Robert Englund

Known for: Acting

Born: 1947-06-06 (age 79)

From: 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.

Filmography (218)

MOVIE
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026
as Cricket (voice)
MOVIE
Waking a Brutal Beast
2026
as Himself
TV★ 9.6
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
as Anti-Pops / Guard 2 (voice)
TV★ 7.6
Stranger Things: Tales from '85
2026
as Cosmo (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Abruptio
2024
as Mr. Salk
MOVIE★ 6.0
Mad Props
2024
as Self
MOVIE
Under the Bed
2023
as Narrator
TV★ 6.2
Curses!
2023
as Cornelius (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Natty Knocks
2023
as Mr. Meredeth
TV★ 5.7
Royal Crackers
2023
as Warwick (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.9
The Quantum Devil
2023
as Barada (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.5
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022
MOVIE★ 6.6
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022
as Self
TV★ 5.8
Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror
2022
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 1.0
Halloween in Hollywood
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.0
FredHeads: The Documentary
2022
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.2
Choose or Die
2022
as Robert Englund (voice)
TV★ 5.7
Behind the Monsters
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021
as Self - Actor
MOVIE
Nightmares in the Makeup Chair
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.7
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
2021
as Aetherak (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
as Self
MOVIE
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
TV★ 7.3
True Terror with Robert Englund
2020
as Himself
TV★ 7.3
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
2018
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Cult of Terror
2017
as Self - Actor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
2017
as Skull Collector
MOVIE★ 7.9
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.4
Nightworld
2017
as Jacob
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Midnight Man
2016
as Dr. Goodberry
TV★ 8.6
Stranger Things
2016
as Victor Creel
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Funhouse Massacre
2015
as Warden Kane
MOVIE★ 4.1
Kantemir
2015
as John Larousse
TV★ 4.3
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015
as Lost Larry (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
2015
as Jim Bickerman
MOVIE
Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.1
Fear Clinic
2014
as Dr. Andover
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Last Showing
2014
as Stuart
MOVIE★ 1.0
Witches Blood
2014
as Himself
TV★ 4.5
Breadwinners
2014
as One-Eyed Peekaboo (voice)
TV★ 7.4
The Goldbergs
2013
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 7.9
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.2
The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue
2013
as Hezekiah Confab
TV★ 4.6
Uncle Grandpa
2013
as Boogie Man (voice)
TV★ 6.2
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
2013
as Pluto (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter
2013
as Jim Bickerman
MOVIE★ 4.7
Sanitarium
2013
as Sam
MOVIE★ 1.6
Zombie Mutation
2012
as Dream Man
TV★ 8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Dire Beaver / Dread Beaver (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.9
Strippers vs. Werewolves
2012
as Tapper
TV★ 6.9
Comic Book Men
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
as Narrator (voice) / Self
TV★ 7.7
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2011
as Myglom (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.9
Inkubus
2011
as Inkubus
MOVIE★ 7.2
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Robert
MOVIE★ 6.4
I Am Nancy
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Good Day for It
2011
as Wayne Jackson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Workaholics
2011
as Josh / Dr. TelAmeriCorp
MOVIE★ 8.3
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
I Want to Be a Soldier
2010
as Psychologist
TV★ 7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Samuel Lee
TV★ 8.6
Regular Show
2010
as Mystery Man (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
2010
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self
TV★ 3.0
Fear Clinic
2009
as Dr. Andover
MOVIE★ 3.0
Spider-Man: Re-Animated
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.3
Night of the Sinner
2009
as The Prince
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
2008
as Adrian Toomes/Vulture (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Red
2008
as Mr. Doust
MOVIE★ 4.9
Zombie Strippers!
2008
as Ian
TV★ 8.6
The Spectacular Spider-Man
2008
as Adrian Toomes / Vulture (voice)
MOVIE
The Making of 'Hatchet'
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.2
Black Swarm
2007
as Eli Giles
MOVIE★ 5.9
Heckler
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
2007
as Professor Gordon Crowley
TV★ 7.7
Chuck
2007
as Dr. Stanley Wheelwright
MOVIE★ 3.9
Heartstopper
2006
as Sheriff Berger
MOVIE★ 8.2
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006
as Self
TV★ 4.7
El hormiguero
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
as Doc Halloran
MOVIE★ 5.8
Hatchet
2006
as Samson Dunstan
MOVIE★ 6.0
The House That Freddy Built
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Dance of the Dead
2005
as MC
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Masters of Horror
2005
as The MC
TV★ 8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
TV★ 8.2
Bones
2005
as Ray Buxley
TV★ 8.3
Supernatural
2005
as Dr. Robert
TV★ 6.8
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
MOVIE★ 5.4
2001 Maniacs
2005
as Mayor Buckman
TV★ 7.9
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
TV★ 8.0
The Batman
2004
as The Riddler (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.7
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Jack Sampson
TV★ 8.3
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Felix Faust (voice)
MOVIE
Genesis: Development Hell
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Dubbed and Dangerous 3
2004
as Mr. Englund
