Harry Shearer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-12-23 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Harry Julius Shearer

Harry Shearer

Biography

Harry Julius Shearer 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.

Known For

The Truman Show
8.1%

The Truman Show

Jun 4, 1998

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Friends
8.4%

Friends

Sep 22, 1994

The Simpsons Movie
7.0%

The Simpsons Movie

Jul 25, 2007

Casper
6.3%

Casper

May 26, 1995

Godzilla
5.6%

Godzilla

May 20, 1998

Chicken Little
5.9%

Chicken Little

Nov 4, 2005

My Best Friend's Wedding
6.6%

My Best Friend's Wedding

Jun 19, 1997

Small Soldiers
6.5%

Small Soldiers

Jul 10, 1998

This Is Spinal Tap
7.4%

This Is Spinal Tap

Mar 2, 1984

A League of Their Own
7.2%

A League of Their Own

Jul 1, 1992

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Acting

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

Creator

2012
Playhouse Presents as Creator

Crew

1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Additional Writing

Production

2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic as Executive Producer
1992
The Return of Spinal Tap as Producer

Sound

2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic as Music Supervisor
1996
Waiting for Guffman as Original Music Composer
1984
This Is Spinal Tap as Original Music Composer

Writing

2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic as Writer
1999
Funny Is Money as Writer
1996
Waiting for Guffman as Lyricist
1994
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour as Writer
1992
The Return of Spinal Tap as Writer
1989
The Simpsons as Writer
1986
Club Paradise as Story
1984
This Is Spinal Tap as Writer
1979
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test as Writer
1979
Real Life as Writer
1979
Disco Beaver from Outer Space as Writer
1978
America 2-Night as Writer
1976
Laverne & Shirley as Writer
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