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.
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| 1 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 2 | The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024) | Mr. Burns (voice) | 8 | |
| 3 | Easy Does It (2020) | 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice) | - | - |
| 4 | Father Figures (2017) | Gene | 7 | |
| 5 | Mascots (2016) | Competition Announcer (voice) | 5.8 | |
| 6 | The Last Laugh (2016) | Self | 7 | |
| 7 | My Suicide (2009) | Caress Moscowitz | 8 | |
| 8 | Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009) | Derek Smalls | - | - |
| 9 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) | Self | - | - |
| 10 | The Simpsons Movie (2007) | 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) | 7.1 | |
| 11 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006) | Promo Announcer | 5 | |
| 12 | Chicken Little (2005) | Dog Announcer (voice) | 5.9 | |
| 13 | The Aristocrats (2005) | Self | 7.5 | |
| 14 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003) | Self | - | - |
| 15 | A Mighty Wind (2003) Oscars 2004 | Mark Shubb | 8 | |
| 16 | CyberWorld (2000) | Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice) | 7 | |
| 17 | Dick (1999) | G. Gordon Liddy | 6.3 | |
| 18 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) | Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
| 19 | EDtv (1999) | Moderator | 5.6 | |
| 20 | Almost Heroes (1998) | Narrator (voice) | 6.5 | |
| 21 | Small Soldiers (1998) | Punch-It (voice) | 7 | |
| 22 | Godzilla (1998) | Charles Caiman | 5.6 | |
| 23 | Tru-Talk (1998) | Mike Michaelson | - | - |
| 24 | The Truman Show (1998) Oscars 1999 | Mike Michaelson | 8 | |
| 25 | Waiting for Guffman (1997) | Director / Writer | 6.3 | |
| 26 | My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Oscars 1998 | Jonathan P.E. Rice | 6 | |
| 27 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997) | Narrator | - | - |
| 28 | Casper (1995) | Radio announcer (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 29 | Little Giants (1994) | Announcer | 5.9 | |
| 30 | Speechless (1994) | Chuck | 3 | |
| 31 | I'll Do Anything (1994) | Audience Research Captain | 3 | |
| 32 | Wayne's World 2 (1993) | Handsome Dan | 6.4 | |
| 33 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) | Fairy #3 (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 34 | Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992) | Derek Smalls | 7 | |
| 35 | A League of Their Own (1992) | Newsreel Announcer | 7.4 | |
| 36 | A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 37 | Pure Luck (1991) | Julius Monosoff | 8.5 | |
| 38 | The Fisher King (1991) | Sitcom Actor Ben Starr | 8.2 | |
| 39 | Blood and Concrete (1991) | Sammy Rhodes | - | - |
| 40 | Oscar (1991) | Guido Finucci | 6.4 | |
| 41 | Do the Bartman (1990) | Principal Skinner (voice) | 8 | |
| 42 | Plain Clothes (1988) | Simon Feck | - | - |
| 43 | My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) | Carl Sagan (voice) | 5.7 | |
| 44 | Portrait of a White Marriage (1988) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 45 | Club Paradise (1986) | Director / Writer | 8 | |
| 46 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) | Director / Writer | 6.8 | |
| 47 | The Right Stuff (1983) | NASA Recruiter | 7.4 | |
| 48 | Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (1981) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 49 | The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) | Jeffrey Marx | 5.5 | |
| 50 | Real Life (1979) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 51 | Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) | Second Boy (uncredited) | - | - |
| 52 | The Robe (1953) | David (uncredited) | - | - |
