Oliver Robins

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Biography

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Oliver Robins (born 1971) is an American former child actor who is now a writer and director. 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!". Oliver 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.. Robins is the only surviving Poltergeist child actor following the deaths of Dominique Dunne and Heather O'Rourke.

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2026Aged 55

  • Poster for Skate to Hell

    Greg

2022Aged 51

  • Poster for The Rideshare Killer

    Billy Smith

2019Aged 48

  • Poster for Celebrity Crush

    Jonathan Blakely

2017Aged 46

  • Poster for Devil's Whisper

    Writer

2010Aged 39

  • Poster for Man Overboard

    Director

2007Aged 36

  • Poster for You've Got a Friend

    Writer

2004Aged 33

  • Poster for Wild Roomies

    Director

2002Aged 31

  • Poster for The Curse of Poltergeist

    Himself

2000Aged 29

1999Aged 28

  • Poster for Eating L.A.

    Writer

1986Aged 15

  • Poster for Poltergeist II: The Other Side

    Robbie Freeling

1982Aged 11

  • Poster for The Million Dollar Infield

    Aaron Miller

  • Poster for Poltergeist

    Robbie Freeling

  • Poster for Airplane II: The Sequel

    Jimmy Wilson

  • Poster for Don't Go to Sleep

    Kevin

Year unknown

  • Poster for Hollywood Laundromat

    Rudolph Meyerstone