Jean Shepherd
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- July 26, 1921
- Died
- October 16, 1999
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Spark Into a Flame 2026
Director, Producer
A Christmas Story Christmas 2022
Book
A Christmas Story Live! 2017
Novel
A Christmas Story 2 2012
Novel
Babe Ruth 1998
as Himself
It Runs in the Family 1994
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice), Novel, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss 1988
as Narrator/Mr. Scott, Writer, Novel
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) 1985
as Ralph, Writer, Novel
A Christmas Story 1983
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice), Novel, Screenplay
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius 1982
as Self - archival footage
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters 1982
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice), Writer, Novel
The Phantom of the Open Hearth 1976
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man), Writer, Novel
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears 1972
as Self (archive footage)
Tiki Tiki 1971
Actor
Light Fantastic 1964
as Frank
Shadows 1960
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Village Sunday 1960
as Narrator
Inquest 1939
as Mary Trelease
Credits from TMDB.