Robert Englund - wikipedia Robert Englund For other people named Robert England, see Robert England ( disambiguation ). Robert Englund Englund in 2008 Robert Barton Englund ( 1947 - 06 - 06 ) June 6, 1947 ( age 70 ) Glendale, California, U.S. Residence Laguna Beach, California Alma mater California State University, Northridge Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Years active 1973 -- present Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street Home town Los Angeles, California Net worth $14 million ( 2017 ) Spouse ( s ) Elizabeth Gardner ( m. 1968 -- 1972 ) Nancy Booth ( m. 1988 ) Website www.robertenglund.com Robert Barton Englund ( born June 6, 1947 ) is an American actor, voice actor, singer, and director, best known for playing the infamous 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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early life Englund was born on June 6, 1947, in Glendale, California, the son of Janis ( née MacDonald ) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer who helped develop the Lockheed U-2 airplane. He is of part Swedish ancestry and part Scottish. Englund began studying acting at the age of twelve, accompanying a friend to a children 's theater program at California State University, Northridge. While he was in high school, he attended the Cranbrook Theatre School ( organized by the Cranbrook Educational Community ) in Bloomfield Hills. He then attended UCLA for three years, before dropping out and transferring to Michigan 's Oakland University, where he trained at the Meadow Brook Theater, at the time a branch of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Englund had five successful years performing in regional theater including plays by Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He married for the first time in 1968 to the nurse Elizabeth Gardner, whom he divorced in 1972. Shortly afterward, he returned to the West Coast in search of film work, and landed a supporting role in the film Buster and Billie, directed by Daniel Petrie. Career Englund was briefly considered for the part of Han Solo in the 1977 film Star Wars and told his close friend Mark Hamill, who was sleeping on his couch, to go audition for the role of young Luke Skywalker, for which Hamill ultimately was cast. Englund wound up in the 1977 film Eaten Alive directed by Tobe Hooper. He then played Ranger in Galaxy of Terror, produced by Roger Corman, which was released in 1981. Since then, Englund has made over 100 appearances on film and television. In his early film roles Englund was usually typecast as a nerd or a redneck, and he first gained attention in the role of Visitor technician and resistance fighter Willie in the 1983 miniseries V, as well as the 1984 sequel V : The Final Battle, and V : The Series, in which he was a regular cast member. But after such typecasting, Englund went against type when he accepted the role of Freddy Krueger, the psychotic burn victim and child murderer in Wes Craven 's hugely successful A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. This role catapulted him to fame, and Englund became the first new horror movie star since Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in the 1960s. His association with the genre led him to top - billed roles in The Phantom of the Opera ( 1989 ), The Mangler ( 1995 ) -- another film directed by Tobe Hooper, and 2001 Maniacs ( 2005 ). He reprised his role as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 : Freddy 's Revenge ( 1985 ), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors ( 1987 ), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 : The Dream Master ( 1988 ), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 : The Dream Child ( 1989 ), Freddy 's Dead : The Final Nightmare ( 1991 ), Wes Craven 's New Nightmare ( 