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American leading actor of a number of horror films, probably best known as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street and all of its sequels. Englund, a boyish, tall and gaunt figure, became a cult favorite after that film but had started working in the 1970s. He was cast as a sex-crazed maniac in Eaten Alive by Tobe Hooper... See full bio »

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2012 The Enfield Poltergeist (pre-production)
Curator (in talks)
 
2012 Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (TV movie) (post-production)
Jim Bickerman
 
2012 Strippers vs Werewolves (completed)
Tapper
 
2011 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
Samuel Lee
– Ka Iwi Kapu (2011) … Samuel Lee
 
2011 Regular Show (TV series)
Deerman
– Camping Can Be Cool (2011) … Deerman (voice)
 
2011 Inkubus
Inkubus
 
2011 The Sexy Dark Ages (short)
 
2011 Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (Video Game)
Dormammu (voice)
 
2011 Good Day for It
Wayne Jackson
 
2010 Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Robert
 
2010 Supernatural (TV series)
Dr. Robert
– Appointment in Samarra (2010) … Dr. Robert
 
2010 Chuck (TV series)
Dr. Stanley Wheelwright
– Chuck Versus the Aisle of Terror (2010) … Dr. Stanley Wheelwright
 
2010 I Want to Be a Soldier
 
2010 Bones (TV series)
Ray Buxley
– The Death of the Queen Bee (2010) … Ray Buxley
 
2010 The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue
Hezekiah Confab
 
2009 Fear Clinic (TV series)
Dr. Andover
– Claustrophobia (2009) … Dr. Andover
– Entomophobia (2009) … Dr. Andover
– Hydrophobia (2009) … Dr. Andover
– Misophobia (2009) … Dr. Andover
– Scotophobia (2009) … Dr. Andover
 
2009 The Super Hero Squad Show (TV series)
Dormammu
– Enter Dormammu (2009) … Dormammu (voice)
 
2009 Night of the Sinner
The Prince
 
2008-2009 The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)
Adrian Toomes / Vulture
– Gangland (2009) … Adrian Toomes (voice) / Vulture (voice)
– Shear Strength (2009) … Adrian Toomes (voice) / Vulture (voice)
– Reinforcement (2009) … Adrian Toomes (voice) / Vulture (voice)
– Group Therapy (2008) … Adrian Toomes (voice) / Vulture (voice)
– Survival of the Fittest (2008) … Adrian Toomes (voice) / Vulture (voice)
 
2008 Zombie Strippers!
Ian
 
2008 Red
Mr. Doust
 
2007 Black Swarm (TV movie)
Eli Giles
 
2007 Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Professor Gordon Crowley
 
2007 Bodog Music Battle of the Bands (TV series)
– Los Angeles: Part 2 (2007)
 
2005-2007 The Batman (TV series)
The Riddler
– Riddler's Revenge (2007) … The Riddler (voice)
– Night and the City (2005) … The Riddler (voice)
– Riddled (2005) … The Riddler (voice)
 
2006 Heartstopper
Sheriff Richard Berger
 
2006 Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Doc Halloran
 
2006 Hatchet
Sampson
 
2005 Masters of Horror (TV series)
The MC
– Dance of the Dead (2005) … The MC
 
2002-2005 Justice League (TV series)
Felix Faust
– The Balance (2005) … Felix Faust (voice)
– Paradise Lost: Part II (2002) … Felix Faust (voice)
– Paradise Lost (2002) … Felix Faust (voice)
 
2005 2001 Maniacs
Mayor Buckman
 
2005 A Nightmare on Elm Street: Real Nightmares (TV series)
Freddy Krueger / Host
 
2004 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (TV series)
Ringmaster
– Circus of Ooze (2004) … Ringmaster (voice)
 
