
South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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.

as Self - Host

as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
1983

as Man at Party (uncredited)
1960

as Self - Host
1971

as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
1994

as Narrator/Mr. Scott
1988

1971

as Self (archive footage)
1972

as Ralph
1985

as Frank
1964

as Mary Trelease
1939

as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
1976
as Self - archival footage
1982
as Narrator/Mr. Scott
1988

as Himself
1998

as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
1994

as Narrator/Mr. Scott
1988

as Ralph
1985

as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
1983
as Self - archival footage
1982

as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
1982

as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
1976

as Self (archive footage)
1972

1971

as Frank
1964

as Man at Party (uncredited)
1960

as Narrator
1960

as Mary Trelease
1939
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