Robert Englund

ActorProducerCrewDirectorProduction Jun 6 (age 78) Glendale, California, USA 1974–2026 (52 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Fred Krueger

Film

V

Willie

Film

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Freddy Krueger

Film

Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy Krueger

Film

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger

Film

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

Freddy Krueger

Film

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Freddy Krueger

Film

Urban Legend

Professor William Wexler

Filmography

Acting (213)

Movies (142)

Pinocchio: Unstrung

2026 Upcoming

as Cricket (voice)

Apr 30

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

as Self - (archive footage)

Abruptio

as Mr. Salk

Mad Props

as Self

The Quantum Devil

as Barada (voice)

Natty Knocks

as Mr. Meredeth

Under the Bed

as Narrator

Halloween in Hollywood

2022

as Self

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!

2022

6.3

Choose or Die

2022

as Robert Englund (voice)

5.3

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022

as Self

6.4

In Search of Darkness: Part III

2022

as Self

7.5

FredHeads: The Documentary

2022

as Himself

4.0

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

2021

as Self - Actor

6.0

Nightmares in the Makeup Chair

2021

as Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

2020

as Self

6.5

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020

as Self

7.7

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2020

as (archive footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

2020

as Self

8.0

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

2019

as Self

6.5

Making Fun: The Story of Funko

2018

as Self

6.5

Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend

as Self

Nightworld

as Jacob

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

as Self

Cult of Terror

as Self - Actor

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam

as Skull Collector

The Midnight Man

as Dr. Goodberry

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda

as Jim Bickerman

Kantemir

as John Larousse

The Funhouse Massacre

2015

as Warden Kane

5.3

Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera

2015

as Self

Fear Clinic

as Dr. Andover

Witches Blood

as Himself

The Last Showing

as Stuart

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter

2013

as Jim Bickerman

5.1

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

as Self

Sanitarium

as Sam

The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue

2013

as Hezekiah Confab

4.2

Strippers vs. Werewolves

as Tapper

Zombie Mutation

as Dream Man

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

2012

as Narrator (voice) / Self

5.5

Good Day for It

2011

as Wayne Jackson

5.5

Scream: The Inside Story

as Self

Inkubus

as Inkubus

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

as Robert

I Am Nancy

as Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

as Self

7.8

I Want to Be a Soldier

2010

as Psychologist

5.7

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

as Self

Night of the Sinner

as The Prince

Zombie Strippers!

as Ian

Red

as Mr. Doust

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

2008

as Adrian Toomes/Vulture (voice)

6.9

The Making of 'Hatchet'

2007

as Self

Heckler

as Self

Black Swarm

as Eli Giles

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

2007

as Professor Gordon Crowley

5.6

Hatchet

2006

as Samson Dunstan

5.8

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

as Doc Halloran

Heartstopper

as Sheriff Berger

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

2006

as Self

8.2

The House That Freddy Built

as Self

2001 Maniacs

as Mayor Buckman

The Perfect Scary Movie

as Self

Dance of the Dead

as The MC

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004

as Jack Sampson

3.5

Dubbed and Dangerous 3

2004

as Mr. Englund

2.0

The Return of Cagliostro

as Erroll Douglas

Freddy vs. Jason

as Freddy Krueger

Justice League: Paradise Lost

2003

as Felix Faust (voice)

As a Bad Dream

as Professor

Wish You Were Dead

as Bernie Garces

Windfall

as Scratch

Python

as Dr. Anton Rudolph

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

2000

as Self

6.0

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

1999

7.1

Welcome to Primetime

1999

as Self

The Prince and the Surfer

1999

as Kratski

3.4

Urban Legend

1998

as Professor William Wexler

Meet the Deedles

as Nemo

Strangeland

as Jackson Roth

Wishmaster

as Raymond Beaumont

Perfect Target

as Colonel Shakwell

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

as Self

Killer Tongue

as Prison Director

Starquest II

as Father O'Neill

The Paper Brigade

as Crazy Man Cooper

The Vampyre Wars

The Unspoken Truth

as Ernest Trainor

The Mangler

as William 'Bill' Gartley

4.9

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

1994

as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger

6.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

1994

as Peter Cartwright

7.3

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994

as Self

Mortal Fear

1994

as Dr. Ralph Wannamaker

4.8

Night Terrors

1993

as Marquis De Sade

4.0

The Nightmare Begins Again

as Freddy Krueger

Dance Macabre

as Anthony

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

as Freddy Krueger

5.3

Hooray for Horrorwood

1991

as Self

8.0

Bride of Weekend of Horrors

1991

as Self

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story

1991

as Freddy Krueger

8.0

The Horror Hall of Fame II

1991

as Self / Host

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

1990

as Smiley

6.1

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989

as Freddy Krueger

5.4

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

1989

as Man in Trenchcoat (uncredited)

