R. D. Robb

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. 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.

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. 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.

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"