A man who starred in Disney's 1986 family adventure film Flight of the Navigator as a child, has been charged in connection with a bank robbery in British Columbia, Canada.

Police arrested 42-year-old Deleriyes Joe Cramer earlier this week after a man dressed in a disguise left a bank with an undisclosed amount of money.

Constable Harrison Mohr says the man, also known as Joey Cramer, has been charged with robbery, disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence, failing to stop for a peace officer and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle in relation to the heist on April 28th.

"Despite the fact that a disguise was used during the robbery, the suspect was quickly identified by some of our officers, who had recently dealt with him on an unrelated matter," Mohr said.

Cramer was 12 years old when he starred in Flight of the Navigator, which was directed by Randal Kleiser, the man previously responsible for both Grease and The Blue Lagoon.

Despite the popularity of the Disney action adventure, in which a young boy becomes the pilot of a futuristic UFO, Cramer's career never took off. His other credits include the 1984 film Runaway starring Tom Selleck, 1986's The Clan of the Cave Bear and the 1987 television movie Stone Fox.