
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

A Christmas Story
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
1983

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self (archive footage)
1972

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as Narrator/Mr. Scott
1988

Babe Ruth
as Himself
1998

Inquest
as Mary Trelease
1939

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
as Ralph
1985

Village Sunday
as Narrator
1960

Light Fantastic
as Frank
1964

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
1982

It Runs in the Family
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
1994

Tiki Tiki
1971

The Phantom of the Open Hearth
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
1976

Shadows
as Man at Party (uncredited)
1960
