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Horror Career Stats

75
Horror Films
1976-2026
Career Span
51 years in horror
70
As Actor
5
Thanks
Peak Era
2010s20 films

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.

Robert Englund Filmography

Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026
as Cricket (voice)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
Abruptio
Abruptio
2024
as Mr. Salk
Natty Knocks
Natty Knocks
2023
as Mr. Meredeth
The Quantum Devil
The Quantum Devil
2023
as Barada (voice)
Under the Bed
Under the Bed
2023
as Narrator
In Search of Darkness: Part III
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022
Choose or Die
Choose or Die
2022
as Robert Englund (voice)
Nightmares in the Makeup Chair
Nightmares in the Makeup Chair
2021
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
2019
as Self
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
Urban Legacy: The Story Behind Urban Legend
2018
as Self
Nightworld
Nightworld
2017
as Jacob
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
2017
as Skull Collector
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man
2016
as Dr. Goodberry
Kantemir
Kantemir
2015
as John Larousse
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
2015
as Jim Bickerman
The Funhouse Massacre
The Funhouse Massacre
2015
as Warden Kane
Fear Clinic
Fear Clinic
2014
as Dr. Andover
Witches Blood
Witches Blood
2014
as Himself
The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue
The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue
2013
as Hezekiah Confab
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter
2013
as Jim Bickerman
Sanitarium
Sanitarium
2013
as Sam
Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street
Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street
2013
Thanks
Strippers vs. Werewolves
Strippers vs. Werewolves
2012
as Tapper
Zombie Mutation
Zombie Mutation
2012
as Dream Man
Scream: The Inside Story
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
Inkubus
Inkubus
2011
as Inkubus
I Am Nancy
I Am Nancy
2011
as Self
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween II
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween II
2011
Thanks
Night of the Sinner
Night of the Sinner
2009
as The Prince
Zombie Strippers!
Zombie Strippers!
2008
as Ian
Killer Pad
Killer Pad
2008
Director
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
2007
as Professor Gordon Crowley
Black Swarm
Black Swarm
2007
as Eli Giles
Heartstopper
Heartstopper
2006
as Sheriff Berger
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006
as Doc Halloran
Hatchet
Hatchet
2006
as Samson Dunstan
2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs
2005
as Mayor Buckman
Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead
2005
as The MC
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween
2004
Thanks
Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy vs. Jason
2003
as Freddy Krueger
Python
Python
2000
as Dr. Anton Rudolph
Urban Legend
Urban Legend
1998
as Professor William Wexler
Strangeland
Strangeland
1998
as Jackson Roth
Wishmaster
Wishmaster
1997
as Raymond Beaumont
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
1997
as Self
Killer Tongue
Killer Tongue
1996
as Prison Director
The Vampyre Wars
The Vampyre Wars
1996
The Mangler
The Mangler
1995
as William 'Bill' Gartley
New Nightmare
New Nightmare
1994
as Self / Freddy Krueger
The Nightmare Begins Again
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993
as Freddy Krueger
Night Terrors
Night Terrors
1993
as Marquis De Sade
Dance Macabre
Dance Macabre
1992
as Anthony
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
as Freddy Krueger
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989
as Freddy Krueger
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1989
as Erik Destler / The Phantom
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Man in Trenchcoat (uncredited)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988
as Freddy Krueger
The Freddy Krueger Special
The Freddy Krueger Special
1988
as Freddy Krueger
976-EVIL
976-EVIL
1988
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
as Freddy Krueger
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
as Freddy Krueger
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
as Freddy Krueger
Mysterious Two
Mysterious Two
1982
as Boone
Dead & Buried
Dead & Buried
1981
as Harry
Galaxy of Terror
Galaxy of Terror
1981
as Ranger
Mind Over Murder
Mind Over Murder
1979
as Ted Beasly
The Fifth Floor
The Fifth Floor
1978
as Benny
Eaten Alive
Eaten Alive
1976
as Buck
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
as Cricket (voice)

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