1994 ) and Freddy vs. Jason ( 2003 ). However, New Line underestimated his importance to the franchise and originally cast someone else as Freddy in Freddy 's Revenge, the first sequel. Englund is one of only two actors to portray a horror character eight consecutive times, the other being Doug Bradley, who portrayed the Pinhead character eight times in the Hellraiser film series. Englund has said that he enjoys the role of Freddy as it gives him a break from always acting out the nice guy ; indeed, many people who have worked with Englund attest to his congeniality. Makeup artists responsible for the Krueger makeup have commented that Englund was so friendly and talkative that it made the lengthy makeup application slightly more challenging. Englund 's TV appearances include starring in the short - lived series Nightmare Cafe ( 1992 ), in which he played Blackie, the mysterious proprietor of the title cafe, and reprising his role of `` Freddy Krueger '' in the series Freddy 's Nightmares. His guest roles include the science fiction series Babylon 5, one episode of the show MacGyver as Tim Wexler, Masters of Horror, MadTV, Sliders, and Knight Rider, where he appeared as a phantom haunting a film studio, and Walking Tall : The Series as well as a guest star spot on the hit TV show Walker, Texas Ranger. His work in voice - over animation includes magician Felix Faust in Justice League, The Riddler on The Batman, The Vulture on The Spectacular Spider - Man, and as Dormammu on The Super Hero Squad Show. On the TV witch drama Charmed ( Episode : `` Size Matters '' ), he appeared as a demon who used the services of a lackey to lure people into a decrepit household ( where he lived in the walls ) and shrank them down to action figure size. He also appeared on an episode of Married... With Children as The Devil. He appeared most recently, in one episode of the 2010 season of the television spy send - up Chuck, as a scientist who created a fear - inducing nerve toxin, a similar character to the Scarecrow, one of Batman 's enemies in the DC Comics ( A character he would later portray in the video game Injustice 2. ) Englund performed as host of the Horror Hall of Fame awards show three times from 1989 to 1991. Englund in 2005 Englund made his directorial debut with the 1988 horror film 976 - EVIL, co-written by future Oscar winner Brian Helgeland and starring Stephen Geoffreys. During production, Englund met set decorator Nancy Booth, whom he would marry. His second feature, Killer Pad, was released direct - to - DVD in 2008. As of the beginning of July 2013, he was in pre-production to direct The Vij, about a young priest who is led by an evil genie to commit murder, and who falls in love with an old witch who is not what she seems. His memoir, Hollywood Monster : A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams, which Alan Goldsher transcribed from his dictations, was published by Pocket Books on October 13, 2009. Recently he had starred in the web series `` Fear Clinic '', where he appeared in five episodes as Dr. Andover. Englund in the 2014 Fan Expo Canada Englund recently noted he would welcome a guest appearance in the ABC revival of V in an interview with Todd Sokolove from Forces of Geek. But the series was canceled before he could make such a guest appearance. In January 2010, it was announced that Englund would return as Jackson Roth for the sequel to Dee Snider 's Strangeland, titled Strangeland II : Disciple. However, as of December 2010, no specific dates or plans had been made regarding the project. Englund in Chicago, September 2017 Englund made a guest appearance in `` The Death of the Queen Bee '' episode of Bones, appearing as a quirky janitor at protagonist Dr. Temperance Brennan 's old high school. His character, a friend of Brennan 's, and situation were introduced