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Jean Shepherd

Writing Born Jul 26, 1921 South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 15 credits

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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Known for

Film

A Christmas Story

as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Full filmography

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