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Robert Englund

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jun 6, 1947 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

Biography

Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and voice-actor, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in 1987 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master in 1988. Englund is a classically trained actor.

Known For

Acting
2026Pinocchio: UnstrungCricket (voice)
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2024Mad PropsSelf
2024AbruptioMr. Salk
2023Natty KnocksMr. Meredeth
2023The Quantum DevilBarada (voice)
2023Under the BedNarrator
2023Royal CrackersWarwick (voice)
2023Curses!Cornelius (voice)
2022FredHeads: The DocumentaryHimself
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf
2022Halloween in HollywoodSelf
2022The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund StorySelf
2022Choose or DieRobert Englund (voice)
2022Blumhouse's Compendium of HorrorNarrator (voice)
2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!Self - Actor
2021Nightmares in the Makeup ChairSelf
2021DOTA: Dragon's BloodAetherak (voice)
2021Behind the MonstersSelf
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1Self
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: SequelitisSelf
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)
2020True Terror with Robert EnglundHimself
2019Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm StreetSelf
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf
2018Making Fun: The Story of FunkoSelf
2018Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban LegendSelf
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf
2017NightworldJacob
2017To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder StorySelf
2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of SamSkull Collector
2017Cult of TerrorSelf - Actor
2016The Midnight ManDr. Goodberry
2016Stranger ThingsVictor Creel
2015Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the OperaSelf
2015KantemirJohn Larousse
2015Lake Placid vs. AnacondaJim Bickerman
2015The Funhouse MassacreWarden Kane
2015Pig Goat Banana CricketLost Larry (voice)
2014The Last ShowingStuart
2014Witches BloodHimself
2014Fear ClinicDr. Andover
2014BreadwinnersOne-Eyed Peekaboo (voice)
2013The Mole Man of Belmont AvenueHezekiah Confab
2013Lake Placid: The Final ChapterJim Bickerman
2013SanitariumSam
2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thSelf
2013Uncle GrandpaBoogie Man (voice)
2013The GoldbergsFreddy Krueger
2013Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.Pluto (voice)
2012Strippers vs. WerewolvesTapper
2012Zombie MutationDream Man
2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy KruegerNarrator (voice) / Self
2012Comic Book MenSelf
2012Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesDire Beaver / Dread Beaver (voice)
2011Scream: The Inside StorySelf
2011Good Day for ItWayne Jackson
2011InkubusInkubus
2011I Am NancySelf
2011Underground Entertainment: The MovieRobert
2011Green Lantern: The Animated SeriesMyglom (voice)
2011WorkaholicsJosh / Dr. TelAmeriCorp
2010I Want to Be a SoldierPsychologist
2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf
2010Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of TerrorSelf
2010Hawaii Five-0Samuel Lee
2010Regular ShowMystery Man (voice)
2010Regular ShowAnti-Pops (voice)
2010Regular ShowStagman (voice)
2009Night of the SinnerThe Prince
2009Fear ClinicDr. Andover
2008RedMr. Doust
2008Zombie Strippers!Ian
2008The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the LizardAdrian Toomes/Vulture (voice)
2008The Spectacular Spider-ManAdrian Toomes / Vulture (voice)
2008The Spectacular Spider-ManVulture (voice)
2007HecklerSelf
2007Jack Brooks: Monster SlayerProfessor Gordon Crowley
2007Black SwarmEli Giles
2007The Making of 'Hatchet'Self
2007ChuckDr. Stanley Wheelwright
2006HeartstopperSheriff Berger
2006Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonDoc Halloran
2006HatchetSamson Dunstan
2006Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’Self
2006The House That Freddy BuiltSelf
2006El hormigueroSelf
20052001 ManiacsMayor Buckman
2005Dance of the DeadThe MC
2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelf
2005BonesRay Buxley
2005Masters of HorrorThe MC
2005Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron
2005SupernaturalDr. Robert
2005Criminal Minds
2004Nobody Knows Anything!Jack Sampson
2004Dubbed and Dangerous 3Mr. Englund
