Jean Shepherd

Known for: Writing

Born: 1921-07-26 – 1999-10-16 (aged 78)

From: South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

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 (16)

MOVIE★ 6.9
Babe Ruth
1998
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.4
It Runs in the Family
1994
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988
as Narrator/Mr. Scott
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985
as Ralph
MOVIE★ 7.2
A Christmas Story
1983
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
MOVIE
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
1982
as Self - archival footage
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Adult Ralph / Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tiki Tiki
1971
TV★ 9.0
Jean Shepherd's America
1971
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 8.5
Light Fantastic
1964
as Frank
MOVIE★ 6.9
Shadows
1960
as Man at Party (uncredited)
MOVIE
Village Sunday
1960
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.3
Inquest
1939
as Mary Trelease