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Jean Shepherd
Also Known As: J. Shepherd, Jean Shepard
Birth Date
July 26, 1921
Death Date
October 16, 1999
(passed away at 78)
Place of Birth
South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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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.
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TV Show
American Playhouse
Adult Ralph / Narrator
1982 • 1 episode
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Movie
A Christmas Story
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
1983
star9.0
TV Show
Jean Shepherd's America
Self - Host
1971 • 23 episodes
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Movie
It Runs in the Family
Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
1994
star8.0
Movie
Tiki Tiki
1971
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Movie
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Self (archive footage)
1972
Movie
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
Self - archival footage
1982
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Movie
Shadows
Man at Party (uncredited)
1960
Movie
Village Sunday
Narrator
1960
star6.9
Movie
Babe Ruth
Himself
1998
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Movie
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Narrator/Mr. Scott
1988
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Movie
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
1976
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Movie
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
1982
star7.0
Movie
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Ralph
1985
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Movie
Inquest
Mary Trelease
1939
star8.5
Movie
Light Fantastic
Frank
1964