Jean Shepherd
Born
July 26, 1921
Died
October 16, 1999 (78 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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
Babe Ruth
Himself
6.4
1998
It Runs in the Family
Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
5.3
1994
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Narrator/Mr. Scott
7.1
1988
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Ralph
6.5
1985
A Christmas Story
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
7.2
1983
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
6.0
1982
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
6.8
1976
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Self (archive footage)
3.3
1972
Tiki Tiki
0.0
1971
Jean Shepherd's America
Self - Host · (23 episodes)
0.0
1971
Light Fantastic
Frank
7.0
1964
Shadows
Man at Party (uncredited)
6.9
1960
Village Sunday
Narrator
0.0
1960
Inquest
Mary Trelease
6.0
1939