Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthdate
1921-07-26
Day of Death
1999-10-16
Place of Birth
South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Jean Shepherd
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 (13)
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Himself
Babe Ruth
1998
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
It Runs in the Family
1994
⭐ 7.4
Role:
Narrator/Mr. Scott
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Ralph
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
A Christmas Story
1983
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Unknown
Tiki Tiki
1971
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Frank
Light Fantastic
1964
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Man at Party (uncredited)
Shadows
1960
⭐ 0
Role:
Narrator
Village Sunday
1960
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Mary Trelease