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Oliver Robins (born July 22, 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

Television

References

1. Erickson, Hal (2010-04-26). The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4497-7.
2. Reyes, Amanda (2017-04-05). Are You In The House Alone?: A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1-909394-45-2.
3. "'Celebrity Crush': Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

External links

• Oliver Robins at IMDb
• POLTERGEIST: The Fan Site - The Oliver Robins Interview
• FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: OLIVER ROBINS

• 1971 births
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• American male child actors
• American male film actors
• Film directors from California
• American male television actors
• Living people