1921-07-26 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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Babe Ruth | Himself | 1998-08-16 |
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It Runs in the Family | Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice) | 1994-09-23 |
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Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss | Narrator/Mr. Scott | 1988-08-05 |
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The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) | Ralph | 1985-02-11 |
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A Christmas Story | Ralphie as an Adult (voice) | 1983-11-18 |
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The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters | Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice) | 1982-03-16 |
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The Phantom of the Open Hearth | Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man) | 1976-12-23 |
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Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress | John | 1975-01-15 |
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Lenny Bruce: Without Tears | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-01 |
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Tiki Tiki | 1971-09-25 | |
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Light Fantastic | Frank | 1964-01-01 |
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Shadows | Man at Party (uncredited) | 1960-10-14 |
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Village Sunday | Narrator | 1960-06-01 |
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Inquest | Mary Trelease | 1939-12-01 |