Jul 26, 1921 - 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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| Movie | 1983 | A Christmas Story | Ralphie as an Adult (voice) | |
| Movie | 1972 | Lenny Bruce: Without Tears | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1988 | Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss | Narrator/Mr. Scott | |
| Movie | 1998 | Babe Ruth | Himself | |
| Movie | 1939 | Inquest | Mary Trelease | |
| Movie | 1985 | The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) | Ralph | |
| Movie | 1960 | Village Sunday | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1964 | Light Fantastic | Frank | |
| Movie | 1994 | It Runs in the Family | Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice) | |
| Movie | 1982 | The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters | Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice) | |
| Movie | 1971 | Tiki Tiki | ||
| Movie | 1976 | The Phantom of the Open Hearth | Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man) | |
| Movie | 1960 | Shadows | Man at Party (uncredited) | |
| TV Show | 1971 | Jean Shepherd's America | Self - Host | 23 |