TV★ 8.6
High Chaparall
2003
TV★ 6.8
I'm with Her
2003
as Leonard Heckman
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Return of Cagliostro
2003
as Erroll Douglas
MOVIE★ 5.2
Like a Bad Dream
2003
as Professor
MOVIE★ 6.1
Freddy vs. Jason
2003
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 7.6
Justice League: Paradise Lost
2003
as Felix Faust (voice)
TV★ 6.3
The New Tom Green Show
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.7
Windfall
2002
as Scratch
MOVIE★ 5.0
Wish You Were Dead
2002
as Bernie Garces
TV★ 8.2
Justice League
2001
as Felix Faust (voice)
TV★ 8.1
The Nightmare Room
2001
as Mr. Bell
MOVIE★ 7.0
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.1
Python
2000
as Dr. Anton Rudolph
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Prince and the Surfer
1999
as Kratski
MOVIE★ 9.0
Welcome to Primetime
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
TV★ 8.2
Charmed
1998
as Gammill
MOVIE★ 5.1
Strangeland
1998
as Jackson Roth
MOVIE★ 5.7
Urban Legend
1998
as Professor William Wexler
TV★ 6.8
The Hughleys
1998
as Evil Bloodthirsty Brian
MOVIE★ 4.6
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Nemo
MOVIE★ 6.1
Wishmaster
1997
as Raymond Beaumont
MOVIE★ 6.6
Perfect Target
1997
as Colonel Shakwell
MOVIE★ 9.0
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Killer Tongue
1996
as Prison Director
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Paper Brigade
1996
as Crazy Man Cooper
TV★ 6.7
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Clive
MOVIE★ 3.3
Starquest II
1996
as Father O'Neill
MOVIE
The Vampyre Wars
1996
TV★ 7.1
MADtv
1995
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.1
The Unspoken Truth
1995
as Ernest Trainor
TV
Lo + plus
1995
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.6
Sliders
1995
as Dr. James Aldohn
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Mangler
1995
as William 'Bill' Gartley
MOVIE★ 5.5
Mortal Fear
1994
as Dr. Ralph Wannamaker
MOVIE★ 6.5
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 9.0
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as Peter Cartwright
TV★ 8.0
Babylon 5
1994
as Jeremiah
MOVIE★ 4.1
Night Terrors
1993
as Marquis De Sade
TV★ 7.9
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993
TV★ 7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lyle Eckert
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 4.2
Dance Macabre
1992
as Anthony
TV★ 6.4
Nightmare Cafe
1992
as Blackie
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hooray for Horrorwood
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
1991
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE
Bride of Weekend of Horrors
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.0
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 5.3
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990
as Smiley
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Freddy Krueger (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Phantom of the Opera
1989
as Erik Destler / The Phantom
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
1989
as Self / Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 5.4
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 4.4
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Man in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
TV★ 7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Freddy Krueger Special
1988
as Freddy Krueger
MOVIE★ 7.2
Infidelity
1987
as Scott
TV★ 7.7
Married... with Children
1987
as Lucifer
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
as Freddy Krueger
TV★ 7.0
Downtown
1986
as Dennis Shothoffer
MOVIE★ 4.7
Never Too Young to Die
1986
as Riley
MOVIE★ 6.7
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
as Freddy Krueger
TV★ 7.7
MacGyver
1985
as Tim Wexler
TV★ 5.0
Hollywood Beat
1985
as Captain Crusader
MOVIE★ 7.3
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
as Fred Krueger
TV★ 7.1
V
1984
as Willie
TV★ 7.1
Hunter
1984
as Vaughn
TV★ 7.4
V: The Final Battle
1984
as Willie
TV★ 7.3
Night Court
1984
as Arnold Preminger
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hobson's Choice
1983
as Freddy Beenstock
TV★ 7.3
Manimal
1983
MOVIE★ 4.8
I Want to Live
1983
as Sam Cooper
TV★ 7.8
V
1983
as Willie
MOVIE★ 5.0
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
1983
as Scott
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Fighter
1983
as Charlie
TV★ 7.5
Knight Rider
1982
as Edward Kent
MOVIE★ 6.1
Mysterious Two
1982
as Boone
MOVIE★ 5.7
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
1982
as Tripper
MOVIE★ 7.0
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982
as Bobby Collins
TV★ 5.3
Cassie & Co.
1982
as Cliff Jenner
TV★ 6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
MOVIE★ 5.3
Galaxy of Terror
1981
as Ranger
MOVIE★ 6.4
Dead & Buried
1981
as Harry
MOVIE★ 5.8
Mind Over Murder
1979
as Ted Beasly
TV★ 6.5
Paris
1979
TV★ 7.7
California Fever
1979
TV★ 6.9
Hart to Hart
1979
as Buddy Kilgore
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
1979
as Informer
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Fifth Floor
1978
as Benny
MOVIE★ 5.8
Bloodbrothers
1978
as Mott
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978
as Beebo Crozier
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Courage and the Passion
1978
as Sgt. Bell
MOVIE★ 6.9
Big Wednesday
1978
as "Fly"
MOVIE
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977
as Willy
TV★ 6.9
CHiPs
1977
as Zack
TV★ 7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
TV★ 8.0
Code R
1977
as Snooker
MOVIE★ 5.5
Eaten Alive
1976
as Buck
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Star Is Born
1976
as Marty (uncredited)
TV★ 6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Harold Belkin
TV★ 7.1
Alice
1976
MOVIE★ 5.7
Stay Hungry
1976
as Franklin
MOVIE★ 5.8
St. Ives
1976
as Hood
MOVIE★ 5.7
Hustle
1975
as Hold-up Man
MOVIE★ 3.7
Slashed Dreams
1975
as Michael Sutherland
TV★ 6.4
Police Woman
1974
MOVIE★ 6.5
Buster and Billie
1974
as Whitey
MOVIE
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
—
as Cricket (voice)
MOVIE
Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon
—
as Doc Halloran
MOVIE
New Line: Independent Legacies
—
as Self (archive footage)