as `` very creepy... it 's like Freddy creepy. '' Englund was a special guest at the 2010 Streamy Awards, and also appeared as a special guest of the CA Weekend of Horrors on 8 October 2010. Englund appeared on the Creation Entertainment Weekend of Horrors in May 2010. In May 2010, he was signed for the American independent thriller Inkubus. Englund appeared as himself in the new Call of Duty : Black Ops Zombies map, `` Call of the Dead '' as one of the playable characters, and acted out the part of a Halloween - themed serial killer in the 2010s revival of Hawaii Five - 0. He also took part in a Halloween `` Come dine with me '' for Channel 4 in 2012. He also appeared in Jack Brooks : Monster Slayer and Behind the Mask : The Rise of Leslie Vernon. Although the character of Freddy Krueger is regarded as one of the most terrifying in cinema history, Englund is often described by fellow actors and film crews as being extremely friendly and appreciative of his fans, many admitting that his portrayal of Krueger legitimately frightened them as children. He recently starred in The Last Showing and Fear Clinic, the latter was released on October 22, 2014 at the Screamfest Film Festival. Englund was also a special guest at Shock Comic Con on Valentine 's Day 2015. He 's up to star in Death House ( 2016 ) and Echo Of Evil ( 2017 ). On February 2016, Englund hosted a `` Nightmare on Elm Street '' marathon on El Rey Network. Filmography Buster and Billie ( 1974 ) as Whitey Sunburst ( 1975 ) as Michael Sutherland Hustle ( 1975 ) as Hold - up Man Stay Hungry ( 1976 ) as Franklin St. Ives ( 1976 ) as Hood # 1 Eaten Alive ( 1976 ) as Buck A Star is Born ( 1976 ) as Marty ( uncredited ) The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries : Mystery of the Fallen Angels ( 1977, TV Series ) as Gar The Great Smokey Roadblock ( 1977 ) as Beebo Crozier Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy ( 1977, TV Movie ) as Willy Big Wednesday ( 1978 ) as Fly Bloodbrothers ( 1978 ) as Mott The Fifth Floor ( 1978 ) as Benny The Ordeal of Patty Hearst ( 1979, TV Movie ) as Informer Mind Over Murder ( 1979, TV Movie ) as Ted Beasly CHiPs ( 1981, TV Series ) as Zack Walking Tall ( 1981, TV Series ) as Bobby Joe Wilson Dead & Buried ( 1981 ) as Harry Galaxy of Terror ( 1981 ) as Ranger Do n't Cry, It 's Only Thunder ( 1982 ) as Tripper V ( 1983, TV Mini-Series ) as Willie Hobson 's Choice ( 1983, TV Movie ) as Freddy Beenstock V ( The Final Battle ) ( 1984, TV Mini-Series ) as Willie A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) as Freddy Krueger V ( 1984 -- 1985, TV Series ) as Willie A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 : Freddy 's Revenge ( 1985 ) as Freddy Krueger / Bus Driver Hunter ( 1985, TV Series ) as Vaughn MacGyver ( 1986, TV Series ) as Tim Knight Rider ( 1986, TV Series ) as Edward Kent North and South Book II ( 1986, TV Mini-Series ) as Deserter Never Too Young to Die ( 1986 ) as Riley Downtown ( 1986 - 1987, TV Series ) as Dennis Shothoffer A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors ( 1987 ) as Freddy Krueger A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 : The Dream Master ( 1988 ) as Freddy Krueger / Nurse Freddy 's Nightmares ( 1988 -- 1990, TV Series ) as Freddy Krueger D.C. Follies ( 1988, TV Series ) as Freddy Krueger 976 - EVIL ( 1988, director ) CHUD II : Bud the CHUD ( 1989 ) as Man in Trenchcoat Walking with Trick - or - Treaters ( uncredited ) A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 : The Dream Child ( 1989 ) as Freddy Krueger / Maniac The Phantom of the Opera ( 1989 ) as Erik Destler / The Phantom The Adventures of Ford Fairlane ( 1990 ) as Smiley Freddy 's Dead : The Final Nightmare ( 1991 ) as Freddy Krueger Nightmare Cafe ( 1992, TV Series ) as Blackie Dance Macabre ( 1992 ) as Anthony Wager / Madame