
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





