Cast & creator
Harry Shearer
Best known for The Simpsons, The Simpsons, The Simpsons
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.
Also known as: Harry Julius Shearer
145
film credits
64
television credits
177
1952–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (209)
Showing 209 of 209 credits
The Simpsons
Mr. Burns
1989The Simpsons
Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Principal Skinner / Lenny Leonard (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Writer
1989
Saturday Night Live
Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Narrator / Emcee (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiloa / Various (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Various (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live
Derek Smalls (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
2005
Friends
Dr. Baldharar
1994
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Derek Smalls - Guest/Musical Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Chicago Hope
Nowhere Man
1994
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
ER
John Smythe
1994
L.A. Law
Gordon Huyck
1986
Miami Vice
FBI Agent Timothy Anderson
1984
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Dawson's Creek
Principal Peskin
1998
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Animaniacs
Ned Flat (voice)
1993
The Golden Girls
George Bush (voice)
1985
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Dinosaurs
Narrator (voice)
1991
Ellen
Ted Layton
1994
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Laverne & Shirley
1976Laverne & Shirley
Interviewer
1976Laverne & Shirley
Writer
1976
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Panellist
2013
Just Shoot Me!
Larry Fenwick
1997
Omnibus
Johnny
1952
The Truman Show
Mike Michaelson
1998
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Harry (voice)
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
1995
The Agency
The President
2001
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Street Kid
1955
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Dream On
Steve
1990
Playhouse Presents
Richard Nixon
2012
Jaws
ADR & Dubbing
1975
Jack & Jill
Dr. Wilfred Madison
1999
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
2014Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
The Simpsons Movie
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
Casper
Radio announcer (uncredited)
1995
Chicken Little
Dog Announcer (voice)
2005
The Early Show
Derek Smalls
1999
Godzilla
Charles Caiman
1998
George & Leo
1997
Yellow Mirror
Lenny Leonard (voice)
2026
The History of Comedy
Self
2017
The Visitor
Louis Faraday
1997
Small Soldiers
Punch-It (voice)
1998
A League of Their Own
Newsreel Announcer
1992
America 2-Night
Writer
1978
The Fisher King
Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
1991
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Carl Sagan (voice)
1988
My Best Friend's Wedding
Jonathan P.E. Rice
1997
This Is Spinal Tap
Derek Smalls
1984This Is Spinal Tap
Original Music Composer
1984This Is Spinal Tap
Writer
1984
Style & Substance
1998
The Right Stuff
NASA Recruiter
1983
Father Figures
Gene
2017
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Mr. Burns (voice)
2024
Wayne's World 2
Handsome Dan
1993
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
1999
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Lenny Leonard (voice)
2026Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Ned Flanders (voice)
2026
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Fairy #3 (voice)
1992
General Electric Theater
Timmy
1953
Just Friends
1979
Simpsley
Seymour Skinner (voice)
2026
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self
2014
The Concorde... Airport '79
Jeffrey Marx
1979
Little Giants
Announcer
1994
Oscar
Guido Finucci
1991
I'll Do Anything
Audience Research Captain
1994
The Egyptian
Boy
1954
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Derek Smalls
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Writer
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Characters
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Producer
2025
The Robe
David (uncredited)
1953
Club Paradise
Story
1986HypaSpace
Self
2002
Almost Heroes
Narrator (voice)
1998
EDtv
Moderator
1999
Pure Luck
Julius Monosoff
1991
The Secret Rulers of the World
Self – Comedian
2001
Dick
G. Gordon Liddy
1999
The Aristocrats
Self
2005The Kumars
Self
2014
Speechless
Chuck
1994
A Mighty Wind
Mark Shubb
2003
Bravo Profiles
Self
1998
For Your Consideration
Victor Allan Miller
2006
The Simpson: Yellow Planet
Principal Skinner / Kang / Lenny Leonard / Reverend Lovejoy / Rainier Wolfcastle / Ned Flanders
2025
Blood and Concrete
Sammy Rhodes
1991
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Promo Announcer
2006
The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream
(voice)
2026
The Last Laugh
Self
2016
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Murray Sports
1979
Plain Clothes
Simon Feck
1988
Haunted Castle
Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
2001
My Suicide
Caress Moscowitz
2009
Animalympics
Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
1980
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
2003
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
2017
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Second Boy (uncredited)
1953
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
Mike Michaelson
1998
Waiting for Guffman
Lyricist
1997Waiting for Guffman
Original Music Composer
1997
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Producer
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Writer
1992
From Darkness to Light
Self
2025
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Mr. Blackwell
1995
Amnesty International's Big 30
Derek Smalls
1991
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
Self
2003
The Big Uneasy
Director
2010
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Self
2006
The T.V. Show
1979The T.V. Show
Writer
1979The T.V. Show
Producer
1979The T.V. Show
Musician
1979
Easy Does It
'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
2020
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
Derek Smalls
2004
Real Life
Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
1979Real Life
Writer
1979
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Derek Smalls
1981Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Writer
1981
What the Pythons Did Next...
Self
2007
Disco Beaver from Outer Space
Writer
1979
Portrait of a White Marriage
Al Silvers
1988Portrait of a White Marriage
Director
1988
XTC: This Is Pop
Self
2017
One Trick Pony
Bernie Wepner
1980
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Derek Smalls
1992
Serpico: The Deadly Game
Hippy
1976Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
Self
2016
The Million Dollar Infield
Jack Savage
1982
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Johnny Carson (Voice)
1988
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Joey Lavin
2001Teddy Bears' Picnic
Director
2001Teddy Bears' Picnic
Writer
2001Teddy Bears' Picnic
Executive Producer
2001Teddy Bears' Picnic
Music Supervisor
2001
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Rabbi
1986The History of White People in America: Volume II
Director
1986
CyberWorld
Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
2000
The Jackie Bison Show
(voice)
1990
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
2002
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
1986
Loose Shoes
Narrator (voice)
1978
Realizing The Right Stuff
Self
2003
The History of White People in America
Rabbi
1985The History of White People in America
Director
1985
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
Various Roles
1986
The Simpsons: Christmas
(archive footage)
2003
American Raspberry
Trucker's Friend
1977
Mascots
Competition Announcer (voice)
2016Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
Self
1990
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Derek Smalls
2000
Satan & Adam
Self
2018
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
The General (voice)
2000
Fired!
Self
2007
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Derek Smalls
2009
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
Down and Out with Donald Duck
Additional Voices (voice)
1987
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
Various Roles
1987
Encounter in the Third Dimension
Narrator (voice)
1999
Hometown Boy Makes Good
Radio Announcer (voice)
1990
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Derek Smalls
Funny Is Money
Writer
1999
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
1990
Cracking Up
1977
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
Narrator
1997The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
Writer
1979
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
Self
2012
Sick
Dr. Jerry Shuster
1975
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2023
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Self
2009Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
Derek Smalls
2009
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
Marc Gavin
2007
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
1987
Flicks
Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
1983
The Session Man
Self
2025
Love & Taxes
Sean Boykin/Agent
2015You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon
The Clown
Self
2016
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
Self
2019Flood Streets
Dr. Keeley
2011