Oliver Robins (born July 22, 1971) is an American writer, director and
former child actor.His first film roles were in the 1982 TV movie
Million Dollar Infield, and in the 1982 ABC TV movie Don't Go to Sleep
as Kevin. He is best known for his role as Robbie Freeling in the 1982
movie Poltergeist and in its 1986 sequel Poltergeist II: The Other
Side. Oliver's other feature film role was in the 1982 comedy Airplane
II: The Sequel.He has made only one guest appearance on television, 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 and Heather O'Rourke, Robins
is the only surviving Poltergeist child actor, as well as the longest
lived.
former child actor.His first film roles were in the 1982 TV movie
Million Dollar Infield, and in the 1982 ABC TV movie Don't Go to Sleep
as Kevin. He is best known for his role as Robbie Freeling in the 1982
movie Poltergeist and in its 1986 sequel Poltergeist II: The Other
Side. Oliver's other feature film role was in the 1982 comedy Airplane
II: The Sequel.He has made only one guest appearance on television, 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 and Heather O'Rourke, Robins
is the only surviving Poltergeist child actor, as well as the longest
lived.
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