Robert Englund Biography

Birthday: 1947-06-06
Place of Birth: Glendale, California USA
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Wiki Biography: American leading actor of a number of horror films, probably best known as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 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 (1977) by Tobe Hooper, who also directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Englund went on to a number of low-budget horror films, including Galaxy of Terror (1981) and The Fifth Floor (1978). Then came his big break as Freddy Kruger in "Elm Street", the man of nightmares with the disfigured face and a red striped shirt with his right hand as razor-sharp knives. The film was directed by Wes Craven and was so successful for New Line Cinema that the company had Englund reprise Freddy in all of the subsequent - and wildly successful - sequels. He played the title role in the semi-remake of the horror film classic, The Phantom of the Opera (1989) for 21st Century Film Corporation. Englund has frequently worked with Hooper, in such films as Night Terrors (1995) and The Mangler (1995).
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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V | Willie | 1983 | Sport |
Downtown (1986) | Dennis Shothoffer | 1986 - 1986 | |
Freddy's Nightmares | Freddy Krueger | 1988 - 1990 | |
Nightmare Cafe | Blackie | 1992 | Horror |
The Paper Brigade | 1996 | Adventure | |
Windfall | Scratch | 2003 | Action |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Buster and Billie | 1975 | Crime, Drama | |
Eaten Alive | 1976 | ||
Stay Hungry | 1976 | Drama, Comedy | |
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder | Tripper | 1982 | |
A Nightmare on Elm Street | Fred Krueger | 1984 | |
Never Too Young to Die | Riley | 1986 | Action, Drama, Adventure |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Freddy Krueger | 1987 | Game Show |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | Freddy Krueger | 1988 | Reality Tv |
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | Freddy Krueger | 1989 | Reality Tv |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child | Freddy Krueger | 1989 | |
The Phantom of the Opera | Erik Destler / The Phantom | 1989 | Drama, Horror, Music |
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Smiley | 1990 | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
Dance Macabre | Anthony Wager / Madame | 1992 | Thriller |
Night Terrors | Marquis De Sade / Paul Chevaller | 1993 | Horror |
The Mangler | William 'Bill' Gartley | 1995 | Horror, Sci Fi, Thriller |
La lengua asesina | Prison Director | 1996 | Comedy, Horror |
The Paper Brigade | 1997 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | |
Wishmaster | Raymond Beaumont | 1997 | Fantasy, Horror |
Strangeland | 1998 | Reality Tv | |
Meet the Deedles | Nemo | 1998 | Comedy, Family |
Urban Legend | Professor William Wexler | 1998 | Horror, Thriller, Mystery |
The Prince and the Surfer | Kratski | 1999 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
Python | 2000 | ||
Cold Sweat | Starring | 2002 | |
Freddy vs. Jason | Freddy Krueger | 2003 | Horror, Thriller |
Il ritorno di Cagliostro | Erroll Douglas | 2003 | Comedy, Drama |
Nobody Knows Anything! | Jack Sampson | 2003 | Comedy |
As a Bad Dream | Professor | 2004 | Drama |
2001 Maniacs | Mayor Buckman | 2005 | Reality Tv |
Repetition | Himself | 2005 | Comedy |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon | Doc Halloran | 2006 | |
Heartstopper | Sheriff Richard Berger | 2006 | Horror, Thriller |
Hatchet | Sampson | 2007 | Comedy, Horror |
Red | Mr. Doust | 2008 | Drama, Thriller |
Zombie Strippers | Ian | 2008 | Comedy, Horror |
Night of the Sinner | The Prince | 2009 | Horror, Thriller |
Good Day for It | Wayne Jackson | 2011 | Crime, Thriller |
Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Robert | 2011 | Comedy |
Inkubus | Inkubus | 2011 | Horror |
Strippers vs Werewolves | Tapper | 2012 | Comedy, Horror |
Zombie Mutation | Dream Man | 2012 | Horror |
Kantemir | John | 2013 | Horror |
The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue | Hezekiah Confab | 2013 | Comedy, Horror |
Sanitarium | Sam | 2013 | Thriller |
Fear Clinic | Dr. Andover | 2014 | Horror |
The Last Showing | Stuart | 2014 | |
The Funhouse Massacre | Warden | 2015 | Comedy, Horror |
Echo of Evil | Alastair MacLean | 2017 | Horror, Thriller |