Matthew Labyorteaux

Matthew Labyorteaux
File:Little House on the Prairie Katy Kurtzman Matthew Laborteaux 1977 No 2.jpg Labyorteaux and Katy Kurtzman on Little House on the Prairie, 1977
Born	Matthew Charles Labyorteaux (1966-12-08) December 8, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1972–present
Known for	Role of Albert Quinn Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie

Matthew Charles Labyorteaux (born December 8, 1966) is an American actor who has starred in television and films.

He is perhaps best known for portraying the character Albert Quinn Ingalls (credited as "Matthew Laborteaux") on the hit NBC series Little House on the Prairie from 1978 to 1983.

Career

Labyorteaux began working in commercials at the age of seven, having been discovered while accompanying his older brother, Patrick Labyorteaux, to a casting call. He shortly thereafter landed his first dramatic role in A Woman Under the Influence, where he played one of Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands' children.

Aside from his tenure on Little House on the Prairie, Labyorteaux also starred in the short-lived television series The Red Hand Gang (1977) and Whiz Kids (1983–84), in addition to several made-for-television movies.

Labyorteaux's most prominent film role was in Wes Craven's Deadly Friend (1986), as Paul Conway, a young genius who resurrects a dead girl using an artificial intelligence microchip from a robot he created that had previously been destroyed by a malicious neighbor.

During his most active years, Labyorteaux made guest appearances on numerous television shows, including The Rookies, The Bob Newhart Show, Mulligan's Stew, Lou Grant, Here's Boomer (spin-off of The Red Hand Gang), The Love Boat, Simon and Simon (crossover episode with Whiz Kids), Highway to Heaven, Night Court, Paradise, and Silk Stalkings.

Most recently, Labyorteaux has worked as a voice actor, providing characterizations in video games and animated features, additional dialogue recording in film and television, and voice-over in advertisements.

In many of Labyorteaux's credits, his last name is spelled without the 'y' as "Laborteaux".

Personal life

Labyorteaux was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the adopted son of Ronald Labyorteaux (1930–1992), an interior designer and talent agent, and actress Frances Marshall (1927–2012). He is the younger brother of Patrick Labyorteaux, also adopted, and Jane Labyorteaux, both of whom are also actors.

Labyorteaux is a skilled video game player. In October 1981 he finished in tenth place for Centipede at the Atari, Inc. world championships, and in April 1982 became the United States Pac-Man champion at a People-sponsored tournament, with a score of 1,200,000.

In 1992, Matthew and his brother founded the Youth Rescue Fund (currently partnered with Los Angeles Youth Supportive Services), a charity organization that assists young people in crisis, and they have since engaged in fundraising for youth shelters across the U.S.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1974	A Woman Under the Influence	Angelo Longhetti	Feature film
1976–83	Little House on the Prairie	Young Charles Ingalls (1976/78) Albert Quinn Ingalls (1978–83)	7 seasons, 89 episodes
1976	NBC Special Treat	Billy	Episode: "Papa and Me"
1976	The Practice	Pete	Episode: Judy Sinclair
1976	Doc	David	Episode: The Death of a Turtle
1976	The Bob Newhart Show	Richie	Episode: "My Boy Guillermo"
1977	A Circle of Children	Brian O'Connell	TV movie
1977	Most Wanted (TV series)	Billy Joe Nelson	Episode: "The Tunnel Killer"
1977	Mulligan's Stew	Duane	Episode: Biggest Mansion
1977	The Red Hand Gang	Frankie	12 episodes
1977	Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo	Matthew Beck	TV movie
1977	Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman	Johnny Doe / Wild Child	23 episodes
1978	King of the Gypsies	Middle Dave
1978	Killing Stone	Christopher Stone	TV movie
1979	Little House Years	Albert Ingalls	Movie
1979	Lou Grant	Mark Donner	Episode: "Kids"
1980	Here's Boomer	Jesse	Episode: "Jailbreak"
1980	The Aliens Are Coming	Timmy Garner	TV movie
1982	The Love Boat	Chip Bronson	Episode: "The Same Wavelength/Winning Isn't Everything/A Honeymoon for Horace"
1983	Little House: Look Back to Yesterday	Albert Ingalls	TV movie
1983	Simon & Simon	Richie Adler	Episode: "Fly the Alibi Skies"
1983–84	Whiz Kids	Richie Adler	18 episodes
1985	Amazing Stories	Andy	Episode: "Fine Tuning"
1985	Highway to Heaven	Matt Haynes	Episode: "The Right Thing"
1986	Shattered Spirits	Ken Mollencamp	TV movie
1986	Deadly Friend	Paul Conway
1988	Hotel	Mark Daniels	Episode: "Double Take"
1989	Night Court	Bobby Johnson	Episode: "Branded" (Parts 1 and 2)
1990	Guns of Paradise	Sam Devitt	Episode: "The Coward"
1991	The Last to Go	Nathan Holover	TV movie
1991	Silk Stalkings	Jason Dietz	Episode: "Dirty Laundry"
1993	Barbarians at the Gate	Teenage F. Ross Johnson	TV movie (uncredited)
1995	Spider-Man (1994 TV series)	Flash Thompson	Episode: "Neogenic Nightmare Chapter 8: Duel of the Hunters"
1995	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Rob / Chuck	Episode: "Eau de Krumm/O'Lucky Monster"
2006	Everyone's Hero	Additional Voices	Voice
2009	Bride Wars	Additional Voices	Voice
2013	The Wind Rises	Additional Voices	Voice

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Title of work	Result
1983	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor in a Drama Series	Little House on the Prairie	Nominated
1984	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor in a New Television Series	Whiz Kids	Nominated
1984	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor in a Drama Series	Little House on the Prairie	Nominated

External links

• Matthew Labyorteaux at the Internet Movie Database