2004 Dubbed and Dangerous 3 (video)
Mr. Englund
 
2003 Nobody Knows Anything!
Jack Sampson
 
2003 I'm with Her (TV series)
Leonard Heckman
– All About Evil (2003) … Leonard Heckman
 
2003 Il ritorno di Cagliostro
Erroll Douglas
 
2003 As a Bad Dream
Professor
 
2003 Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy Krueger
 
2003 Windfall (TV movie)
Scratch
 
2002 Wish You Were Dead
Bernie Garces
 
2002 Cold Sweat
Starring
 
2001 Charmed (TV series)
Gammill
– Size Matters (2001) … Gammill
 
2001 The Nightmare Room (TV series)
Mr. Bell
– The Howler (2001) … Mr. Bell
 
2000 Python (TV movie)
Dr. Anton Rudolph
 
1999 The Prince and the Surfer
Kratski
 
1999 The Hughleys (TV series)
Evil Bloodthirsty Brian
– Storm o' the Century (1999) … Evil Bloodthirsty Brian
 
1999 The Jamie Foxx Show (TV series)
Clive
– Bro-Jack (1999) … Clive
 
1998 The Simpsons (TV series)
Freddy Krueger
– Treehouse of Horror IX (1998) … Freddy Krueger (voice)
 
1998 Strangeland
Jackson Roth
 
1998 Urban Legend
Professor William Wexler
 
1998 Meet the Deedles
Nemo
 
1997 Wishmaster
Raymond Beaumont
 
1997 Perfect Target (video)
Colonel Shakwell
 
1997 Married with Children (TV series)
Lucifer
– Damn Bundys (1997) … Lucifer
 
1997 Starquest II
Father O'Neill
 
1996 Sliders (TV series)
Dr. James Aldohn
– State of the A.R.T. (1996) … Dr. James Aldohn
 
1996 The Paper Brigade (video)
Crazy Man Cooper
 
1996 Babylon 5 (TV series)
Jeremiah
– Grey 17 Is Missing (1996) … Jeremiah
 
1996 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Lyle Eckert
– Deadline (1996) … Lyle Eckert
 
1996 La lengua asesina
Prison Director
 
1996 The Vampyre Wars
 
1995 The Unspoken Truth (TV movie)
Ernest Trainor
 
1995 Legend (TV series)
Mordechai / Willy Miles
– The Gospel According to Legend (1995) … Mordechai/Willy Miles
 
1995 The Mangler
William 'Bill' Gartley
 
1995 Night Terrors
Marquis De Sade / Paul Chevaller
 
1994 Mortal Fear (TV movie)
Dr. Ralph Wannamaker
 
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (TV movie)
Peter Cartwright
 
1992/I Dance Macabre
Anthony Wager / Madame
 
1992 Nightmare Cafe (TV series)
Blackie
– Aliens Ate My Lunch (1992) … Blackie
– Sanctuary for a Child (1992) … Blackie
– The Heart of the Mystery (1992) … Blackie
– Fay & Ivy (1992) … Blackie
– Dying Well Is the Best Revenge (1992) … Blackie
See all 6 episodes »
 
1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Freddy Krueger
 
1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Smiley
 
1988-1990 Freddy's Nightmares (TV series)
Freddy Krueger
– Life Sentence (1990) … Freddy Krueger
– Prisoner of Love (1990) … Freddy Krueger
– Dust to Dust (1990) … Freddy Krueger
– A Family Affair (1990) … Freddy Krueger
– Funhouse (1990) … Freddy Krueger
See all 44 episodes »
 
1989 The Phantom of the Opera
Erik Destler / The Phantom
 
1989 C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud
Man in Trenchcoat Walking with Trick-or-Treaters (uncredited)
 
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Freddy Krueger / Featured Maniac
 
1988 D.C. Follies (TV series)
Freddy Krueger
– Freddy Krueger's Nightmare: Dan Quayle Elected President (1988) … Freddy Krueger
 
1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Freddy Krueger
 
1988 The Freddy Krueger Special (TV movie)
Freddy Krueger
 
1986-1987 Downtown (TV series)
Dennis Shothoffer
– Episode #1.13 (1987) … Dennis Shothoffer
– Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1986) … Dennis Shothoffer
– Flowers (1986) … Dennis Shothoffer
– Tracks of My Tears (1986) … Dennis Shothoffer
– Goin' to California (1986) … Dennis Shothoffer
See all 14 episodes »
 
