Jean Shepherd

Personal Info

Birthday

July 26, 1921

Day of Death

1999-10-16

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Also Known As

J. Shepherd

Jean Shepard

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

Shadows

It Runs in the Family

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

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

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

Inquest

Light Fantastic

Filmography

1998
Babe Ruth
as Himself
1994
It Runs in the Family
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as Narrator/Mr. Scott
1985
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
as Ralph
1983
A Christmas Story
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
1982
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
1976
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
1972
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self (archive footage)
1964
Light Fantastic
as Frank
1960
Shadows
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Village Sunday
as Narrator
1939
Inquest
as Mary Trelease