Harry Shearer (

1943

)

Actor / Director Profile

Harry Julius Shearer

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Birth Name:
Harry Julius Shearer

Date of Birth:
December 23, 1943,

Height:
5' 6½" (1.69 m)

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Harry Shearer Biography

Harry Shearer was born in 1943 in Los Angeles, California. His film debut was with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), followed by The Robe (1953). Probably best known for his "Saturday Night Live" (1975) gigs, his NPR satire program "Le Show" and "The Simpsons" (1989), where he plays 21 characters. His best film may be This Is Spinal Tap (1984), where he played bass player Derek Smalls. There was also an episode on "The Simpsons" (1989) where he reprised this role. His film work includes Godzilla (1998), in which "Simpsons" cast members Hank Azaria and Nancy Cartwright also appeared. Shearer has also directed a film, Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002), in which he also stars.

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1. Flood Streets (2011)
Dr. Keeley

actor

2. Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009)
(video) Derek Smalls

actor

3. Glastonbury 2009 (2009)
(TV movie) Derek Smalls (as Spinal Tap)

actor

4. Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place (2009)
(short) Derek Smalls

actor

5. "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (2009)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

6. "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

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

actor

8. The Simpsons Game (2007)
(Video Game) Ned Flanders (voice) / Principal Skinner (voice) / Mr. Burns (voice) / …

actor

9. The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Scratchy (voice) / Mr. Burns (voice) / Rev. Lovejoy (voice) / …

actor

10. The Harry Smith Project Live (2006)
(video) Mark Schubb

actor

11. Just for Laughs (2005)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

12. Chicken Little (2005)
(Video Game) Dog Announcer

actor

13. Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
Promo Announcer

actor

14. Chicken Little (2005)
Dog Announcer (voice)

actor

15. The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition (2004)
(video) Derek Smalls

actor

16. The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003)
(Video Game) Ned Flanders (voice) / C. Montgomery Burns (voice) / Smithers (voice) / …

actor

17. The Simpsons: Skateboarding (2002)
(Video Game) Otto Mann (voice) / Principal Seymour Skinner (voice) / Kent Brockman (voice)

actor

18. Haunted Castle (2001)
(short) Mr. D (voice) / Mephisto (voice)

actor

19. Out There (2001)
(short) Dr. Gerard

actor

20. The Simpsons: Wrestling (2001)
(Video Game) Additional Voices (voice)

actor

21. The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001)
(Video Game) Additional voices (voice)

actor

22. Haiku Tunnel (2001)
Orientation Leader

actor

23. "The Agency" (2001)
(TV series) The President

actor

24. Catching Up with Marty DiBergi (2000)
(video short) Derek Smalls

actor

25. Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000)
(short) (voice)

actor

26. "That's Life" (2000)
(TV series) Dean

actor

27. "Breakfast" (2000)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

28. Encounter in the Thrid Dimension (1999)
(short) Narrator (voice)

actor

29. Dick (1999)
G. Gordon Liddy

actor

30. Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival (1999)
(TV movie) Derek Smalls (2001) (2003)

actor

31. "The List" (1999)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

32. "The Early Show" (1999)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

33. Edtv (1999)
Moderator

actor

34. "My Generation" (1998)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

35. "Seven Days" (1998)
(TV series) Walter Landis

actor

36. Almost Heroes (1998)
Narrator

actor

37. StarCraft (1998)
(Video Game) Science Vessel (voice)

actor

38. Small Soldiers (1998)
Punch-It (voice)

actor

39. Godzilla (1998)
Charles Caiman

actor

40. The Truman Show (1998)
Mike Michaelson

actor

41. The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield (1997)
(Video Game) Mr. Burns (voice) / Waylon Smithers (voice) / Ned Flanders (voice) / …

actor

42. "The Visitor" (1997)
(TV series) Louis Faraday

actor

43. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Jonathan P.F. Ritt, Poetry Reader

actor

44. "George & Leo" (1997)
(TV series)

actor

45. "Just Shoot Me!" (1997)
(TV series) Larry Fenwick

actor

46. State of the Union: Undressed (1996)
(TV movie) Newt Gingrich

actor

47. The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio (1996)
(Video Game) Mr. Burns (voice) / Smithers (voice) / Principal Skinner (voice) / …

