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