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