Jean Shepherd
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.
A Christmas Story
(Ralphie as an Adult (voice))
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
(Self (archive footage))
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
(Narrator/Mr. Scott)
Babe Ruth
(Himself)
Inquest
(Mary Trelease)
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
(Ralph)
Village Sunday
(Narrator)
Light Fantastic
(Frank)
It Runs in the Family
(Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice))
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
(Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice))
Tiki Tiki
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
(Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man))
Shadows
(Man at Party (uncredited))
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
(Self - archival footage)
Jean Shepherd's America
(Self - Host)
American Playhouse
(Adult Ralph / Narrator)
A Christmas Story
(Novel)
A Christmas Story Live!
(Novel)
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
(Writer)
A Christmas Story Christmas
(Book)
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
(Writer)
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
(Writer)
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
(Writer)
A Christmas Story 2
(Novel)
It Runs in the Family
(Novel)
It Runs in the Family
(Screenplay)
It Runs in the Family
(Executive Producer)
A Christmas Story
(Screenplay)
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
(Novel)
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
(Novel)
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
(Novel)
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
(Novel)
Jean Shepherd's America
(Writer)
American Playhouse
(Writer)
American Playhouse
(Short Story)
Jean Shepherd's America
(Creator)