Actor
Jean Shepherd
Born 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.
Acting
A Christmas Story
Ralphie as an Adult (voice) · 1983
Shadows
Man at Party (uncredited) · 1960
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Narrator/Mr. Scott · 1988
Jean Shepherd's America
Self - Host · 1971
Light Fantastic
Frank · 1964
It Runs in the Family
Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice) · 1994
Babe Ruth
Himself · 1998
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man) · 1976
Inquest
Mary Trelease · 1939
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Ralph · 1985
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice) · 1982
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Self (archive footage) · 1972
Village Sunday
Narrator · 1960
Writing
A Christmas Story
Novel · 1983
A Christmas Story Christmas
Book · 2022
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Writer · 1988
A Christmas Story 2
Novel · 2012
Jean Shepherd's America
Writer · 1971
It Runs in the Family
Screenplay · 1994
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Writer · 1976
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Writer · 1985
A Christmas Story Live!
Novel · 2017
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Writer · 1982