Robert Englund

Birthplace: Glendale, California, USA
Birthday: June 6, 1947

Classically trained thespian of the stage turned busy character player of the screen before gaining international cult stardom as Freddy Krueger, the dark king of the dream world, in a successful horror movie franchise inaugurated with Wes Craven's now-classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984). Like Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in the 1930s, Englund's name has become closely linked with one monstrously popular movie character; in recent horror film history, only Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates has struck such a resonant ch…more

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Freddy's Nightmares
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The Horror Hall of Fame II
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Career Milestones

2008
Co-starred with Jenna Jameson in the comedy horror film, "Zombie Strippers"
2007
Had a brief cameo in Scott Glosserman's "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon"
2004
Hosted "Nightmare on Elm Street: Real Nightmares," a CBS reality show, where viewers can confront their worst fears
2003
Had Freddy Krueger character resurrected to fight Friday the 13th's Jason in "Freddy vs Jason"
2000
Cast in the feature "Python"