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Oliver Robins

American actor


Summary

American actor

FieldValue
nameOliver Robins
birth_date
occupation
yearsactive1982–present
known forRobbie Freeling in Poltergeist

Oliver Robins (born August 17, 1971) is an American actor, writer and director.

Career

Robins's first film roles were in the 1982 CBS TV movie Million Dollar Infield as Aaron Miller and the 1982 ABC TV-movie Don't Go to Sleep as Kevin. He is best known for his portrayal of Robbie Freeling in the 1982 feature film Poltergeist and its 1986 sequel Poltergeist II: The Other Side. His other feature film role was in the 1982 comedy Airplane II: The Sequel as Jimmy.

He made one television guest appearance in the 1986 Twilight Zone episode "Monsters!".

Robins left the acting business after 1986. As an adult, he returned to show business as a writer and director. In 2000, he wrote and directed his first film, Dumped, which was released directly to video, and also wrote and directed Roomies in 2004. He wrote the 1999 movie Eating L.A.. Following the deaths of Dominique Dunne (although Dunne was actually in her early 20s) and Heather O'Rourke, Robins became the only surviving Poltergeist child actor, as well as the longest-lived.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982PoltergeistRobbie Freeling
1982Airplane II: The SequelJimmy Wilson
1984Terror in the AislesRobbie FreelingDocumentary
1986Poltergeist II: The Other Side
2004Wild RoomiesDirector
2008Man OverboardCustomerAlso director and producer
2014Killer LegendsRobbie FreelingDocumentary
2019Celebrity CrushJonathan BlakleeAlso writer and director
2022The Rideshare KillerBilly Smith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Million Dollar InfieldAaron MillerTelevision film
1982Don't Go to SleepKevin
1986The Twilight ZoneToby MichaelsEpisode: "Monsters!"
2017SpielbergTelevision film

References

References

  1. Erickson, Hal. (2010-04-26). "The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001, 2d ed.". McFarland.
  2. Reyes, Amanda. (2017-04-05). "Are You In The House Alone?: A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999". SCB Distributors.
  3. (3 July 2019). "'Celebrity Crush': Film Review".
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