Robert Englund

76 · Born: Jun 6, 1947

Personal Details

Official Socials

Born Jun 6, 1947 Glendale, California, USA

Spouse

Nancy Booth
( Oct 1, 1988 to Apr 28, 2024 )
Elizabeth Gardner
( Sep 15, 1968 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

John Kent Englund
Janis (MacDonald) Englund

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article robert Englund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2023

Abruptio as Mr. Salk

Natty Knocks as Mr. Meredeth

2022

Choose or Die as Robert Englund

Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror

Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror as Narrator (voice)

2021

Dota: Dragon's Blood

Dota: Dragon's Blood as Aetherak (voice)

2017

Nightworld: Door of Hell

Nightworld: Door of Hell as Jacob

2016

The Midnight Man

The Midnight Man as Dr. Goodberry

2015

Kantemir as John Larousse

The Funhouse Massacre

The Funhouse Massacre as Warden Kane

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda as Bickerman

2014

The Last Showing

The Last Showing as Stuart

Fear Clinic as Dr. Andover

2013

Sanitarium as Sam

The Moleman of Belmont Avenue

The Moleman of Belmont Avenue as Hezekiah Confab

2012

Zombie Mutation

Zombie Mutation as Dream Man

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter as Jim Bickerman

2011

Inkubus as Inkubus

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Robert

Good Day for It

Good Day for It as Wayne Jackson

Regular Show as Stagman (voice)

Hawaii Five-0 as Samuel Lee

2010

I Want to Be a Soldier

I Want to Be a Soldier as Psychologist

Supernatural as Dr. Robert

2009

Night of the Sinner

Night of the Sinner as The Prince

2008

Zombie Strippers!

Zombie Strippers! as Ian

Red as Mr. Doust

The Spectacular Spider-Man

The Spectacular Spider-Man as Vulture (voice)

2007

Black Swarm as Eli Giles

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer as Professor Gordon Crowley

2006

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon as Doc Halloran

Heartstopper as Sheriff Berger

2005

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror as The MC

2001 Maniacs as Mayor Buckman

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror as The MC

The Batman as The Riddler (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited as Felix Faust (voice)

2004

Dubbed & Dangerous 3

Dubbed & Dangerous 3 as Mr. Englund

Nobody Knows Anything!

Nobody Knows Anything! as Jack Sampson

2003

Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy vs. Jason as Freddy Krueger

2002

Windfall as Scratch

Wish You Were Dead

Wish You Were Dead as Bernie Garces

2001

Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation

Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation as Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

The Nightmare Room

The Nightmare Room as Mr. Bell

Charmed as Gammill

2000

Python as Dr. Anton Rudolph

1999

The Prince and the Surfer

The Prince and the Surfer as Kratski

1998

Urban Legend as Professor William Wexler

Strangeland as Jackson Roth

Meet the Deedles

Meet the Deedles as Nemo

The Simpsons as Freddy Krueger (voice)

1997

Wishmaster as Raymond Beaumont

Perfect Target as Colonel Shakwell

1996

The Vampyre Wars

The Vampyre Wars

The Paper Brigade

The Paper Brigade as Crazy Man Cooper

Starquest II as Father O'Neill

Killer Tongue as Prison Director

Sliders as Dr. James Aldohn

Married... with Children

Married... with Children as Lucifer

1995

The Unspoken Truth

The Unspoken Truth as Ernest Trainor

The Mangler as William 'Bill' Gartley

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger as Lyle Eckert

1994

Mortal Fear as Dr. Ralph Wannamaker

1993

The Nightmare Begins Again

The Nightmare Begins Again as Freddy Krueger

Night Terrors as Marquis De Sade

1992

Dance Macabre as Anthony / Madame

Nightmare Cafe as Blackie

1991

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare as Freddy Krueger

1990

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane as Smiley

1989

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child as Freddy Krueger

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera as Erik Destler / The Phantom

1988

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as Freddy Krueger

Freddy's Nightmares

Freddy's Nightmares as Freddy Krueger

1987

Infidelity as Scott

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as Freddy Krueger

1986

Never Too Young to Die

Never Too Young to Die as Riley

1985

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as Freddy Krueger

Knight Rider as Edward Kent

1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street as Fred Krueger

V as Willie

1983

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice as Freddy Beenstock

The Fighter as Charlie

V as Willie

1982

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Thou Shalt Not Kill as Bobby Collins

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder as Tripper

Mysterious Two as Boone

1981

Galaxy of Terror

Galaxy of Terror as Ranger

Dead & Buried as Harry

Hart to Hart as Buddy Kilgore

1980

CHiPs as Zack

1979

Mind Over Murder

Mind Over Murder as Ted Beasly

1978

The Fifth Floor

The Fifth Floor as Benny

Big Wednesday as Fly

The Great Smokey Roadblock

The Great Smokey Roadblock as Beebo Crozier

1977

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy as Willy

1976

Stay Hungry as Franklin

Eaten Alive as Buck

1975

Sunburst as Michael Sutherland

1974

Buster and Billie

Buster and Billie as Whitey

appearances

2024

2022

In Search of Darkness: Part III

In Search of Darkness: Part III

2021

Attack of the Hollywood Cliches!

Attack of the Hollywood Cliches!

Behind the Monsters

Behind the Monsters

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

2020

True Terror with Robert Englund

True Terror with Robert Englund

2019

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

2018

Urban Legacy: The Making of Urban Legend

Urban Legacy: The Making of Urban Legend

2017

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

2011

Scream: The Inside Story

Scream: The Inside Story

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Hollywood Don't Surf!

Hollywood Don't Surf!

2006

The House That Freddy Built

The House That Freddy Built

Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street

Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street

2005

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

The Perfect Scary Movie

The Perfect Scary Movie

2004

The 100 Scariest Movie Moments

The 100 Scariest Movie Moments

2000

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

1999

Welcome to Primetime

Welcome to Primetime

1997

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

1994

1991

Hooray for Horrorwood

Hooray for Horrorwood

1989

The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'

The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'

1986

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

directing

2008

Killer Pad as Director

1988

976-EVIL as Director