Robert MacNaughton

Robert MacNaughton

Known for

Acting

Born

December 19, 1966 (age 59)

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

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 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 Sha...

Best known work

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Newhart
Newhart
1982
Frankenstein vs. The Mummy
Frankenstein vs. The Mummy
2015
Laugh Killer Laugh
Laugh Killer Laugh
2015
Amen
Amen
1986
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
The Electric Grandmother
The Electric Grandmother
1982
I Am the Cheese
I Am the Cheese
1983
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985
Angel City
Angel City
1980

Filmography

  1. 2015

    Laugh Killer Laugh

    as Creative Writing Teacher

  2. 2015

  3. 2012

  4. 2010

  5. 2002

  6. 1996

  7. 1987

    Visitors

    as Clayton

  8. 1987

  9. 1986

    AmenTV

    as Michael (1 episode)

  10. 1985

    Screen TwoTV

    as Clayton (1 episode)

  11. 1984

    CBS Schoolbreak SpecialTV

    as Craig Parsons (1 episode)

  12. 1983

    I Am the Cheese

    as Adam Farmer

  13. 1982

    NewhartTV

    as Andy (1 episode)

  14. 1982

  15. 1982

  16. 1980

    Angel City

    as Bennie Teeter

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