The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
Mother
Melinda Dillon
The Old Man
Darren McGavin
Ralphie
Peter Billingsley
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Jean Shepherd
Randy
Ian Petrella
Flick
Scott Schwartz
Schwartz
R.D. Robb
Miss Shields
Tedde Moore
Grover Dill
Yano Anaya
Scut Farkus
Zack Ward
Santa Claus
Jeff Gillen
Christmas Tree Man
Leslie Carlson
Freight Man
Jim Hunter
Head Elf
Patty Johnson
Male Elf
Drew Hocevar
Kid with Goggles
David Edward
Black Bart
Dwayne McLean
Wicked Witch
Helen E. Kaider
Chinese Father
John Wong
Waiter #1
Johan Sebastian Wong
Waiter #2
Fred Lee
Waiter #3
Dan Ma
Street Kid
Rocco Bellusci
Boy in School
Tommy Wallace
Pierre Andre (uncredited)
Court Benson
Red Hatted Curly Haired Woman in Line for Santa (uncredited)
Leigh Brown
Swede (uncredited)
Bob Clark
Little Girl at Parade (uncredited)
Giada Dobrzenska
Firefighter (uncredited)
Dave Duff
Boy visiting Santa (uncredited)
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio
Christmas Shopper (uncredited)
Gary A. Jones
Crowd person (uncredited)
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
The Scarecrow (uncredited)
Don Geyer
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Kathryn Hayzer
Fire Chief at Schoolyard (uncredited)
John Kennedy
Billy (uncredited)
Bill Kravitz
Caroler (uncredited)
Julie Matthews
Screaming Girl on Slide After Ralphie (uncredited)
Christine Powrie
Flagpole Bully Sudent (uncredited)
Quinn Smith