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

as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Shadows

as Man at Party (uncredited)

It Runs in the Family

as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

as Narrator/Mr. Scott

Inquest

as Mary Trelease

The Phantom of the Open Hearth

as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

Babe Ruth

as Himself

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

as Self (archive footage)

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)

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

as Ralph