
Jean Shepherd
Writing • Born 1921-07-26 – Died 1999-10-16
Writing1South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Biography
Raised in Hammond, Indiana, Jean Shepherd went on to work in the steel mills and was a veteran of the Army Signal Corps before entering the arts. In the 1950s, he began a long career as a radio personality telling stories of his youth, commenting on current topics and performing silly songs.
Filmography
14 credits
A Christmas Story
Movie • 1983
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Movie • 1972
Self (archive footage)

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Movie • 1988
Narrator/Mr. Scott

Babe Ruth
Movie • 1998
Himself

Inquest
Movie • 1939
Mary Trelease

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Movie • 1985
Ralph

Village Sunday
Movie • 1960
Narrator

Light Fantastic
Movie • 1964
Frank

It Runs in the Family
Movie • 1994
Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Movie • 1982
Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)

Tiki Tiki
Movie • 1971

The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Movie • 1976
Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

Shadows
Movie • 1960
Man at Party (uncredited)

Jean Shepherd's America
TV • 1971
Self - Host