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 Simpsons

Mr. Burns

The Simpsons

Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)

Friends

Dr. Baldharar

The Graham Norton Show

Self

Saturday Night Live

Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Narrator / Emcee (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Doctor / Tom Clay / Gerald Hacker / Narrator

Saturday Night Live

Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiloa / Various (uncredited)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Spinal Tap II: The End Continues	Derek Smalls
2025	From Darkness to Light	Self
2025	The Session Man	Self
2024	The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful	Mr. Burns (voice)
2023	A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2021	The Simpsons \| Balenciaga
2020	Easy Does It	'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
2019	Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There	Self
2018	Satan & Adam	Self
2017	Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson	Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
2017	Father Figures	Gene
2017	XTC: This Is Pop	Self
2016	The Last Laugh	Self
2016	Mascots	Competition Announcer (voice)
2016	The Clown	Self
2016	Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches	Self
2015	Love & Taxes	Sean Boykin/Agent
2012	Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers	Self
2011	Flood Streets	Dr. Keeley
2009	Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place	Derek Smalls
2009	Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer	Self
2009	Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead	Derek Smalls
2009	My Suicide	Caress Moscowitz
2007	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	A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser	Marc Gavin
2007	What the Pythons Did Next...	Self
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Self
2007	Fired!	Self
2006	Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1	Self
2006	For Your Consideration	Victor Allan Miller
2006	Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School	Promo Announcer
2005	Chicken Little	Dog Announcer (voice)
2005	The Aristocrats	Self
2005	Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found	Self
2004	The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition	Derek Smalls
2004	The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2003	A Mighty Wind	Mark Shubb
2003	The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror	Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
2003	The Simpsons: Christmas
2003	Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)	Self
2001	Haunted Castle	Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
2001	Teddy Bears' Picnic	Joey Lavin
2000	Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big	The General (voice)
2000	CyberWorld	Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
2000	Catching Up with Marty DiBergi	Derek Smalls
1999	Dick	G. Gordon Liddy
1999	Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai	Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
1999	Encounter in the Third Dimension	Narrator (voice)
1999	The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1998	Godzilla	Charles Caiman
1998	Small Soldiers	Punch-It (voice)
1998	The Truman Show	Mike Michaelson
1998	Almost Heroes	Narrator (voice)
1998	The Truman Show: Tru-Talk	Mike Michaelson
1997	My Best Friend's Wedding	Jonathan P.E. Rice
1997	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	Narrator
1995	Casper	Radio announcer (uncredited)
1995	The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show	Mr. Blackwell
1994	Speechless	Chuck
1994	Little Giants	Announcer
1994	Spinal Tap: The Final Tour	Derek Smalls
1994	I'll Do Anything	Audience Research Captain
1993	Wayne's World 2	Handsome Dan
1992	Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica	Derek Smalls
1992	A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out	Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
1992	FernGully: The Last Rainforest	Fairy #3 (voice)
1992	A League of Their Own	Newsreel Announcer
1991	The Fisher King	Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
1991	Oscar	Guido Finucci
1991	Pure Luck	Monosoff
1991	Blood and Concrete	Sammy Rhodes
1991	Amnesty International's Big 30	Derek Smalls
1990	The Jackie Bison Show	(voice)
1990	Hometown Boy Makes Good	Radio Announcer (voice)
1990	The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
1990	Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous	Self
1988	My Stepmother Is an Alien	Carl Sagan (voice)
1988	Plain Clothes	Simon Feck
1988	Portrait of a White Marriage	Al Silvers
1987	Down and Out with Donald Duck	Additional Voices (voice)
1986	The Hear 'n Aid Sessions	Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
1986	The History of White People in America: Volume II	Rabbi
1985	The History of White People in America	Rabbi
1984	This Is Spinal Tap	Derek Smalls
1983	The Right Stuff	NASA Recruiter
1983	Flicks	Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
1982	The Million Dollar Infield	Jack Savage
1981	Likely Stories Vol. 1
1980	Animalympics	Keen Hacksaw (voice)
1980	One Trick Pony	Bernie Wepner
1979	The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh	Murray Sports
1979	The Concorde... Airport '79	Jeffrey Marx
1979	The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979	Real Life	Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
1978	Loose Shoes	Narrator (voice)
1977	Cracking Up
1977	American Raspberry	Trucker's Friend
1976	Serpico: The Deadly Game	Hippy
1975	Sick	Dr. Jerry Shuster
1954	The Egyptian	Boy
1953	Abbott and Costello Go to Mars	Second Boy (uncredited)
1953	The Robe	David (uncredited)
	You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon
	Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale	Derek Smalls

Year	TV Show	Role
2017	The History of Comedy	Self
2014	The Kumars	Self
2014	Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	Self
2014	Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)	Self
2013	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Panellist
2013	The Last Leg	Self
2007	Would I Lie to You?	Self
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2005	The Colbert Report
2003	Anderson Cooper 360°
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Derek Smalls
2002	HypaSpace	Self
2001	The Secret Rulers of the World	Self – Comedian
2001	The Agency	The President
1999	Jack & Jill
1999	The Early Show	Derek Smalls
1999	Where Are They Now?	Self
1998	Dawson's Creek	Principal Peskin
1998	Style & Substance
1997	The View	Self
1997	Just Shoot Me!	Larry Fenwick
1997	The Visitor	Louis Faraday
1997	George & Leo
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self
1995	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Harry (voice)
1994	Friends	Dr. Baldharar
1994	Chicago Hope	Nowhere Man
1994	ER	John Smythe
1994	Ellen	Ted Layton
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1991	Dinosaurs	Narrator (voice)
1990	Dream On	Steve
1990	Have I Got News for You	Self
1989	The Simpsons	Mr. Burns
1989	The Simpsons	Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)
1986	L.A. Law	Gordon Huyck
1985	The Golden Girls	George Bush (voice)
1984	Miami Vice	FBI Agent Timothy Anderson
1984	Jeopardy!	Self
1979	CBS News Sunday Morning	Self
1979	Just Friends
1976	Laverne & Shirley
1975	Saturday Night Live	Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Narrator / Emcee (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Doctor / Tom Clay / Gerald Hacker / Narrator
1975	Saturday Night Live	Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiloa / Various (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Various (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Secretary / Ted / General / Tom Clay / Teddy Naddler
1975	Saturday Night Live	Steve Martin
1975	Saturday Night Live	Various
1975	Saturday Night Live	Announcer / Executive / Angel
1975	Saturday Night Live	Mr. Blackwell / Various
1975	Saturday Night Live	Donald Erskine / General / Ronald Reagan / Tom Snyder / Various
1975	Saturday Night Live	Carl Sagan / Rod Serling / Customer
1975	Saturday Night Live	Billy Bishop / Tenant / Ronald Reagan / Announcer
1975	Saturday Night Live	Frank Reynolds / Jack Perkins / Dick Drake / Announcer / Lord Salisbury
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Various Characters
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Street Kid
1953	General Electric Theater	Timmy
1952	Omnibus	Johnny
	Have I Got a Bit More News for You	Self - Panellist