1987 Infidelity (TV movie)
Scott
 
1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Freddy Krueger
 
1986 Never Too Young to Die
Riley
 
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)
Deserter
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … Deserter
 
1986 Knight Rider (TV series)
Edward Kent
– Fright Knight (1986) … Edward Kent
 
1986 MacGyver (TV series)
Tim Wexler
– Flame's End (1986) … Tim Wexler
 
1985 Hunter (TV series)
Vaughn
– Million Dollar Misunderstanding (1985) … Vaughn
 
1985 Night Court (TV series)
Arnold Preminger
– Dan's Boss (1985) … Arnold Preminger
 
1984-1985 V (TV series)
Willie
– Breakout (1985) … Willie
– The Return (1985) … Willie
– The Secret Underground (1985) … Willie
– War of Illusions (1985) … Willie
– The Littlest Dragon (1985) … Willie
See all 19 episodes »
 
1985 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Freddy Krueger
 
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street
Fred Krueger
 
1984 V: The Final Battle (TV mini-series)
Willie
– Part Three (1984) … Willie
– Part Two (1984) … Willie
– Part One (1984) … Willie
 
1984 Alice (TV series)
Sammy
– Vera, the Horse Thief (1984) … Sammy
 
1983 Hobson's Choice (TV movie)
Freddy Beenstock
 
1983 Manimal (TV series)
Thug
– Night of the Beast (1983) … Thug
 
1983 I Want to Live (TV movie)
Sam Cooper
 
1983 V (TV movie)
Willie
 
1983 Simon & Simon (TV series)
3-Card Monty
– Red Dog Blues (1983) … 3-Card Monty
 
1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV movie)
Scott
 
1983 The Fighter (TV movie)
Charlie
 
1983 Journey's End (TV movie)
 
1982 Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Tripper
 
1982 Cassie & Co. (TV series)
– Fade Out (1982)
 
1982 Mysterious Two (TV movie)
Boone
 
1982 Thou Shalt Not Kill (TV movie)
Bobby Collins
 
1981 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Buddy Kilgore
– Rhinestone Harts (1981) … Buddy Kilgore
 
1981 Galaxy of Terror
Ranger
 
1981 Dead & Buried
Harry
 
1981 Walking Tall (TV series)
Bobby Joe Wilson
– The Killing of McNeal County's Children (1981) … Bobby Joe Wilson
 
1981 CHiPs (TV series)
Zack
– Forty Tons of Trouble (1981) … Zack
 
1980 Flo (TV series)
Web
– The Hero of Flo's Yellow Rose (1980) … Web
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Harold Belkin
– Harrigan's Angels (1980) … Harold Belkin
 
1979 Paris (TV series)
J.J. Eastwick
– Dead Men Don't Kill (1979) … J.J. Eastwick
 
1979 California Fever (TV series)
Buddy Burns
– Centerfold (1979) … Buddy Burns
 
1979 Mind Over Murder (TV movie)
Ted Beasly
 
1979 Soap (TV series)
Simon
– Episode #3.3 (1979) … Simon
– Episode #3.2 (1979) … Simon
 
1979 Police Story: A Cry for Justice (TV movie)
Painter
 
1979 The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (TV movie)
Informer
 
1978 The Fifth Floor
Benny
 
1978 Bloodbrothers
Mott
 
1978 Big Wednesday
Fly
 
1978 The Courage and the Passion (TV movie)
Sgt. Bell
 
1978 Police Woman (TV series)
Jonas
– Sons (1978) … Jonas
 
1977 Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (TV movie)
Willy
 
1977 The Great Smokey Roadblock
Beebo Crozier
 
1977 Eaten Alive
Buck
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Gar
– Mystery of the Fallen Angels (1977) … Gar
 
