Jean Shepherd

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.

Known For: Writing

Born: South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1921-07-26

Died: 1999-10-16

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1939	Inquest	Mary Trelease	60
2	1960	Village Sunday	Narrator	0
3	1960	Shadows	Man at Party (uncredited)	69
4	1964	Light Fantastic	Frank	70
5	1971	Tiki Tiki		0
6	1972	Lenny Bruce: Without Tears	Self (archive footage)	33
7	1975	Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress	John	0
8	1976	The Phantom of the Open Hearth	Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)	68
9	1982	The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters	Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)	60
10	1983	A Christmas Story	Ralphie as an Adult (voice)	72
11	1985	The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)	Ralph	65
12	1988	Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss	Narrator/Mr. Scott	72
13	1994	It Runs in the Family	Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)	53
14	1998	Babe Ruth	Himself	64

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Jean Shepherd's America	Self - Host	0