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.

Cast

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

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)

It Runs in the Family

Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

Tiki Tiki

Unknown

The Phantom of the Open Hearth

Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

Shadows

Man at Party (uncredited)

Crew

A Christmas Story

Novel, Screenplay

A Christmas Story Live!

Novel

The Phantom of the Open Hearth

Writer, Novel

A Christmas Story Christmas

Book

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)

Writer, Novel

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

Writer, Novel

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

Writer, Novel

A Christmas Story 2

Novel

It Runs in the Family

Screenplay, Novel, Executive Producer