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Jean Shepherd

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 26, 1921 (Died at 78)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthSouth Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Career Span1939 – 1999
Known Credits19 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 1

Jean Shepherd

Also known as:J. ShepherdJean Shepard
Total Works

19

17 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

5.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

A Christmas Story
7.2
A Christmas Story
1983•movie
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Shadows
6.9
Shadows
1960•movie
as Man at Party (uncredited)
A Christmas Story Christmas
6.3
Role: Book

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 19 titles featuring Jean Shepherd

A Christmas Story
7.2
A Christmas Story
1983•movie

as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Shadows
6.9
Shadows
1960•movie

as Man at Party (uncredited)

A Christmas Story Christmas
6.3

Role: Book

A Christmas Story 2
5.2

Role: Novel

A Christmas Story Live!
4.7

Role: Novel

It Runs in the Family
5.4

as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
7.4

as Narrator/Mr. Scott

Inquest
6.2
Inquest
1939•movie

as Mary Trelease

American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as Adult Ralph / Narrator

Babe Ruth
6.9
Babe Ruth
1998•movie

as Himself

The Phantom of the Open Hearth
6.8

as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
5.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
6.8

as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)

Light Fantastic
8.5
Light Fantastic
1964•movie

as Frank

Tiki Tiki
8.0
Tiki Tiki
1971•movie
Jean Shepherd's America
9.0
23 eps

as Self - Host

Village Sunday
Village Sunday
1960•movie

as Narrator

Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius

as Self - archival footage