Acting credits
13
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Jean Shepherd
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Movies: 15Series: 1Crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 12699
IMDb ID: nm0791789
Known for: Writing
Born: July 26, 1921
Died: October 16, 1999
Age: 78
Place of birth: South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1939 - 2022
Years active: 84
Average TMDB rating: 5.95
Wikidata: Q4355015
Also known as
J. Shepherd • Jean Shepard
Other jobs
Writer (5)Novel (3)Book (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jean Shepherd.
6.4
A Christmas Story Christmas
Book
2022 Movie
4.7
A Christmas Story Live!
Novel
2017 Movie
5.1
A Christmas Story 2
Novel
2012 Movie
6.5
Babe Ruth
as Himself
1998 Movie
5.4
It Runs in the Family
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
1994 Movie
7.1
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as Narrator/Mr. Scott
1988 Movie
6.5
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
as Ralph
1985 Movie
7.2
A Christmas Story
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
1983 Movie
6.0
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
1982 Movie
6.8
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
1976 Movie
3.3
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self (archive footage)
1972 Movie
Tiki Tiki
1971 Movie
7.0
Light Fantastic
as Frank
1964 Movie
6.9
Shadows
as Man at Party (uncredited)
1960 Movie
6.0
Inquest
as Mary Trelease
1939 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jean Shepherd.
