Jean Shepherd

1921-07-26 – 1999-10-16 (age 78) South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

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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.

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Jean Shepherd

Known For

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

1983

as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Shadows

Shadows

1960

as Man at Party (uncredited)

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)

1985

as Ralph

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

1988

as Narrator/Mr. Scott

It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

1994

as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

1982

as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)

Inquest

Inquest

1939

as Mary Trelease

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

1972

as Self (archive footage)

Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius

1982

as Self - archival footage

The Phantom of the Open Hearth

The Phantom of the Open Hearth

1976

as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

Light Fantastic

Light Fantastic

1964

as Frank

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

1998

as Himself

Village Sunday

Village Sunday

1960

as Narrator

Tiki Tiki

Tiki Tiki

1971