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Robert MacNaughton

Robert MacNaughton

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 19, 1966 (58)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 pla ... yed 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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Filmography

Laugh Killer Laugh

Laugh Killer Laugh

2015

as Creative Writing Teacher

A Place to Call Home

A Place to Call Home

1987

as Michael

Visitors

Visitors

1987

as Clayton

I Am The Cheese

I Am The Cheese

1983

as Adam Farmer

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982

as Michael

Angel City

Angel City

1980

as Bennie Teeter

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Newhart

as Andy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1982

Amen

as Michael

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1986

CBS Schoolbreak Special

as Craig Parsons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1984

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