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Peter Billingsley

Acting

Born April 16, 1971 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Peter Michaelsen · Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen

Biography

Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer. His acting roles include Ralphie Parker in the 1983 movie A Christmas Story, Jack Simmons in The Dirt Bike Kid, Billy in Death Valley, and as Messy Marvin in Hershey's chocolate syrup commercials during the 1980s. He began his career as an infant in television commercials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Billingsley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography33 titles

The Wonder Years

1988as Micky Spiegel

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Iron Man

2008as William Ginter Riva

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Spider-Man: Far from Home

2019as William Ginter Riva

F Is for Family

2015Executive Producer

Highway to Heaven

1984as Ridley

Who's the Boss?

1984

Punky Brewster

1984as Richmond Matzie

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018as Self

A Christmas Story

1983as Ralphie

Challenger: The Final Flight

2020as Self - Spokesperson, Young Astronaut Program

L.A. Heat

Broke

2025Producer

Elf

2003as Ming Ming (uncredited)

A Christmas Story Christmas

2022as Ralphie Parker

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005Co-Producer

Gamechangers: Dreams of BlizzCon

2018Producer

Sullivan & Son

2012Director, Producer

The Dirt Bike Kid

1985as Jack Simmons

Term Life

2016Director

The Break-Up

2006as Andrew

Four Christmases

2008as Ticket Agent

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

1984as Arthur Bobowicz

Christmas with the Campbells

2022Producer

A Case of You

2013as Scott

Couples Retreat

2009Director

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981as Little Billy

The Opening Act

2020Producer

Russkies

1987as Adam

Paternity

1981as Tad

Beverly Hills Brats

1989as Scooter

Arcade

1993as Nick