Robert Englund

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article robert Englund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Heather Langenkamp  •  Johnny Depp  •  Ronee Blakley

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Heather Langenkamp  •  Johnny Depp  •  Ronee Blakley

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

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Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger. There, Jesse is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses. It turns out Freddy is out to possess him in order to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Sholder
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Mark Patton  •  Kim Myers  •  Robert Rusler

Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger. There, Jesse is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses. It turns out Freddy is out to possess him in order to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Sholder
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Mark Patton  •  Kim Myers  •  Robert Rusler

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

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It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Russell
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Patricia Arquette  •  Heather Langenkamp  •  John Saxon

It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Russell
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Patricia Arquette  •  Heather Langenkamp  •  John Saxon

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her friend Alice. Alice soon realizes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renny Harlin
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Tuesday Knight  •  Ken Sagoes  •  Rodney Eastman

Dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her friend Alice. Alice soon realizes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renny Harlin
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Tuesday Knight  •  Ken Sagoes  •  Rodney Eastman

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Hopkins
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Lisa Wilcox  •  Erika Anderson  •  Valorie Armstrong

Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Hopkins
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Lisa Wilcox  •  Erika Anderson  •  Valorie Armstrong

A Star Is Born (1976)

Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer, Esther Hoffman, after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Pierson
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Gary Busey  •  Oliver Clark

Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer, Esther Hoffman, after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Pierson
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Gary Busey  •  Oliver Clark

Big Wednesday (1978)

Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Milius
CAST:  Jan-Michael Vincent  •  William Katt  •  Gary Busey  •  Patti D'Arbanville

Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Milius
CAST:  Jan-Michael Vincent  •  William Katt  •  Gary Busey  •  Patti D'Arbanville

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)

A military experiment to create a race of super-warriors goes awry, as legions of murderous zombies are unleashed upon a suburban neighborhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Irving
CAST:  Brian Robbins  •  Bill Calvert  •  Tricia Leigh Fisher  •  Robert Vaughn

A military experiment to create a race of super-warriors goes awry, as legions of murderous zombies are unleashed upon a suburban neighborhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Irving
CAST:  Brian Robbins  •  Bill Calvert  •  Tricia Leigh Fisher  •  Robert Vaughn

Eaten Alive (1976)

A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Neville Brand  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Carolyn Jones  •  Marilyn Burns

A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Neville Brand  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Carolyn Jones  •  Marilyn Burns

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Freddy Krueger enlists Jason Voorhees to kill on his behalf on Elm Street, in order to restore fear and haunt children's dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronny Yu
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Ken Kirzinger  •  Jason Ritter  •  Monica Keena

Freddy Krueger enlists Jason Voorhees to kill on his behalf on Elm Street, in order to restore fear and haunt children's dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronny Yu
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Ken Kirzinger  •  Jason Ritter  •  Monica Keena

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Talalay
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Lisa Zane  •  Shon Greenblatt  •  Lezlie Deane

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Talalay
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Lisa Zane  •  Shon Greenblatt  •  Lezlie Deane

Hatchet (2006)

When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Green
CAST:  Joel David Moore  •  Amara Zaragoza  •  Deon Richmond  •  Kane Hodder

When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Green
CAST:  Joel David Moore  •  Amara Zaragoza  •  Deon Richmond  •  Kane Hodder

Python (2000)

Sleepy New Haven California is a small town with a big problem. A sixty foot slithering horror has arrived and shattered the town's tranquillity on it's path of death and destruction... Growing violent and more savage with each attack the gigantic creature soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Clabaugh
CAST:  Casper Van Dien  •  Frayne Rosanoff  •  Robert Englund  •  William Zabka

Sleepy New Haven California is a small town with a big problem. A sixty foot slithering horror has arrived and shattered the town's tranquillity on it's path of death and destruction... Growing violent and more savage with each attack the gigantic creature soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Clabaugh
CAST:  Casper Van Dien  •  Frayne Rosanoff  •  Robert Englund  •  William Zabka

Stay Hungry (1976)

A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Rafelson
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Sally Field  •  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  R. G. Armstrong

A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Rafelson
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Sally Field  •  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  R. G. Armstrong

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renny Harlin
CAST:  Andrew Dice Clay  •  Wayne Newton  •  Priscilla Presley  •  Morris Day

To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renny Harlin
CAST:  Andrew Dice Clay  •  Wayne Newton  •  Priscilla Presley  •  Morris Day

The Mangler (1995)

When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry happens, detective John Hunton investigates. While he tries to solve the mystery, Bill Gartley, the owner, wants to find new victims for his machine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Ted Levine  •  Jeremy Crutchley  •  Daniel Matmor

When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry happens, detective John Hunton investigates. While he tries to solve the mystery, Bill Gartley, the owner, wants to find new victims for his machine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Ted Levine  •  Jeremy Crutchley  •  Daniel Matmor

Urban Legend (1998)

A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Blanks
CAST:  Alicia Witt  •  Jared Leto  •  Rebecca Gayheart  •  Michael Rosenbaum

A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Blanks
CAST:  Alicia Witt  •  Jared Leto  •  Rebecca Gayheart  •  Michael Rosenbaum

New Nightmare (1994)

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A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Heather Langenkamp  •  Robert Englund  •  Miko Hughes  •  Wes Craven

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Heather Langenkamp  •  Robert Englund  •  Miko Hughes  •  Wes Craven

Wishmaster (1997)

The Djinn having been released from his ancient prison seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Kurtzman
CAST:  Andrew Divoff  •  Tammy Lauren  •  Robert Englund  •  Chris Lemmon

The Djinn having been released from his ancient prison seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Kurtzman
CAST:  Andrew Divoff  •  Tammy Lauren  •  Robert Englund  •  Chris Lemmon

The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

When Christine Day accidentally discovers a rare piece of music, she brings back to life its composer, Erik Destler. Through her fascination with the music she is transported back to Destler's time, 1889, and is thrust into stardom by singing his opera as no one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dwight H. Little
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Jill Schoelen  •  Alex Hyde-White  •  Bill Nighy

When Christine Day accidentally discovers a rare piece of music, she brings back to life its composer, Erik Destler. Through her fascination with the music she is transported back to Destler's time, 1889, and is thrust into stardom by singing his opera as no one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dwight H. Little
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Jill Schoelen  •  Alex Hyde-White  •  Bill Nighy
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