Jean Shepherd
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-07-26 (78 years old)
Deathday
1999-10-16
Place of Birth
South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Also known As
J. Shepherd
Jean Shepard
Jean Shepherd
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.
Acting
1983
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
1972
as Self (archive footage)
1988
as Narrator/Mr. Scott
1998
as Himself
1939
as Mary Trelease
1960
as Narrator
1964
as Frank
1994
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
1982
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
1971
1976
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
1960
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Production
1983
as Novel
2017
as Novel
1976
as Writer
2022
as Book
1988
as Writer
2012
as Novel
1994
as Novel
1994
as Screenplay
1994
as Executive Producer
1983
as Screenplay
1976
as Novel
1988
as Novel
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