
Person
Robert MacNaughton
Acting · Born 1966-12-19 · 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 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.
Known for

Screen Two
Clayton

Newhart
Andy

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Michael

Amen
Michael

CBS Schoolbreak Special
Craig Parsons

Frankenstein vs. The Mummy
Isaac

Visitors
Clayton

The 'E.T.' Journals
Self

Laugh Killer Laugh
Creative Writing Teacher

I Am the Cheese
Adam Farmer
Filmography
- 2015Laugh Killer LaughCreative Writing Teacher
- 2015Frankenstein vs. The MummyIsaac
- 2012The 'E.T.' JournalsSelf
- 2010Orlando In UzbekistanDirector
- 2002E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 1996The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'Self
- 1987VisitorsClayton
- 1987A Place to Call HomeMichael
- 1986AmenMichael
- 1985Screen TwoClayton
- 1984CBS Schoolbreak SpecialCraig Parsons
- 1983I Am the CheeseAdam Farmer
- 1982NewhartAndy
- 1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMichael
- 1982The Electric GrandmotherTom
- 1980Angel CityBennie Teeter
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