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Robert Englund


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 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, who also directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre... See full bio »

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Hide HideActor (141 titles)
???? B4TM (announced)
Doc Halloran (rumored)
 
2013 Kantemir (post-production)
John
 
2013 Sanitarium
Sam
 
2013 Workaholics (TV series)
Dr. TelAmeriCorp / Josh
A TelAmerican Horror Story (2013) … Josh/Dr. TelAmeriCorp
 
2012 Zombie Mutation
Dream Man
 
2012 Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (TV movie)
Jim Bickerman
 
2012 Strippers vs Werewolves
Tapper
 
2012 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Detective Gassner
Heathridge Manor (2012) … Detective Gassner
 
2012 Green Lantern: The Animated Series (TV series)
Myglom
Razer's Edge (2012) … Myglom (voice)
 
2011 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
Samuel Lee
Ka Iwi Kapu (2011) … Samuel Lee
 
2011 Regular Show (TV series)
Stagman
Camping Can Be Cool (2011) … Stagman (voice)
 
2011 Inkubus
Inkubus
 
2011 The Sexy Dark Ages (short)
 
2011 Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (Video Game)
Dormammu (voice)
 
2010 Supernatural (TV series)
Dr. Robert
 
2010 Chuck (TV series)
Dr. Stanley Wheelwright
 
2010 Bones (TV series)
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 Red
Mr. Doust
 
2007 Black Swarm (TV movie)
Eli Giles
 
2007 Bodog Music Battle of the Bands (TV series)
Los Angeles: Part 2 (2007)
 
2005-2007 The Batman (TV series)
The Riddler / Edward Nygma
Riddler's Revenge (2007) … The Riddler (voice)
Night and the City (2005) … Edward Nygma (voice) / The Riddler (voice)
Riddled (2005) … The Riddler (voice)
 
2006 Heartstopper
Sheriff Richard Berger
 
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 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 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 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
 
1997 Perfect Target (video)
Colonel Shakwell
 
1997 Married with Children (TV series)
Lucifer
Damn Bundys (1997) … Lucifer
 
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 La lengua asesina
Prison Director
 
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 Starquest II (video)
Father O'Neill
 
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 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 Dance Macabre
Anthony Wager / Madame
 
1992 Nightmare Cafe (TV series)
Blackie
Aliens Ate My Lunch (1992) … Blackie
Fay & Ivy (1992) … Blackie
 
1988-1990 Freddy's Nightmares (TV series)
Freddy Krueger
Life Sentence (1990) … Freddy Krueger
Dust to Dust (1990) … Freddy Krueger
Funhouse (1990) … Freddy Krueger
 
1989 C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud
Man in Trenchcoat Walking with Trick-or-Treaters (uncredited)
 
1986-1987 Downtown (TV series)
Dennis Shothoffer
Flowers (1986) … Dennis Shothoffer
 
1987 Infidelity (TV movie)
Scott
 
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
War of Illusions (1985) … Willie
The Littlest Dragon (1985) … Willie
 
1985 Hollywood Beat (TV series)
Captain Crusader
Pilot (1985) … Captain Crusader
 
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 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 Angel (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
 
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
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
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)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2008 Killer Pad
 
1989 Freddy's Nightmares (TV series)
Monkey Dreams (1989)
Cabin Fever (1989)
 
1988 976-EVIL
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2004 High Chaparall (TV series documentary)
Robert Englund (2004) (performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin" - uncredited)
 
1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (performer: "Are You Ready For Freddy?")
 
Show ShowThanks (8 titles)
2013 Krueger (Another Tale from Elm Street) (short) (special thanks)
 
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)
 
2008 One for the Fire: The Legacy of 'Night of the Living Dead' (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 (66 titles)
2011 I Am Nancy (documentary) (completed)
Himself
 
2013 MovieCops (TV series)
Himself
 
2012 Come Dine with Me (TV series)
Himself
Halloween Special (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (video short)
Himself - Narrator
 
2012 Undead Noise (TV series)
Himself
Convention Adventures (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Página 2 (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.6 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Els matins a TV3 (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 (voice) (uncredited)
 
2010 Hollywood Don't Surf! (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
 
2010 Buenafuente (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Broken Toy (TV series)
Himself
 
2009 Spider-Man: Re-Animated (video documentary short)
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 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
 
2004 Genesis: Development Hell (video documentary short)
Himself
 
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
 
2000 Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (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
 
1995 Moviewatch (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
From Newcastle (1995) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1994 Cartelera (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 December 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 October 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
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)
Himself
 
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 The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' (TV documentary)
Himself / Freddy Krueger
 
1989 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 October 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 2 August 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
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
 
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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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: "The Apple Cart", Meadow Brook Theatre, Rochester, MI, 1968. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert 'Freddy' Englund

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I saw an entire magazine of Freddy Krueger tattoos. Hey, I'm a classically trained actor who was doing [Anton Chekhov], and now there are thousands of people walking around America with my tattoo on them. I just take it as pop culture. See more »

Trivia:

He is a keen surfer, and has been shown on Entertainment Tonight talking about surfing. See more »

Trademark:

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

Star Sign:

Gemini