Jean Shepherd
July 26, 1921 (103 years old) in 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
Credits
- 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)
- 1975 · Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress as John
- 1972 · Lenny Bruce: Without Tears as Himself (archive footage)
- 1971 · Tiki Tiki as
- 1964 · Light Fantastic as Frank
- 1960 · Shadows as Man at Party (uncredited)
- 1960 · Village Sunday as Narrator
- 1939 · Inquest as Mary Trelease