2004The BatmanThe Riddler (voice)
2004Justice League UnlimitedFelix Faust (voice)
2004100 Scariest Movie MomentsSelf
2003Freddy vs. JasonFreddy Krueger
2003The Return of CagliostroErroll Douglas
2003As a Bad DreamProfessor
2003Justice League: Paradise LostFelix Faust (voice)
2003I'm with Her
2003High Chaparall
2003The New Tom Green ShowSelf
2002Wish You Were DeadBernie Garces
2002WindfallScratch
2001The Nightmare RoomMr. Bell
2001Justice LeagueFelix Faust (voice)
2000PythonDr. Anton Rudolph
2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher FilmSelf
1999The Prince and the SurferKratski
1999Welcome to PrimetimeSelf
1999The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1998Urban LegendProfessor William Wexler
1998StrangelandJackson Roth
1998Meet the DeedlesNemo
1998CharmedGammill
1998The HughleysEvil Bloodthirsty Brian
1997WishmasterRaymond Beaumont
1997Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!Self
1997Perfect TargetColonel Shakwell
1996Killer TonguePrison Director
1996The Paper BrigadeCrazy Man Cooper
1996Starquest IIFather O'Neill
1996The Vampyre Wars
1996The Jamie Foxx ShowClive
1995The ManglerWilliam 'Bill' Gartley
1995The Unspoken TruthErnest Trainor
1995SlidersDr. James Aldohn
1995MADtvSelf
1995Lo + plusSelf - Guest
1994Wes Craven's New NightmareRobert Englund / Freddy Krueger
1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LifestylePeter Cartwright
1994Mortal FearDr. Ralph Wannamaker
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelf
1994Babylon 5Jeremiah
1993The Nightmare Begins AgainFreddy Krueger
1993Night TerrorsMarquis De Sade
1993Walker, Texas RangerLyle Eckert
1993RTL Samstag Nacht
1992Dance MacabreAnthony
1992Nightmare CafeBlackie
1991Freddy's Dead: The Final NightmareFreddy Krueger
1991Bride of Weekend of HorrorsSelf
1991Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger StoryFreddy Krueger
1991Hooray for HorrorwoodSelf
1991The Horror Hall of Fame IISelf / Host
1990The Adventures of Ford FairlaneSmiley
1989A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream ChildFreddy Krueger
1989The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'Self / Freddy Krueger
1989The Phantom of the OperaErik Destler / The Phantom
1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the ChudMan in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
1989The SimpsonsFreddy Krueger (voice)
1988A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterFreddy Krueger
1988The Freddy Krueger SpecialFreddy Krueger
1988Freddy's NightmaresFreddy Krueger
1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsFreddy Krueger
1987InfidelityScott
1987Married... with ChildrenLucifer
1986Never Too Young to DieRiley
1986Fangoria's Weekend of HorrorsSelf
1986DowntownDennis Shothoffer
1985A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's RevengeFreddy Krueger
1985MacGyverTim Wexler
1985Hollywood BeatCaptain Crusader
1984A Nightmare on Elm StreetFred Krueger
1984Night CourtArnold Preminger
1984HunterVaughn
1984VWillie
1984V: The Final BattleWillie
1983Hobson's ChoiceFreddy Beenstock
1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandScott
1983I Want to LiveSam Cooper
1983The FighterCharlie
1983Manimal
1983VWillie
1982Don't Cry, It's Only ThunderTripper
1982Mysterious TwoBoone
1982Thou Shalt Not KillBobby Collins
1982Knight RiderEdward Kent
1982Cassie & Co.Cliff Jenner
1981Dead & BuriedHarry
1981Galaxy of TerrorRanger
1981Simon & Simon
1979The Ordeal of Patty HearstInformer
1979Mind Over MurderTed Beasly
1979Hart to HartBuddy Kilgore
1979California Fever
1979Paris
1978The Great Smokey RoadblockBeebo Crozier
1978The Fifth FloorBenny
1978Big Wednesday"Fly"
1978BloodbrothersMott
1978The Courage and the PassionSgt. Bell
1977Young Joe, the Forgotten KennedyWilly
1977CHiPsZack
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977Code RSnooker
1976Stay HungryFranklin
1976Eaten AliveBuck
1976St. IvesHood
1976A Star Is BornMarty (uncredited)
1976Alice
1976Charlie's AngelsHarold Belkin
1975Slashed DreamsMichael Sutherland
1975HustleHold-up Man
1974Buster and BillieWhitey
1974Police Woman
-Poohniverse: Monsters AssembleCricket (voice)
-Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie VernonDoc Halloran
Production
2015KantemirProducer
1988Freddy's NightmaresConsulting Producer
Directing
2008Killer PadDirector
1988976-EVILDirector
1988Freddy's NightmaresDirector
Crew
2013Krueger: Another Tale from Elm StreetThanks
2011The Nightmare Ends on Halloween IIThanks
2004The Nightmare Ends on HalloweenThanks