Jean Shepherd
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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
Credits
A Christmas Story (1983)
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Shadows (1960)
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Tiki Tiki (1971)
Actor
It Runs in the Family (1994)
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
Babe Ruth (1998)
as Himself
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