---
name: "Michael Laughlin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-laughlin"
fi1m_id: "michael-laughlin"
imdb_id: "nm0490861"
tmdb_id: 97355
wikidata_id: "Q94333"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "28 November 1938"
died: "20 October 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T17:33:25.929539+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Laughlin

## Identity

Michael Laughlin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-laughlin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-laughlin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0490861
- **TMDB ID:** 97355
- **Wikidata ID:** Q94333
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Laughlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94333, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490861/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97355

Producer. Born 28 November 1938 in Minonk, Illinois, USA. Died 20 October 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 28 November 1938, Minonk, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 20 October 2021
- **Also known as:** Michael S. Laughlin
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Laughlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94333, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490861/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97355

## Biography

Michael Laughlin was an American film producer, writer and director. Born Michael Stoddard Laughlin on 28 November 1938 in Minonk, Illinois, he was raised in the state and graduated from Principia College in 1960 after studying at Stanford University. He began his career as a producer in London in the late 1960s before returning to the United States.

Laughlin produced the 1971 road film *Two-Lane Blacktop*, directed by Monte Hellman. He later wrote and directed *Strange Behavior* (1981), *Strange Invaders* (1983) and *Mesmerized* (1985). He co-wrote the screenplay for *Town & Country* (2001). He was married to the actress Leslie Caron from 1969 until their divorce in 1980.

Laughlin died on 20 October 2021 in Honolulu, Hawaii, aged 82.

*Sources: hollywoodreporter.com, variety.com, deadline.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Two-Lane Blacktop* (1971), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/two-lane-blacktop.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Town & Country* (2001), Writer
- *Shanghai 1920* (1991), Screenplay
- *Mesmerized* (1985), Screenplay, Director
- *Strange Invaders* (1983), Story, Director, Screenplay
- *Strange Behavior* (1981), Writer, Director
- *Nicole* (1976), Producer
- *Chandler* (1971), Producer
- *The Christian Licorice Store* (1971), Producer
- *Dusty and Sweets McGee* (1971), Producer
- *Two-Lane Blacktop* (1971), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/two-lane-blacktop.md)
- *Joanna* (1968), Producer
- *The Whisperers* (1967), Producer

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