Writer
Jean Shepherd
105 years · South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. · 14 films
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.
Best known for
A Christmas Story
1983 · Ralphie as an Adult (voice), Screenplay
On Xumo Play
Shadows
1960 · Man at Party (uncredited)
It Runs in the Family
1994 · Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice), Screenplay
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988 · Narrator/Mr. Scott, Writer
Inquest
1939 · Mary Trelease
Babe Ruth
1998 · Himself
Filmography 14
Babe Ruth
1998 · Himself
It Runs in the Family
1994 · Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice), Screenplay
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988 · Narrator/Mr. Scott, Writer
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985 · Ralph, Writer
A Christmas Story
1983 · Ralphie as an Adult (voice), Screenplay
On Xumo Play
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
1982 · Self - archival footage
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982 · Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice), Writer
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976 · Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man), Writer
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972 · Self (archive footage)
Tiki Tiki
1971 · Actor
On Bloodstream
Light Fantastic
1964 · Frank
Shadows
1960 · Man at Party (uncredited)
Village Sunday
1960 · Narrator
Inquest
1939 · Mary Trelease