Jean Shepherd
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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Acted in
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)
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
1975
as John
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
as Himself (archive footage)
Tiki Tiki
1971
Light Fantastic
1964
as Frank
Shadows
1960
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Village Sunday
1960
as Narrator
Inquest
1939
as Mary Trelease