actor

48. Blazing Dragons (1996)
(Video Game) (voice)

actor

49. "Tracey Takes On..." (1996)
(TV series) Ronald Littleman

actor

50. The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (1995)
(TV movie) Mr. Blackwell

actor

51. "Mad TV" (1995)
(TV series) Mark Shubb

actor

52. "Sliders" (1995)
(TV series) Radio DJ

actor

53. I'll Do Anything (1994)
Audience Research Captain

actor

54. Speechless (1994)
Chuck

actor

55. Little Giants (1994)
Announcer Littbarski

actor

56. "Ellen" (1994)
(TV series) Ted Layton

actor

57. "Chicago Hope" (1994)
(TV series) Nowhere Man

actor

58. "ER" (1994)
(TV series) John Smythe

actor

59. "Friends" (1994)
(TV series) Dr. Baldharar

actor

60. Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Handsome Dan

actor

61. "Animaniacs" (1993)
(TV series) Ned Flat

actor

62. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)
(TV series) Mark Schubb

actor

63. A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
(video documentary) Derek Smalls

actor

64. Halloween Jam at Universal Studios (1992)
(TV movie) Derek Smalls

actor

65. American Bandstand's 40th Anniversary Special (1992)
(TV movie) Derek Smalls - Member of Spinal Tap (uncredited)

actor

66. The 19th Annual American Music Awards (1992)
(TV movie) Derek Smalls - Presenter

actor

67. A League of Their Own (1992)
Newsreel Announcer

actor

68. MTV Video Music Awards 1991 (1991)
(TV movie) Derek Smalls - Presenter

actor

69. Pure Luck (1991)
Monosoff

actor

70. Blood and Concrete (1991)
Sammy Rhodes

actor

71. The Fisher King (1991)
Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

actor

72. Oscar (1991)
Guido Finucci

actor

73. Do the Bartman (1990)
(TV short) Principal Skinner (voice)

actor

74. The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990)
(TV movie)

actor

75. Hometown Boy Makes Good (1990)
(TV movie)

actor

76. Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990)
(short) Announcer

actor

77. "Tonight with Jonathan Ross" (1990)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

78. "Dream On" (1990)
(TV series) Steve the Producer

actor

79. "The Arsenio Hall Show" (1989)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

80. Merrill Markoe's Guide to Glamorous Living (1988)
(TV movie)

actor

81. Plain Clothes (1988)
Simon Feck

actor

82. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
Carl Sagan (voice)

actor

83. "Murphy Brown" (1988)
(TV series) Chris Bishop

actor

84. Flicks (1987)
Narrator (segment 'No Way, José')/Voice of Philip Alien/Voice of George Blik (segment 'Philip Alien') (voice)

actor

85. Down and Out with Donald Duck (1987)
(TV movie) Additional Voices (voice)

actor

86. Spitting Image: The Ronnie and Nancy Show (1987)
(TV short) (voice)

actor

87. Spitting Image: Down and Out in the White House (1986)
(TV movie) (voice)

actor

88. "ALF" (1986)
(TV series) Larry / President

actor

89. "L.A. Law" (1986)
(TV series) Gordon Huyck

actor

90. The History of White People in America (1985)
(TV movie) Rabbi

actor

91. "The Golden Girls" (1985)
(TV series) George Bush

actor

92. "Miami Vice" (1984)
(TV series) FBI Agent Timothy Anderson

actor

93. The Right Stuff (1983)
Recruiter

actor

94. Million Dollar Infield (1982)
(TV movie) Jack Savage

actor

95. "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

96. "Entertainment Tonight" (1981)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

97. Animalympics (1980)
Keen Hacksaw (voice)

actor

98. One Trick Pony (1980)
Bernie Wepner

actor

99. Loose Shoes (1980)
Narrator (voice)

actor

100. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Murray Sports

actor

101. The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979)
Jeffrey Marx (voice) (uncredited)

actor

102. American Raspberry (1977)
Trucker's Friend

actor

103. Cracking Up (1977)
Various Characters (as The Credibility Gap)

actor

104. Serpico: The Deadly Game (1976)
TV Hippy

actor

105. "Serpico" (1976)
(TV series) Hippy

actor

106. "Good Morning America" (1975)
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

107. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)
(TV series) Street Kid

actor

108. "It's a Great Life" (1954)
(TV series) Terry

actor

109. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
uncredited Boy

actor

110. The Robe (1953)
David (uncredited)

actor

111. "General Electric Theater" (1953)
(TV series) Timmy

actor

112. "Death Valley Days" (1952)
(TV series)

actor

113. "Stockard Channing in Just Friends"
(TV series) Saul

actor

114. "MTV News: The Week in Rock"
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

115. "Rockline on MTV"
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

116. "CNN Newsroom"
(TV series) Derek Smalls

actor

117. "Headbangers Ball"
(TV series) Derek Smalls - Host

actor

118. "Frontline"
(TV series) Larry Hadges

actor

119. "Leave It to Beaver"
(TV series) Frankie Bennett

actor

120. "Private Secretary"
(TV series) Chuckie Willis

actor

121. The 20th Century: Funny Is Money (1999)
(TV documentary)

writer

122. "Sunday Best" (1991)
(TV series) (contributing writer / 1991)

writer

123. Likely Stories, Vol. 1 (1981)
(TV movie)

writer

124. Real Life (1979)
(written by)

writer

125. The T.V. Show (1979)
(TV movie)

writer

126. Disco Beaver from Outer Space (1978)
(TV movie)

writer

127. "America 2-Night" (1978)
(TV series)

writer

128. "Laverne & Shirley" (1976)
(TV series)

writer

129. Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)
(executive producer)

producer

130. "The News Hole" (1995)
(TV series) (executive producer - 1995)

producer

131. Viva Shaf Vegas (1986)
(TV movie) (executive producer)

producer

132. The Big Uneasy (2010)
(documentary)

director

133. Portrait of a White Marriage (1988)

director

134. The History of White People in America: Volume II (1986)
(TV movie)

director

135. Emerson: Pictures of an Exhibitionist (2012)

136. Nine Lives: A Musical Adaptation Live (2011)

137. "After Hours with Daniel Boulud" (2006)
2 episodes, 2007-2008

138. Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (2005)
archive footage

139. Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)

140. 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004)
archive footage

141. "Dennis Miller" (2004)
2 episodes, 2004-2005

142. "Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)
2 episodes, 2007-2008

143. CyberWorld (2000)
archive footage

144. SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999)
archive footage

145. "Jack & Jill" (1999)
4 episodes, 1999-2001

146. Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999)
uncredited

147. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
archive footage

148. "Dawson's Creek" (1998)
2 episodes, 2000-2001

149. "The Panel" (1998)
10 episodes, 1998-2004

150. The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1997)

151. Comic Relief: Baseball Relief '93 (1993)

152. "The Simpsons" (1989)
444 episodes, 1989-2009

153. "MTV News: The Week in Rock" (1987)
1 episode, 1991

154. Economic Love-In (1973)

155. "Film '72" (1972)
2 episodes, 2004-2007

156. "The Jack Benny Program" (1950)
2 episodes, 1953-1955

157. Waiting for Guffman (1996)

composer

158. Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos (1992)
(video short) (as Derek Smalls)

composer

159. A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
(TV movie)

composer

160. Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (1998)
(video short) (musician)

music department

161. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
(musician)

music department

162. "Saturday Night Live" (1975)
(TV series) (musician - 2 episodes)

music department

163. "The Joe Franklin Show" (1950)
(TV series) (musician - 1 episode)

music department

164. Film Fiend (2011)
(TV series) Himself - Guest

self

165. Totally Tracked Down (2010)
(TV series) Himself

self

166. W.T.F. (W., Thanks and Farewell): A Look Back at the Bush Years (2009)
(TV movie) Himself

self

167. Unwigged & Unplugged Live Concert DVD: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer (2009)
(video documentary) Himself

self

168. Live Earth (2007)
(TV documentary) Derek Smalls

self

169. Fired! (2007)
(documentary) Himself

self

170. "The Graham Norton Show" (2007)
(TV series) Himself

self

171. What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)
(TV documentary) Himself

self

172. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
(documentary) Himself

self

173. I Did Not Know That (2006)
(TV movie) Himself/Host

self

174. The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006)
(TV documentary) Himself

self

175. "Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett & Sandra Bernhard" (2005)
(TV series) Himself

