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Robert Englund
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American actor, voice-actor, singer, and director
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Robert Englund is an American actor and film director born in Glendale, California, in 1947. He is a male citizen of the United States who speaks and writes in English. Englund began his work period in 1973 and has served in the acting department for various productions. He is notably recognized for his role as Freddy Krueger in the film *A Nightmare on Elm Street*.
Englund was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, California State University, Northridge, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Oakland University. He resides in Laguna Beach. In addition to his acting career, he is listed as an author with the work *Hollywood monster*. His name in his native language is Robert Englund.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Hollywood monster
- Hollywood monster
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Film & TV
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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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
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Glendale
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Official website
- www.robertenglund.com
- Image
- Robert Englund at Comiccon Brussels 2023 (53039678100) (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Laguna Beach
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- Commons category
- Robert Englund
- date of birth
- 1947-06-06
- Commons gallery
- Robert Englund
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- social media followers
- 243229
- writing language
- English language
- notable role
- Freddy Krueger
- name in native language
- Robert Englund
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
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