R. D. Robb
Born (1972-03-31) March 31, 1972
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

R. D. Robb (born March 31, 1972) is an American actor who appeared as Schwartz in the 1983 film A Christmas Story and its 2022 sequel A Christmas Story Christmas. He was nominated for an Edda Award in 2005.[1] In 2001 he co-wrote and directed the film Don's Plum.

Acting

Robb has over 20 acting credits, the last of which were voice acting work for the Jade Empire video game. Other credits include roles in Matilda and The Brady Bunch Movie. In 2017, he played a headshot photographer in an episode of The Goldbergs, an episode which referred to his success as a child actor in A Christmas Story and his mother's job as an acting manager as central to the plot. In 2022, Robb reprised his role as Schwartz in the A Christmas Story sequel A Christmas Story Christmas for Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max (now Max).[2]

Don's Plum

In 1995, Robb directed a film called Don's Plum that starred then up-and-coming actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.[3] Supposedly DiCaprio and Maguire agreed to star in the film if the film was never released in the United States; Robb disputed this claim. When Robb met with distributors, DiCaprio and Maguire sued. The two sides settled out of court, agreeing to never show the film in the United States or Canada.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1983 A Christmas Story Schwartz
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie Charlie Anderson
1996 Matilda Roy
1997 Eight Days a Week Matt
1998 Snapped Ray
1998 Falling Sky C.C.
1999 Final Rinse Bill
2001 Boys Klub Fooley
2022 A Christmas Story Christmas Schwartz [4]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Little Arliss Arliss Coates TV movie
1985 NBC Special Treat Martin Frommer Episode: "Out of Time"
1985 Highway to Heaven Little Devil Episode: "The Devil and Jonathan Smith"
1985 He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special Miguel voice role, TV special
1994 The Mommies Delivery guy Episode: "Five Minutes Apart"
1994 ABC Afterschool Specials Johnny Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys"
1995 CBS Schoolbreak Special Michael Episode: "Kids Killing Kids"
1995 ER Mike Episode: "The Secret Sharer"
1996 Unhappily Ever After Bernie Episode: "Rock and Roll"
2001 Touched by an Angel Paul Slocum Episode: "Holy of Holies"
2017 The Goldbergs Paul Sirochman Episode: "So Swayze It's Crazy"

References

  1. ↑ "R.D. Robb". IMDb.
  2. ↑ Kroll, Justin (February 15, 2022). "Four Original 'Christmas Story' Castmembers Join Peter Billingsley In HBO Max Sequel From Warner Bros. & Legendary". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Jones, Nate (January 27, 2016). "Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire Are Still Very Serious About This 'No Don's Plum' Thing". Vulture. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "A Christmas Story Christmas". IMDB. Retrieved August 13, 2022.


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