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 and Willie in the V television franchise (1983–1985).

Robert Englund. Actor: A Nightmare on Elm Street. Veteran character actor Robert Englund was born in Glendale, California, to Janis (MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer. Since 1973, Robert has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series.

Star of Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (released in 1984), Robert Englund has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series.

Robert Englund. Actor: A Nightmare on Elm Street. Veteran character actor Robert Englund was born in Glendale, California, to Janis (MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer. Since 1973, Robert has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series.

Jun 2, 2023 · Robert Englund has the distinction of being the only actor classically trained by England’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to portray one of those demented, demonic slashers that...

Far from living the classic hand to mouth existence of a struggling actor, Englund worked steadily through the 70’s playing best friends, bad guy #1 and southern red-necks and starring opposite Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Bridges, Sally …

Oct 23, 2024 · While the character created by the film's writer and director, Wes Craven, is a horror icon all on his own, Englund, 77, has revealed to PEOPLE that a lot of trial and error went into the final...

May 30, 2023 · His incredible life and career has now been chronicled in a new documentary, Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story.

92K Followers, 80 Following, 97 Posts - Robert Englund (@officialrobertenglund) on Instagram: "Classically trained actor, director, voice artist. Halloween’25 I’ll be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I don’t DM; my minions do"

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 and Willie in the V television franchise (1983–1985).