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