Robert Englund
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 6 June 1947 · Glendale, California, USA
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
Acting 154
- 2026New Line: Independent Legacies as Self (archive footage)
- 2026Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble as Cricket (voice)
- 2026Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon as Doc Halloran
- 2026Pinocchio: Unstrung as Cricket (voice)
- 2026Waking a Brutal Beast as Himself
- 2025Blood Moon as Actor
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2024Abruptio as Mr. Salk
- 2024Mad Props as Self
- 2023Under the Bed as Narrator
- 2023Natty Knocks as Mr. Meredeth
- 2023The Quantum Devil as Barada (voice)
- 2022In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- 2022The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
- 2022Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story as Self
- 2022Halloween in Hollywood as Self
- 2022FredHeads: The Documentary as Himself
- 2022Choose or Die as Robert Englund (voice)
- 2021Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! as Self - Actor
- 2021Nightmares in the Makeup Chair as Self
- 2020In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
- 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis as Self
- 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 as Self
- 2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- 2019Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street as Self
- 2018Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend as Self
- 2018Making Fun: The Story of Funko as Self
- 2017Cult of Terror as Self - Actor
- 2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam as Skull Collector
- 2017To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story as Self
- 2017Nightworld as Jacob
- 2016The Midnight Man as Dr. Goodberry
- 2015The Funhouse Massacre as Warden Kane
- 2015Kantemir as John Larousse
- 2015Lake Placid vs. Anaconda as Jim Bickerman
- 2015Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera as Self
- 2014Fear Clinic as Dr. Andover
- 2014The Last Showing as Stuart
- 2014Witches Blood as Himself
- 2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self
- 2013The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue as Hezekiah Confab
- 2013Lake Placid: The Final Chapter as Jim Bickerman
- 2013It's a Miserable Life as Freddy Kruger
- 2013Sanitarium as Sam
- 2012Zombie Mutation as Dream Man
- 2012Strippers vs. Werewolves as Tapper
- 2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger as Narrator (voice) / Self
- 2011Inkubus as Inkubus
- 2011Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Robert
- 2011I Am Nancy as Self
- 2011Good Day for It as Wayne Jackson
- 2011Scream: The Inside Story as Self
- 2010Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror as Self
- 2010I Want to Be a Soldier as Psychologist
- 2010Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape as Self (archive footage)
- 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self
- 2009Spider-Man: Re-Animated as Self
- 2009Night of the Sinner as The Prince
- 2008The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard as Adrian Toomes/Vulture (voice)
- 2008Red as Mr. Doust
- 2008Zombie Strippers! as Ian
- 2007The Making of 'Hatchet' as Self
- 2007Black Swarm as Eli Giles
- 2007Heckler as Self
- 2007Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer as Professor Gordon Crowley
- 2006Heartstopper as Sheriff Berger
- 2006Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ as Self
- 2006Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon as Doc Halloran
- 2006Hatchet as Samson Dunstan
- 2006The House That Freddy Built as Self
- 2005Hollywood's Greatest Villains as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005Dance of the Dead as MC
- 2005The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
- 20052001 Maniacs as Mayor Buckman
- 2005Criminal Minds · 1 episode
- 2004Nobody Knows Anything! as Jack Sampson
- 2004The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Ranger (archive footage)
- 2004Genesis: Development Hell as Self
- 2004Dubbed and Dangerous 3 as Mr. Englund
- 2003The Return of Cagliostro as Erroll Douglas
- 2003As a Bad Dream as Professor
- 2003Freddy vs. Jason as Freddy Krueger
- 2003Justice League: Paradise Lost as Felix Faust (voice)
- 2002Windfall as Scratch
- 2002Wish You Were Dead as Bernie Garces
- 2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film as Self
- 2000Python as Dr. Anton Rudolph
- 1999The Prince and the Surfer as Kratski
- 1999Welcome to Primetime as Self
- 1999The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
- 1998Strangeland as Jackson Roth
- 1998Urban Legend as Professor William Wexler
- 1998Meet the Deedles as Nemo
- 1997Wishmaster as Raymond Beaumont
- 1997Perfect Target as Colonel Shakwell
- 1997Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! as Self
- 1996Killer Tongue as Prison Director
- 1996The Paper Brigade as Crazy Man Cooper
- 1996The Vampyre Wars
- 1996Starquest II as Father O'Neill
- 1995The Unspoken Truth as Ernest Trainor
- 1995The Mangler as William 'Bill' Gartley
- 1994Mortal Fear as Dr. Ralph Wannamaker
- 1994Wes Craven's New Nightmare as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger
- 1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
- 1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle as Peter Cartwright
- 1993Night Terrors as Marquis De Sade
- 1993The Nightmare Begins Again as Freddy Krueger
- 1992Dance Macabre as Anthony
- 1991Hooray for Horrorwood as Self
- 1991Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story as Freddy Krueger
- 1991Bride of Weekend of Horrors as Self
- 1991The Horror Hall of Fame II as Self - Host
- 1991Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare as Freddy Krueger
- 1990The Adventures of Ford Fairlane as Smiley
- 1989The Phantom of the Opera as Erik Destler / The Phantom
- 1989The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' as Self / Freddy Krueger
- 1989A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child as Freddy Krueger
- 1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud as Man in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
- 1989The Simpsons as Freddy Krueger (voice) · 1 episode
- 1988No More Mr. Nice Guy as Freddy Krueger
- 1988A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as Freddy Krueger
- 1988The Freddy Krueger Special as Freddy Krueger
- 1987Infidelity as Scott
- 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as Freddy Krueger
- 1986Never Too Young to Die as Riley
- 1986Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors as Self
- 1985A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge as Freddy Krueger
- 1984A Nightmare on Elm Street as Fred Krueger
- 1984V: The Final Battle as Willie
- 1983Hobson's Choice as Freddy Beenstock
- 1983I Want to Live as Sam Cooper
- 1983Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land as Scott
- 1983The Fighter as Charlie
- 1982Mysterious Two as Boone
- 1982Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder as Tripper
- 1982Thou Shalt Not Kill as Bobby Collins
- 1981Galaxy of Terror as Ranger
- 1981Dead & Buried as Harry
- 1979Mind Over Murder as Ted Beasly
- 1979The Ordeal of Patty Hearst as Informer
- 1978The Fifth Floor as Benny
- 1978Bloodbrothers as Mott
- 1978The Great Smokey Roadblock as Beebo Crozier
- 1978The Courage and the Passion as Sgt. Bell
- 1978Big Wednesday as "Fly"
- 1977Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy as Willy
- 1976Eaten Alive as Buck
- 1976A Star Is Born as Marty (uncredited)
- 1976Stay Hungry as Franklin
- 1976St. Ives as Hood
- 1975Hustle as Hold-up Man
- 1975Slashed Dreams as Michael Sutherland
- 1974Buster and Billie as Whitey
Production 1
- 2015Kantemir · producer
crew 3
- 2013Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street · thanks
- 2011The Nightmare Ends on Halloween II · thanks
- 2004The Nightmare Ends on Halloween · thanks
Directing 2
- 2008Killer Pad · director
- 1988976-EVIL · director