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Robert MacNaughton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert MacNaughton (born December 19, 1966) is an American actor, best known for his role as Elliott's brother Michael in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, for which he won a 1983 Young Artist Award as Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Robert also played the lead role of Adam Farmer in the film I Am the Cheese, based on the young adult novel by Robert Cormier. Born in New York City, MacNaughton primarily worked in the theater, both before and after E.T., performing with the Circle Repertory Company, where he originated the role of Buddy Layman in Jim Leonard's The Diviners. MacNaughton performed with Kevin Kline in Henry V at the New York Shakespeare Festival; played Hally in Athol Fugard's Master Harold. He worked at South Coast Repertory, the Long Wharf Theater, and Seattle Repertory, among many others. His TV appearances include Dennis Potter's Visitors for the BBC, Vietnam War Story for HBO, Newhart, and Amen, among other TV movies Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert MacNaughton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Dec 19, 1966 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie Angel City 1980-11-12
Latest Project:
Movie Laugh Killer Laugh 2015-04-25
Known For
Poster of I Am The Cheese
Poster of Newhart
Poster of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Poster of The Electric Grandmother
Filmography
Movie Laugh Killer Laugh Creative Writing Teacher 2015-04-25
Movie Frankenstein vs. The Mummy Isaac 2015-02-10
Movie The 'E.T.' Journals Self 2012-10-09
Movie The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Self 1996-10-01
Movie A Place to Call Home Michael 1987-02-07
Movie Visitors Clayton 1987-02-22
Movie I Am The Cheese Adam Farmer 1983-11-11
Movie The Electric Grandmother Tom 1982-01-17
Series Newhart Unknown 1982-10-02
Movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Michael 1982-06-11
Movie Angel City Bennie Teeter 1980-11-12