
as Jack Savage

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990)
Actor

The History of White People in America: Volume II (1986)
as Rabbi
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches (2016)
as Self

Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers (2012)
as Self

The Clown (2016)
as Self
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous (1990)
as Self

Satan & Adam (2018)
as Self

Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio (1987)
as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon (—)
Actor

Down and Out with Donald Duck (1987)
as Additional Voices (voice)

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser (2007)
as Marc Gavin

Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There (2019)
as Self

Love & Taxes (2015)
as Sean Boykin/Agent

A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles (2023)
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