Jean Shepherd
Actor
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.
Filmography
Shadows
as Man at Party (uncredited) 1960
It Runs in the Family
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice) 1994
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as Narrator/Mr. Scott 1988
Inquest
as Mary Trelease 1939
Babe Ruth
as Himself 1998
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man) 1976
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self (archive footage) 1972
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice) 1982
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
as Ralph 1985
Light Fantastic
as Frank 1964
Village Sunday
as Narrator 1960