---
name: "Robert Jayne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-jayne"
fi1m_id: "robert-jayne"
imdb_id: "nm0414975"
tmdb_id: 52141
wikidata_id: "Q1422655"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T07:57:36.395048+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."
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# Robert Jayne

## Identity

Robert Jayne

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-jayne
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-jayne
- **IMDb ID:** nm0414975
- **TMDB ID:** 52141
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1422655
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jayne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1422655, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414975/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52141

Actor. Born 1 January 1973 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1973, Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Bobby Jacoby
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jayne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1422655, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414975/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52141

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Tremors*](https://film.one/film/tremors.md) (82)

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## Biography

Robert Jayne, also credited as Bobby Jacoby, is an American actor. Born in Flushing, Queens, New York City, he began his career as a child actor in the late 1970s and appeared in numerous television series, including *The A-Team*, *The Wonder Years*, *Murder, She Wrote*, *Baywatch* and *Boy Meets World*.

His film roles include Melvin Plug in *Tremors* (1990) and its sequel *Tremors 3: Back to Perfection* (2001), as well as parts in *Pearl Harbor* (2001) and *Can't Hardly Wait* (1998). He has also worked as a real estate developer and professional blackjack player, and directed the 2010 short film *The Broker*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tremors* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Melvin Plug — [page](https://film.one/film/tremors.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

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

- *Mythica: The Necromancer* (2015), as Peregus Mallister
- *Mythica: The Darkspore* (2015), as Peregus Malister
- *Mythica: A Quest for Heroes* (2014), as Peregus Malister
- *Beyond the Wall of Sleep* (2006), as Jasper
- *Tremors* (2003), series, as Melvin Plug
- *Tremors 3: Back to Perfection* (2001), as Melvin Plug
- *Pearl Harbor* (2001), as Sunburnt Sailor
- *The Right Temptation* (2000), as Travis
- *Fear Runs Silent* (2000), as Harold (as Bobby Jacoby)
- *Undressed* (1999), series, Actor
- *L.A. Doctors* (1998), series, as Jared
- *Can't Hardly Wait* (1998), as Richie Koolboy
- *Dangerous Minds* (1996), series, Actor
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, as Raymond 'Ray' Pritchett
- *Sliders* (1995), series, as Siskin
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, as Adam — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Night of the Demons 2* (1994), as Perry
- *The Day My Parents Ran Away* (1993), as Matt Miller
- *Boy Meets World* (1993), series, as Jeff
- *WIOU* (1990), series, Actor
- *An Angel at My Table* (1990), as Ben — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/an-angel-at-my-table.md)
- *Meet the Applegates* (1990), as Bobby Jacoby / Johnny Applegate
- *Tremors* (1990), as Melvin Plug — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/tremors.md)
- *Dr. Alien* (1989), as Bradford Littlejohn
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, Actor
- *Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II* (1989), as Tyor
- *After School* (1988), as Basketball Player #3 (as Robert Jacoby)
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), series, as Eddie Pinetti — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, Actor
- *The Spirit* (1987), as Stevie
- *A Different Affair* (1987), as Kenny Clemens
- *Johnny Appleseed* (1986), as Little Johnny
- *Wildfire* (1986), series, Actor
- *Iron Eagle* (1986), as Matthew 'Matt' Masters
- *Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake* (1986), as Jack Example
- *Fever Pitch* (1985), as Gam-a-teen Boy
- *Tall Tales & Legends* (1985), series, as Little Johnny
- *The Zoo Gang* (1985), as Bobby Jacoby
- *Scandal Sheet* (1985), as Troy
- *Charles in Charge* (1984), series, as Peter Curtis
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Eric Marsh
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984), series, Actor
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, Actor
- *Love Thy Neighbor* (1984), as Brian Wilson
- *Right of Way* (1983), as Mrs. Belkin's Son
- *Webster* (1983), series, Actor
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Boy with Bike
- *Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home* (1983), as Robert Peters
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Stan Morgen Jr. — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Actor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *The Gift of Life* (1982), Actor
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Danny, Andy Kenter
- *Crazy Times* (1981), as Young Bobby
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The Promise of Love* (1980), as Butch
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Brian Cunningham
- *Walking Through the Fire* (1979), as Matthew Lee
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), series, Actor

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