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
A Christmas Story
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Shadows
as Man at Party (uncredited)
It Runs in the Family
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as Narrator/Mr. Scott
Inquest
as Mary Trelease
Babe Ruth
as Himself
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self (archive footage)
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
Light Fantastic
as Frank
Village Sunday
as Narrator