
Writing
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.

Babe Ruth
as Himself

It Runs in the Family
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as Narrator/Mr. Scott

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

A Christmas Story
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)

The Phantom of the Open Hearth
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self (archive footage)

Tiki Tiki

Light Fantastic
as Frank