
Robert 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Fred Krueger
1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
as Freddy Krueger
1988

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
as Freddy Krueger
1989

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
as Freddy Krueger
1985

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - Actor
2021

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Freddy Krueger
1987

FredHeads: The Documentary
as Himself
2022

Wishmaster
as Raymond Beaumont
1997

Heartstopper
as Sheriff Berger
2006

2001 Maniacs
as Mayor Buckman
2005

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Doc Halloran
2006

Stay Hungry
as Franklin
1976

Eaten Alive
as Buck
1976

Freddy vs. Jason
as Freddy Krueger
2003

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Freddy Krueger
1991

Wish You Were Dead
as Bernie Garces
2002

Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera
as Self
2015

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger
1994

Dead & Buried
as Harry
1981

Hatchet
as Samson Dunstan
2006
TV Appearances

Alice
1976

Night Court
as Arnold Preminger
1984

CHiPs
as Zack
1977

The Simpsons
as Freddy Krueger (voice)
1989

Sliders
as Dr. James Aldohn
1995

Simon & Simon
1981

Bones
as Ray Buxley
2005

The Jamie Foxx Show
as Clive
1996

Knight Rider
as Edward Kent
1982

Charmed
as Gammill
1998

The Batman
as The Riddler (voice)
2004

Comic Book Men
as Self
2012