Tobe Hooper 's Night Terrors ( 1993 ) as Paul Chevalier / Marquis De Sade Wes Craven 's New Nightmare ( 1994 ) as Himself / Freddy Krueger The Mangler ( 1995 ) as Bill Gartley The Unspoken Truth ( 1995, TV Movie ) as Ernest `` Ernie '' Trainor Babylon 5 ( 1996, TV Series ) as Jeremiah Killer Tongue ( 1996 ) as Prison Director The Paper Brigade ( 1996 ) as Crazy Man Cooper Sliders ( 1996, TV Series ) as Dr. James Aldohn The Vampyre Wars ( 1996 ) Married... with Children ( 1997, TV Series ) as Lucifer Perfect Target ( 1997 ) as Colonel Shakwell Wishmaster ( 1997 ) as Raymond Beaumont Meet the Deedles ( 1998 ) as Nemo Urban Legend ( 1998 ) as Professor Wexler Strangeland ( 1998 ) as Jackson `` Jack '' Roth The Simpsons ( 1998, TV Series ) as Freddy Krueger ( voice ) Idle Hands ( 1999 ) as the Hand ( voice ) Python ( 2000, TV Movie ) as Dr. Anton Rudolph Charmed ( 2001, TV Series ) as Gammill Wish You Were Dead ( 2002 ) as Bernie Garces Justice League ( 2002 ) as Felix Faust ( voice ) Freddy vs. Jason ( 2003 ) as Freddy Krueger As a Bad Dream ( 2003 ) as Professor The Return of Cagliostro ( Il ritorno di Cagliostro ) ( 2003 ) as Erroll Douglas Nobody Knows Anything ! ( 2003 ) as Jack Sampson Justice League Unlimited ( 2005, TV Series ) as Felix Faust ( voice ) 2001 Maniacs ( 2005 ) as Mayor George W. Buckman Dance of the Dead ( 2005, TV Series ) as The MC The Batman ( 2005 - 2007, TV Series ) as Riddler Repetition ( 2005 ) as Himself Hatchet ( 2006 ) as Sampson Dunston Behind the Mask : The Rise of Leslie Vernon ( 2006 ) as Doc Halloran Heartstopper ( 2006 ) as Sheriff Roger Berger Jack Brooks : Monster Slayer ( 2007 ) as Professor Gordon Crowley Black Swarm ( 2007, TV Movie ) as Eli Giles Red ( 2008 ) as Mr. Doust Zombie Strippers ( 2008 ) as Ian Essko Killer Pad ( 2008, director ) The Spectacular Spider - Man ( 2008, TV Series ) as Vulture ( voice ) Night of the Sinner ( 2009 ) as The Prince The Vij ( 2009 ) Fear Clinic ( 2009, TV Series ) as Dr. Andover The Super Hero Squad Show ( 2009, TV Series ) as Dormammu Web Cam 3D ( 2010 ) Bones ( 2010, TV Series ) as Ray Buxley De mayor quiero ser soldado ( 2010 ) as Psychologist Never Sleep Again : The Elm Street Legacy ( 2010 ) as Himself Hollywood Do n't Surf ! ( 2010 ) as Himself Chuck ( 2010, TV Series ) as Dr. Stanley Wheelwright Supernatural ( 2010, TV Series ) as Dr. Robert Tamora Gamble ( 2010 ) as Rory Columbus I Want to Be a Soldier ( 2010 ) as the psychiatrist Inkubus ( 2011 ) as Inkubus Call of Duty : Black Ops ( 2011, Video Game ) as Himself Mortal Kombat ( 2011, Video Game ) as Freddy Krueger ( voice, uncredited ) Good Day for It ( 2011 ) as Wayne Jackson Regular Show ( 2011 - 2017, TV Series ) as the Stag Man / Anti-Pops Inkubus ( 2011 ) as Inkubus Hawaii Five - 0 ( 2011, TV Series ) as Samuel Lee Green Lantern : The Animated Series ( 2012, TV Series ) as Myglom ( voice ) Criminal Minds ( 2012, TV Series ) as Detective Gassner Strippers vs Werewolves ( 2012 ) as Tapper Lake Placid : The Final Chapter ( 2012, TV Movie ) as Jim Bickerman Zombie Mutation ( 2012 ) as Dream Man Workaholics ( 2013, TV Series ) as Dr. TelAmeriCorp / Josh Sanitarium ( 2013 ) as Sam ( segment `` Figuratively Speaking '' ) The Moleman of Belmont Avenue ( 2013 ) as Mr. Hezekiah Confab The Last Showing ( 2014 ) as Stuart Witches Blood ( 2014 ) as Himself Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 2014, TV Series ) as Dire Beaver / Dread Beaver ( voice ) Fear Clinic ( 2015 ) as Dr. Peter Andover Hell 's Kitchen ( 2015, TV Series ) as Himself Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. ( 2015, TV Series ) as Pluto Lake Placid vs. Anaconda ( 2015, TV Movie ) as Jim Bickerman The Funhouse Massacre ( 2015 ) as Warden Kantemir ( 2015 ) as John Master of Orion : Conquer the Stars ( 2016, Video Game ) as Terran Emperor ( voice ) The Midnight Man ( 2016 ) as Dr. Goodberry Injustice 2 ( 2017, Video Game ) as Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow ( voice ) Nightworld ( 2017 ) as Jacob Nightmares in the Makeup Chair ( 2017 ) documentary References Jump up ^ `` Robert Englund Net Worth ''. