Robert MacNaughton
Born: 1966-12-19 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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 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.
Filmography
2015
- Frankenstein vs. The Mummy as Isaac
- Laugh Killer Laugh as Creative Writing Teacher
2012
- The 'E.T.' Journals as Self
2002
1996
1987
- Visitors as Clayton
- A Place to Call Home as Michael
1986
- Amen as Michael
1984
- CBS Schoolbreak Special as Craig Parsons
1983
- I Am The Cheese as Adam Farmer
1982
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Michael
- Newhart as Andy
- The Electric Grandmother as Tom
1980
- Angel City as Bennie Teeter