4.3

The Phantom of the Opera

1989

as Erik Destler / The Phantom

5.6

The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'

1989

as Self / Freddy Krueger

4.7

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

1988

as Freddy Krueger

5.9

The Freddy Krueger Special

1988

as Freddy Krueger

7.5

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

as Freddy Krueger

Infidelity

as Scott

Never Too Young to Die

1986

as Riley

4.6

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

1986

as Self

6.2

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985

as Freddy Krueger

5.8

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

as Fred Krueger

7.3

Hobson's Choice

1983

as Freddy Beenstock

I Want to Live

1983

as Sam Cooper

3.0

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

as Scott

The Fighter

as Charlie

Mysterious Two

as Boone

Thou Shalt Not Kill

as Bobby Collins

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

as Tripper

Galaxy of Terror

as Ranger

Dead & Buried

as Harry

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

as Informer

Mind Over Murder

as Ted Beasly

The Great Smokey Roadblock

as Beebo Crozier

The Fifth Floor

as Benny

Bloodbrothers

as Mott

Big Wednesday

as "Fly"

The Courage and the Passion

1978

as Sgt. Bell

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

1977

as Willy

Stay Hungry

1976

as Franklin

5.7

A Star Is Born

1976

as Marty (uncredited)

Eaten Alive

as Buck

St. Ives

as Hood

Slashed Dreams

as Michael Sutherland

Hustle

as Hold-up Man

Buster and Billie

as Whitey

Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble

as Cricket (voice)

Regular Show: A Regular Epic Final Battle

as Anti-Pops

10.0

Blood Moon

as Actor

Television (71)

Curses!

as Cornelius (voice)

Royal Crackers

as Warwick (voice)

Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror

as Narrator (voice)

DOTA: Dragon's Blood

as Aetherak (voice)

Behind the Monsters

as Self

True Terror with Robert Englund

2020

as Himself

7.3

The Movies That Made Us

2019

as Self

7.2

Eli Roth's History of Horror

as Self

Stranger Things

as Victor Creel

Pig Goat Banana Cricket

2015

as Lost Larry (voice)

3.9

Breadwinners

2014

as One-Eyed Peekaboo (voice)

The Goldbergs

as Freddy Krueger

Uncle Grandpa

as Boogie Man (voice)

4.5

Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.

2013

as Pluto (voice)

6.1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012

as Dire Beaver / Dread Beaver (voice)

Comic Book Men

as Self

Workaholics

as Josh / Dr. TelAmeriCorp

7.4

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

as Myglom (voice)

Hawaii Five-0

as Samuel Lee

Regular Show

as Stagman (voice)

Fear Clinic

as Dr. Andover

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008

as Adrian Toomes / Vulture (voice)

8.6

Chuck

2007

as Dr. Stanley Wheelwright

El hormiguero

as Self

Supernatural

as Dr. Robert

Bones

as Ray Buxley

Criminal Minds

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

6.8

Masters of Horror

2005

as The MC

7.1

Justice League Unlimited

2004

as Felix Faust (voice)

8.3

The Batman

2004

as The Riddler (voice)

8.0

100 Scariest Movie Moments

2004

as Self

8.0

The New Tom Green Show

as Self

I'm with Her

High Chaparall

Justice League

as Felix Faust (voice)

The Nightmare Room

as Mr. Bell

Charmed

as Gammill

The Hughleys

as Evil Bloodthirsty Brian

The Jamie Foxx Show

as Clive

Sliders

as Dr. James Aldohn

MADtv

as Self

Lo + plus

as Self - Guest

Babylon 5

as Jeremiah

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Lyle Eckert

RTL Samstag Nacht

Nightmare Cafe

as Blackie

The Simpsons

as Freddy Krueger (voice)

8.0

Freddy's Nightmares

1988

as Freddy Krueger

7.2

Married... with Children

as Lucifer

Downtown

as Dennis Shothoffer

MacGyver

as Tim Wexler

Hollywood Beat

as Captain Crusader

Night Court

as Arnold Preminger

Hunter

as Vaughn

as Willie

V: The Final Battle

as Willie

as Willie

Manimal

Knight Rider

as Edward Kent

Cassie & Co.

Simon & Simon

Hart to Hart

as Buddy Kilgore

Paris

California Fever

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

CHiPs

as Zack

Code R

as Snooker

Charlie's Angels

as Harold Belkin

Alice

Police Woman

Crew (8)

Movies (6)

Kantemir

2015

Producer

4.1

Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street

2013

Thanks

6.5

The Nightmare Ends on Halloween II

Thanks

Killer Pad

Director

The Nightmare Ends on Halloween

Thanks

976-EVIL

Director

Television (2)

Freddy's Nightmares

Consulting Producer

Freddy's Nightmares

Director