Oliver Robins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1971
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oliver Robins (born July 22, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oliver Robins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Hollywood Laundromat TBA
as Rudolph Meyerstone
Skate to Hell 2026
as Greg
The Rideshare Killer 2022
as Billy Smith
Celebrity Crush 2019
as Jonathan Blakely, Writer, Director
Devil's Whisper 2017
Writer
Man Overboard 2010
Director
You've Got a Friend 2007
Writer
Wild Roomies 2004
Director
The Curse of Poltergeist 2002
as Himself
- Dumped!
Dumped! 2000
Director
Eating L.A. 1999
Writer
Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986
as Robbie Freeling
Airplane II: The Sequel 1982
as Jimmy Wilson
Don't Go to Sleep 1982
as Kevin
Poltergeist 1982
as Robbie Freeling
The Million Dollar Infield 1982
as Aaron Miller
Credits from TMDB.