Jean Shepherd

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-07-26

Deathday 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

Actor

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

1983
A Christmas Story

as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

1982
1976
The Phantom of the Open Hearth

as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

1972
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

as Himself (archive footage)

1964
1960
Shadows

as Man at Party (uncredited)

1960
Village Sunday

as Narrator

1939
Inquest

as Mary Trelease

Producer

1994
It Runs in the Family

as Executive Producer