Robert Englund
Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor, voice actor, and director, 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, and won a Fantafestival Award for The Mangler in 1995. Englund is a classically trained actor.
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| Full name at birth | Robert Barton Englund
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| Claim to fame | Freddy Krueger of The Nightmare on Elm Street
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| Date of birth | 6 June 1947
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| Place of birth | Glendale, California
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| Occupation | Singer and Director
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| Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Residence | Laguna Beach, California
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| Net worth | $16,000,000 USD
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- Attended UCLA (for three years) and The Academy of Dramatic Art (in Rochester, MI).
- Married three times, the first occurred during his college heyday. His second wife, actress Roxanne Rogers, had a small part in the only movie he directed, 976-EVIL (1989), and his third wife, Nancy Booth, worked on the same movie as set decorator..
- In 1973 he returned to the Academy of Dramatic Art to teach a stunts and stage fight class while appearing at the nearby regional professional Meadow Brook Theatre.
- Wrote an unused treatment for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987).
- Auditioned for the part of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (1977).
Robert Englund is known for his role in the TV series Stranger Things (2016) as Victor Creel.
He is also known for his role in the film Abruptio (2024) as Mr. Salk (voice).
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