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
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
as Fred Krueger
Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)
as Cricket (voice)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
as Freddy Krueger
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
as 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
Wishmaster (1997)
as Raymond Beaumont
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
as Freddy Krueger
Zombie Strippers! (2008)
as Ian
Slashed Dreams (1975)
as Michael Sutherland
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
as Ranger
2001 Maniacs (2005)
as Mayor Buckman
Hatchet (2006)
as Samson Dunstan
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)
as Jim Bickerman
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2013)
as Jim Bickerman
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
as Smiley
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
as Freddy Krueger
Urban Legend (1998)
as Professor William Wexler
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble (—)
as Cricket (voice)
Red (2008)
as Mr. Doust
Big Wednesday (1978)
as "Fly"
The Mangler (1995)
as William 'Bill' Gartley
A Star Is Born (1976)
as Marty (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
as Erik Destler / The Phantom
Strippers vs. Werewolves (2012)
as Tapper
Choose or Die (2022)
as Robert Englund (voice)
Eaten Alive (1976)
as Buck
Zombie Mutation (2012)
as Dream Man
The Midnight Man (2016)
as Dr. Goodberry
Dead & Buried (1981)
as Harry
Scream: The Inside Story (2011)
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
as Self
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)
as Man in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
Python (2000)
as Dr. Anton Rudolph
Abruptio (2024)
as Mr. Salk
Never Too Young to Die (1986)
as Riley
Windfall (2002)
as Scratch
Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
as Jack Sampson
Heartstopper (2006)
as Sheriff Berger
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
as Doc Halloran
Meet the Deedles (1998)
as Nemo
Buster and Billie (1974)
as Whitey
Night Terrors (1993)
as Marquis De Sade
The Paper Brigade (1996)
as Crazy Man Cooper
New Line: Independent Legacies (—)
as Self (archive footage)
Mad Props (2024)
as Self
FredHeads: The Documentary (2022)
as Himself
Stay Hungry (1976)
as Franklin
The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991)
as Self - Host
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! (2021)
as Self - Actor
Heckler (2007)
as Self
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! (2022)
Actor
The Fifth Floor (1978)
as Benny
Killer Tongue (1996)
as Prison Director
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007)
as Professor Gordon Crowley
Wish You Were Dead (2002)
as Bernie Garces
The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
as Warden Kane
The Return of Cagliostro (2003)
as Erroll Douglas
Perfect Target (1997)
as Colonel Shakwell
Inkubus (2011)
as Inkubus
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 (2020)
as Self
The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)
as Freddy Krueger
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)
as Informer
I Want to Live (1983)
as Sam Cooper
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
as Scott
The Prince and the Surfer (1999)
as Kratski
St. Ives (1976)
as Hood
The Quantum Devil (2023)
as Barada (voice)
In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)
as Self
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard (2008)
as Adrian Toomes/Vulture (voice)
I Want to Be a Soldier (2010)
as Psychologist
Halloween in Hollywood (2022)
as Self
Strangeland (1998)
as Jackson Roth
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
as Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
as Self
Dance Macabre (1992)
as Anthony
Good Day for It (2011)
as Wayne Jackson
The Great Smokey Roadblock (1978)
as Beebo Crozier
The Last Showing (2014)
as Stuart
Welcome to Primetime (1999)
as Self
Sanitarium (2013)
as Sam
Fear Clinic (2014)
as Dr. Andover
Bloodbrothers (1978)
as Mott
Natty Knocks (2023)
as Mr. Meredeth
Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon (—)
as Doc Halloran
Under the Bed (2023)
as Narrator
Waking a Brutal Beast (2026)
as Himself
Spider-Man: Re-Animated (2009)
as Self
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)
as Self
Black Swarm (2007)
as Eli Giles
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
Nightmares in the Makeup Chair (2021)
as Self
Mind Over Murder (1979)
as Ted Beasly
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' (1989)
as Self / Freddy Krueger
In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)
as Self
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend (2018)
as Self
Making Fun: The Story of Funko (2018)
as Self
The Unspoken Truth (1995)
as Ernest Trainor
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994)
as Self
Nightworld (2017)
as Jacob
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)
as Robert
Cult of Terror (2017)
as Self - Actor
Hobson's Choice (1983)
as Freddy Beenstock
The Making of 'Hatchet' (2007)
as Self
Mortal Fear (1994)
as Dr. Ralph Wannamaker
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1999)
Actor
Hooray for Horrorwood (1991)
as Self
Witches Blood (2014)
as Himself
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)
as Self
Hustle (1975)
as Hold-up Man
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)
as Self
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
as Willy
Starquest II (1996)
as Father O'Neill
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)
as Peter Cartwright
The House That Freddy Built (2006)
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis (2020)
as Self
Justice League: Paradise Lost (2003)
as Felix Faust (voice)
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997)
as Self
Mysterious Two (1982)
as Boone
Dance of the Dead (2005)
as MC
I Am Nancy (2011)
as Self
The Fighter (1983)
as Charlie
Night of the Sinner (2009)
as The Prince
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)
as Tripper
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)
as Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)
as Narrator (voice) / Self
The Freddy Krueger Special (1988)
as Freddy Krueger
The Courage and the Passion (1978)
as Sgt. Bell
The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue (2013)
as Hezekiah Confab
The Vampyre Wars (1996)
Actor
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)
as Bobby Collins
Kantemir (2015)
as John Larousse
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006)
as Self
Dubbed and Dangerous 3 (2004)
as Mr. Englund
Genesis: Development Hell (2004)
as Self
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story (1991)
as Freddy Krueger
Like a Bad Dream (2003)
as Professor
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror (2010)
as Self
Infidelity (1987)
as Scott
Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera (2015)
as Self
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam (2017)
as Skull Collector
Bride of Weekend of Horrors (1991)
as Self