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.

Known For

A Christmas Story

Shadows

Jean Shepherd's America

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)

It Runs in the Family

Babe Ruth

Tiki Tiki

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

All Movies (14)

• Babe Ruth1998 · as Himself
• It Runs in the Family1994 · as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
• Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss1988 · as Narrator/Mr. Scott
• The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)1985 · as Ralph
• A Christmas Story1983 · as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
• Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius1982 · as Self - archival footage
• The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters1982 · as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
• The Phantom of the Open Hearth1976 · as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
• Lenny Bruce: Without Tears1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Tiki Tiki1971
• Light Fantastic1964 · as Frank
• Shadows1960 · as Man at Party (uncredited)
• Village Sunday1960 · as Narrator
• Inquest1939 · as Mary Trelease

All TV Shows (1)

• Jean Shepherd's America1971 · as Self - Host