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Jean Shepherd

Jean Shepherd

Birthday: 1921-07-26 | 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1998
Babe Ruth

as    Himself

1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

as    Narrator/Mr. Scott

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)

1982
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius

as    Self - archival footage

1976
The Phantom of the Open Hearth

as    Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

1972
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

as    Self (archive footage)

1971
Jean Shepherd's America

as    Self - Host

1964
Light Fantastic

as    Frank

1960
Village Sunday

as    Narrator

1939
Inquest

as    Mary Trelease