(CNN) — Henry Thomas, best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 film “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” was arrested Monday in Oregon, police told CNN.
Jennifer Massey, public information officer for the Tualatin Police Department, told CNN that a passerby called police about a suspicious-looking vehicle that was stopped in a lane in the Portland suburb.
Thomas, 48, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and was taken to the Washington County Jail, according to Massey. He was released from custody Tuesday morning on his own recognizance, according to a jail spokesperson.
“E.T.” made a star of the 10-year-old Thomas in 1982. He went on to an acting career that has included “Legends of the Fall,” “Gangs of New York” and Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House.”
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