self

176. "The Bigger Picture" (2005)
(TV series) Himself

self

177. The Comedians' Comedian (2005)
(TV documentary) Himself

self

178. "Sunday AM" (2005)
(TV series) Himself

self

179. "The Colbert Report" (2005)
(TV series) Himself - Guest

self

180. The Aristocrats (2005)
(documentary) Himself

self

181. Inside TV Land: Primetime Politics (2004)
(TV special documentary) Himself

self

182. "HARDtalk Extra" (2004)
(TV series) Himself

self

183. Realizing 'The Right Stuff' (2003)
(video documentary short) Himself

self

184. T-20 Years and Counting (2003)
(video documentary short) Himself

self

185. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003)
(TV series) Himself

self

186. Crop Circles (2002)
(TV documentary) Narrator (voice)

self

187. Inside TV Land: 40 Greatest Theme Songs (2002)
(TV documentary) Narrator (voice)

self

188. Gigantic (2002)
(documentary) Himself

self

189. Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (2002)
(TV documentary) Narrator

self

190. "Festival Pass with Chris Gore" (2002)
(TV series documentary) Himself

self

191. There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
(TV documentary) Himself

self

192. "HypaSpace" (2002)
(TV series documentary) Himself

self

193. The Secret Rulers of the World (2001)
(TV series documentary) Himself

self

194. The British Comedy Awards 2001 (2001)
(TV special) Himself (award presenter)

self

195. "Dinner for Five" (2001)
(TV series) Himself

self

196. "Rove Live" (2000)
(TV series) Himself / Mr. Burns / Smithers

self

197. "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" (1999)
(TV series documentary) Derek Smalls

self

198. "The Martin Short Show" (1999)
(TV series) Himself

self

199. Brit Awards 1998 (1998)
(TV special) Derek Smalls - Presenter

self

200. Godzilla: On Assignment with Charles Caiman (1998)
(video documentary short) Charles Caiman

self

201. "Fox and Friends" (1998)
(TV series) Himself

self

202. Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)
voice Narrator

self

203. We're Outta Here! (1997)
V (voice) Montgomery Burns

self

204. "The View" (1997)
(TV series) Himself

self

205. "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" (1996)
(TV series) Himself

self

206. "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (1995)
(TV series) Himself

self

207. Cybermania '94: Ultimate Gamers Awards (1994)
TV Himself-Presenter

self

208. "Bravo Profiles" (1994)
(TV series documentary) Himself

self

209. "Inside the Actors Studio" (1994)
(TV series) Himself

self

210. "Good Morning Australia" (1993)
(TV series) Himself

self

211. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)
(TV series) Himself

self

212. Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
TV Derek Smalls

self

213. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)
(TV series) Himself

self

214. "HBO First Look" (1992)
(TV series documentary) Himself - Voice of Punch-It

self

215. "Fox News" (1987)
(TV series) Himself

self

216. "Today" (1982)
(TV series) Himself

self

217. "Channel 4 News" (1982)
(TV series) Himself

self

218. "CBS News Sunday Morning" (1979)
(TV series) Himself

self

219. "WUSA Eyewitness News" (1960)
(TV series) Himself

self

220. "The Donald O'Connor Show"
Himself (1 episode, 1955)

self

221. "Breakfast Television"
(TV series) Himself

self

222. "The Drop"
(TV series) Himself

self

223. "At the Angelika"
(TV series documentary) Himself

self

224. "In Entertainment"
(TV series documentary) Himself

self

225. "Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann"
(TV series) Himself

self

226. "Style and Substance"
Himself (1 episode, 1998)

self

227. Guitar Hero II (2006)
(Video Game) ("TONIGHT I'M GONNA ROCK YOU TONIGHT")

soundtrack

228. For Your Consideration (2006)
(performer: "The Purim Song")

soundtrack

229. "Supernatural" (2005)
(TV series)

soundtrack

230. A Mighty Wind (2003)
(writer: "Old Joe's Place", "The Good Book Song", "Never Did No Wanderin'", "Loco Man")

soundtrack

231. "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)
(TV series)

soundtrack

232. Soundgarden: Louder Than Live (1990)
(video) (writer: "Big Bottom / Earache My Eye" Medley)

soundtrack

233. David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival (1985)
(TV movie) (writer: "You Wouldn't Believe Our World", "We Go To Rio", "Bosc, Bosc, Bosc", "We Hide Our Pride")

soundtrack

234. Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways (2004)
(documentary) (special thanks)

thanks

235. Tina Gets Her Man (1998)
(grateful thanks)

thanks

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