Robert Englund
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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
Credits
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
as Fred Krueger
Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)
as Cricket (voice)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
as Freddy Krueger
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
as Freddy Krueger
Zombie Strippers! (2008)
as Ian
Urban Legend (1998)
as Professor William Wexler
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
as Freddy Krueger
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
as Freddy Krueger
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
as Freddy Krueger
Hatchet (2006)
as Samson Dunstan
2001 Maniacs (2005)
as Mayor Buckman
Wishmaster (1997)
as Raymond Beaumont
Red (2008)
as Mr. Doust
The Mangler (1995)
as William 'Bill' Gartley
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)
as Jim Bickerman
Stay Hungry (1976)
as Franklin
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
as Freddy Krueger
Eaten Alive (1976)
as Buck
Choose or Die (2022)
as Robert Englund (voice)
Dead & Buried (1981)
as Harry
Big Wednesday (1978)
as "Fly"
A Star Is Born (1976)
as Marty (uncredited)
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
as Ranger
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble (—)
as Cricket (voice)
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
as Smiley
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
as Doc Halloran
Python (2000)
as Dr. Anton Rudolph
The Midnight Man (2016)
as Dr. Goodberry
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! (2022)
Actor
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2013)
as Jim Bickerman
Meet the Deedles (1998)
as Nemo
St. Ives (1976)
as Hood
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
as Scott
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)
as Self
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard (2008)
as Adrian Toomes/Vulture (voice)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
as Self
The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
as Warden Kane
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
as Erik Destler / The Phantom
Never Too Young to Die (1986)
as Riley
Hustle (1975)
as Hold-up Man
Strippers vs. Werewolves (2012)
as Tapper
In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)
as Self
Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
as Jack Sampson
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! (2021)
as Self - Actor
Natty Knocks (2023)
as Mr. Meredeth
Black Swarm (2007)
as Eli Giles
Night Terrors (1993)
as Marquis De Sade
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)
as Man in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
Abruptio (2024)
as Mr. Salk
Scream: The Inside Story (2011)
as Self
Heckler (2007)
as Self
Wish You Were Dead (2002)
as Bernie Garces
The Fifth Floor (1978)
as Benny
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
as Self
Bloodbrothers (1978)
as Mott
Fear Clinic (2014)
as Dr. Andover
The Paper Brigade (1996)
as Crazy Man Cooper
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007)
as Professor Gordon Crowley
Killer Tongue (1996)
as Prison Director
Strangeland (1998)
as Jackson Roth
Dance Macabre (1992)
as Anthony
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)
as Self
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)
as Informer
Heartstopper (2006)
as Sheriff Berger
Windfall (2002)
as Scratch
Good Day for It (2011)
as Wayne Jackson
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1999)
Actor
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)
as Robert
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
Spider-Man: Re-Animated (2009)
as Self
I Want to Live (1983)
as Sam Cooper
Nightworld (2017)
as Jacob
The Last Showing (2014)
as Stuart
Mad Props (2024)
as Self
Sanitarium (2013)
as Sam
Dance of the Dead (2005)
as MC
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
as Self
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)
as Self
Inkubus (2011)
as Inkubus
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994)
as Self
I Am Nancy (2011)
as Self
The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)
as Freddy Krueger
The Quantum Devil (2023)
as Barada (voice)
Witches Blood (2014)
as Himself
Slashed Dreams (1975)
as Michael Sutherland
The Fighter (1983)
as Charlie
Mortal Fear (1994)
as Dr. Ralph Wannamaker
Starquest II (1996)
as Father O'Neill
The Great Smokey Roadblock (1978)
as Beebo Crozier
Buster and Billie (1974)
as Whitey
The Unspoken Truth (1995)
as Ernest Trainor
The Prince and the Surfer (1999)
as Kratski
Perfect Target (1997)
as Colonel Shakwell
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)
as Peter Cartwright
In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)
as Self
Infidelity (1987)
as Scott
Halloween in Hollywood (2022)
as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006)
as Self
Justice League: Paradise Lost (2003)
as Felix Faust (voice)
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)
as Self
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
as Willy
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)
as Tripper
FredHeads: The Documentary (2022)
as Himself
Waking a Brutal Beast (2026)
as Himself
Mysterious Two (1982)
as Boone
Making Fun: The Story of Funko (2018)
as Self
Welcome to Primetime (1999)
as Self
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend (2018)
as Self
Cult of Terror (2017)
as Self - Actor
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)
as Self
The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991)
as Self - Host
Kantemir (2015)
as John Larousse
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
I Want to Be a Soldier (2010)
as Psychologist
The House That Freddy Built (2006)
as Self
Zombie Mutation (2012)
as Dream Man
Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon (—)
as Doc Halloran
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis (2020)
as Self
Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera (2015)
as Self
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997)
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 (2020)
as Self
Mind Over Murder (1979)
as Ted Beasly
The Return of Cagliostro (2003)
as Erroll Douglas
Night of the Sinner (2009)
as The Prince
The Making of 'Hatchet' (2007)
as Self
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story (1991)
as Freddy Krueger
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' (1989)
as Self / Freddy Krueger
The Freddy Krueger Special (1988)
as Freddy Krueger
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)
as Narrator (voice) / Self
The Courage and the Passion (1978)
as Sgt. Bell
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)
as Bobby Collins
The Vampyre Wars (1996)
Actor
Hobson's Choice (1983)
as Freddy Beenstock
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam (2017)
as Skull Collector
The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue (2013)
as Hezekiah Confab
Nightmares in the Makeup Chair (2021)
as Self
Hooray for Horrorwood (1991)
as Self
Dubbed and Dangerous 3 (2004)
as Mr. Englund
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror (2010)
as Self
Like a Bad Dream (2003)
as Professor
Genesis: Development Hell (2004)
as Self
Bride of Weekend of Horrors (1991)
as Self
Under the Bed (2023)
as Narrator