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 27. ^ Jump up to : `` Robert Englund Biography ''. Yahoo TV. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ Robb, Peter ( 9 May 2014 ). `` Robert Englund started with Shakespeare, but found fame as Freddy Krueger ''. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 31 July 2017. ^ Jump up to : Robert Englund Biography ( 1949 ? - ) Jump up ^ `` Clyde Kent Englund ; Retired Engineer ''. June 18, 1995. Jump up ^ `` Actor Calls Freddy of ' Nightmare ' Fame a Challenging Role ''. The Telegraph. September 14, 1988. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 31. ^ Jump up to : FREDDY : Dream Stalker of the Horror Flicks Turns Into a Laid - Back Lagunan Who Likes to Surf ^ Jump up to : `` Robert Englund ''. Wizard World. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ Hold the Cutting Words, Please, for Robert Englund, the Friendly Cuss Who Plays Elm Street 's Nightmare Stalker Jump up ^ `` Revealed : Luke Skywalker Is The Man He Is Today Because of Freddy Krueger ''. The Hollywood Reporter. 2014 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Where 'd You Go ? 10 Horror Stars We Want Back ! ! ! ''. BloodyDisguting. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : Robert Englund - Checking into Fear Clinic Part I ''. DreadCentral. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : Robert Englund - Checking into Fear Clinic Part II ''. DreadCentral. Jump up ^ `` FOG ! VIDEO EXCLUSIVE Interview with ROBERT ENGLUND ! ''. Forces of Geek. Jump up ^ `` First Casting, Synopsis for ' Strangeland II : Disciple ' ''. BloodyDisgusting. Jump up ^ `` TV : Robert Englund Stars in Slasher Episode of ' Bones ' ''. BloodyDisgusting. Jump up ^ `` Freddy Krueger to Haunt the Cast of Bones ''. DreadCentral. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : Dread Central Invades the 2010 Streamy Awards : Ghostfacers Update ! Fear Clinic Coverage ! ''. DreadCentral. Jump up ^ `` CA Weekend of Horrors Kick - Off Party FREE ! ''. BloodyDisgusting. Jump up ^ `` Creation Weekend of Horrors Image Gallery Now Live ''. DreadCentral. Jump up ^ `` Robert Englund Wraps Inkubus ''. DreadCentral. Jump up ^ `` Come Dine with Me - Episode Guide - Channel 4 ''. Retrieved 11 November 2013. Jump up ^ Shock Pop Comic Con : The Perfect Valentine 's Gift Jump up ^ Eddy, Cheryl ( 20 January 2016 ). `` Freddy Krueger Will Host Valentine 's Day Horror Marathon on the El Rey Network ''. io9. Retrieved 1 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Tales of Hercules ''. Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Season 2. Episode 16. March 15, 2015. Disney XD. Jump up ^ Kozanitis, James. `` Legendary Freddy Krueger Actor Robert Englund Is Voicing Scarecrow In Injustice 2 ''. Game Revolution. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 03. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Englund. Wikiquote has quotations related to : Robert Englund Robert Englund 's official website Official Robert Englund Instagram page Robert Englund on IMDb Robert Englund interview with the Horror Asylum Robert Englund interview by Ladyghost Robert Englund interview by AOL Canada Robert Englund interview with The Phantom Zone The Life Career Award Fritz Lang ( 1976 ) Samuel Z. Arkoff ( 1977 ) Christopher Lee ( 1979 ) Gene Roddenberry ( 1980 ) William Shatner ( 1980 ) John Agar ( 1981 ) Ray Harryhausen ( 1982 ) Martin B. 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Question: who played freddy krueger on nightmare on elm street
Answer: Robert Barton Englund