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
- 1921-07-26 · South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Died
- 1999-10-16
Known for
- A Christmas Story (1983) — Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
- Shadows (1960) — Man at Party (uncredited)
- A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) — Book
- A Christmas Story 2 (2012) — Novel
- A Christmas Story Live! (2017) — Novel
- It Runs in the Family (1994) — Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
- Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) — Narrator/Mr. Scott
- Inquest (1939) — Mary Trelease
- American Playhouse (1982) — Adult Ralph / Narrator
- Babe Ruth (1998) — Himself
- The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976) — Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
- Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972) — Self (archive footage)
- The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982) — Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
- The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) (1985) — Ralph
- Light Fantastic (1964) — Frank
- Tiki Tiki (1971)