Cast & creator
Jean Shepherd
Best known for American Playhouse, American Playhouse, American Playhouse
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.
Also known as: J. Shepherd, Jean Shepard
30
film credits
7
television credits
17
1939–2022 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (37)
Showing 37 of 37 credits
American Playhouse
Adult Ralph / Narrator
1982American Playhouse
Older Ralph (voice) / Mr. Scott
1982American Playhouse
Writer
1982American Playhouse
Short Story
1982
A Christmas Story
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
1983A Christmas Story
Novel
1983A Christmas Story
Screenplay
1983
A Christmas Story Christmas
Book
2022
A Christmas Story 2
Novel
2012
A Christmas Story Live!
Novel
2017
It Runs in the Family
Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
1994It Runs in the Family
Novel
1994It Runs in the Family
Screenplay
1994It Runs in the Family
Executive Producer
1994
Jean Shepherd's America
Self - Host
1971Jean Shepherd's America
Writer
1971Jean Shepherd's America
Creator
1971
Shadows
Man at Party (uncredited)
1960
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Narrator/Mr. Scott
1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Writer
1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Novel
1988
Tiki Tiki
1971
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Self (archive footage)
1972
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
Self - archival footage
1982
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
1982The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Writer
1982The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Novel
1982
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Ralph
1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Writer
1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Novel
1985
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
1976The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Writer
1976The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Novel
1976
Babe Ruth
Himself
1998
Village Sunday
Narrator
1960
Light Fantastic
Frank
1964
Inquest
Mary Trelease
1939