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Matthew Laborteaux (born December 8, 1966) is an American actor who has starred in television and film. He is perhaps best known for portraying the character Albert Quinn Ingalls on the hit NBC series Little House on the Prairie from 1976 to 1983. Matthew Laborteaux 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... MORE

Matthew Laborteaux (born December 8, 1966) is an American actor who has starred in television and film. He is perhaps best known for portraying the character Albert Quinn Ingalls on the hit NBC series Little House on the Prairie from 1976 to 1983. Matthew Laborteaux 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, Laborteaux also starred in the short-lived television series The Red Hand Gang (1977) and Whiz Kids (1983), in addition to several made-for-television movies. Laborteaux's most prominent film role was in the 1986 Wes Craven feature Deadly Friend 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, Laborteaux made guest appearances on numerous television shows, including The Bob Newhart Show, Lou Grant, Here's LESS