1976 A Star Is Born
Marty (uncredited)
 
1976 St. Ives
Hood #1
 
1976 Stay Hungry
Franklin
 
1975 Hustle
Hold-up Man
 
1975 Sunburst
Michael Sutherland
 
1974 Buster and Billie
Whitey
 
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1988-1990 Freddy's Nightmares (TV series) (series consultant - 44 episodes)
– Life Sentence (1990) (series consultant)
– Prisoner of Love (1990) (series consultant)
– Dust to Dust (1990) (series consultant)
– A Family Affair (1990) (series consultant)
– Funhouse (1990) (series consultant)
See all 44 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2008 Killer Pad
 
1989 Freddy's Nightmares (TV series)
– Monkey Dreams (1989)
– Cabin Fever (1989)
 
1988 976-EVIL
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2004 High Chaparall (TV series documentary)
– Robert Englund (2004) (performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2011 The Nightmare Ends on Halloween II (short) (special thanks)
 
2011 Krueger (A Tale from Elm Street) (short) (special thanks)
 
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (special thanks)
 
2009/II Horrors of the Zone (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2006 My Name Is Buck (video documentary short) (extra special thanks)
 
2004 The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (58 titles)
2010 Hollywood Don't Surf! (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2010 I Am Nancy (documentary) (completed)
Himself
 
2011 Página 2 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.6 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Matins a TV3, Els (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.34 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 El hormiguero (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 October 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Call of the Dead (Video Game)
Himself (voice)
 
2011 Scream: The Inside Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Women of Horror Special (documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
Freddy Krueger / Himself
– Episode #4.7 (2010) … Himself (also archive footage) / Freddy Krueger (also archive footage)
 
2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops (Video Game)
Himself
 
2010 Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Fred Heads: The Ultimate Freddy Fans (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Post Mortem with Mick Garris (TV series)
Himself
– Robert Englund (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Fear Clinic: Director Diaries (TV series documentary)
Himself
– San Diego Comic-Con (2010) … Himself
– Claustrophobia (2010) … Himself
– Misophobia (2010) … Himself
– Entomophobia (2010) … Himself
– Scotophobia (2010) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2010 Buenafuente (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Spider-Man: Re-Animated (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Broken Toy (TV series)
Himself
 
2007 The Making of 'Hatchet' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Heckler (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 3xl.net (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Never Sleep Again: The Making of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The House That Freddy Built (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Inside the Asylum: The Making of '2001 Maniacs' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 My Name Is Buck (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005/II Repetition
Himself
 
2005 Ultimate Super Heroes, Vixens & Villains (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 High Chaparall (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
– Robert Englund (2004) … Himself - Guest
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 MTV Video Music Awards 2003 (TV special)
Himself (as Robert 'Freddy' Englund)
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 August 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.60 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Robert Englund: An Early Work of Horror (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Welcome to Primetime (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Wes Craven (1999) … Himself
 
1998 MADtv (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.6 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Lo + plus (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 November 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (short)
Himself
 
1994 Cartelera (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 December 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 New Nightmare
Himself / Freddy Krueger
 
1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Horror Hall of Fame III (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1992 Freddy Speaks (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.133 (1992) … Himself
 
1991 The Horror Hall of Fame II (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1991 Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story (TV documentary)
Freddy Krueger
 
1991 The Making of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (TV documentary)
Himself / Freddy Krueger
 
1991 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 September 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 Un dia és un dia (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.15 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Horror Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1989 LIVE! with Kelly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 October 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 August 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' (TV documentary)
Himself / Freddy Krueger
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.43 (1989) … Himself
 
1986 Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2010 Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
2007 The Gator Creator (video documentary short)
Buck
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Horror Business (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 High Chaparall (TV series documentary)
 
2002 It's Only a Movie (TV documentary)
Fred Krueger
 
2001 Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (video documentary)
Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
 

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Stage: The Shakespeare Festival, 1969-1972. See more »

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1 Print Biography  | 8 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 15 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Robert 'Freddy' Englund

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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I get a lot of teenagers going, 'Yo, Krueger,' and honking their horn and giving me the claw. Yeah, I'm recognized. See more »

Trivia:

Member of Actors' Equity Association (1968-), Screen Actors Guild (1973-), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America. See more »

Trademark:

Freddy Krueger of The Nightmare on Elm Street films See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini