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