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Robert Englund
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American actor, voice-actor, singer, and director
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Hollywood monster
- Hollywood monster
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Glendale, California, USA
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…
Known for
- Pinocchio: Unstrung — Cricket (voice)2026
- Stranger Things: Tales from '85 — Cosmo (voice)2026
- Regular Show: The Lost Tapes — Anti-Pops / Guard 2 (voice)2026
- Mad Props — Self2024
- Abruptio — Mr. Salk2024
- Natty Knocks — Mr. Meredeth2023
- The Quantum Devil — Barada (voice)2023
- Under the Bed — Narrator2023
- Royal Crackers — Warwick (voice)2023
- Curses! — Cornelius (voice)2023
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 60
- Total plays
- 396
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,962x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,888x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,561x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,946x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,342x
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Barton Englund , ( 1947-06-06 ) June 6, 1947 (age 78) , Glendale, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of California, Los Angeles Oakland University Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupations
- Actor director
- Years active
- 1973–present
- Known for
- Portraying Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Gardner, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) Roxanne Rogers , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1988 ) Nancy Booth, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 )
- Website
- www .robertenglund .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.robertenglund.com
- Image
- Robert Englund at Comiccon Brussels 2023 (53039678100) (cropped).jpg
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Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. Englund is best known for playing the villain Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Englund has received multiple accolades and honors, including a Saturn Award, a Fangoria Chainsaw Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Englund began his career as a stage actor in regional theatre and made his film debut in Buster and Billie (1974), followed by supporting roles in films such as Stay Hungry (1976), A Star Is Born (1976), and Big Wednesday (1978). Englund had his breakthrough as the resistance fighter Willie in the miniseries V in 1983. Following his performance in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), he became closely associated with the horror film genre, and his performance as Freddy is often referenced in American pop culture; Englund has reprised his role as Freddy in seven sequels, as well as the horror anthology series Freddy's Nightmares (1988–1990). Englund has acted in over 100 film and television productions throughout his career, and he has also directed the horror films 976-EVIL (1988) and Killer Pad (2008).