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Biography

Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1949 in Glendale, California), is an American actor of Swedish descent. He is best known for playing the…more

Born

6/6/1949, Glendale, California

Birth Name

Robert Barton Englund

Gender

Male

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Role
- The 100 Scariest Movie Moments
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 5 5 of 5
    10/30/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 3 of 5
    10/29/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 4 of 5
    10/29/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 2 of 5
    10/28/04
- Nightmare Cafe
  Blackie
  - S 1: Ep 6 Aliens Ate My Lunch
    4/3/92
  - S 1: Ep 5 Sanctuary for a Child
    3/27/92
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Heart of the Mystery
    3/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 3 Fay & Ivy
    3/13/92
  - S 1: Ep 2 Dying Well is the Best Revenge
    3/6/92
  - + 1 More Credits
- Freddy's Nightmares
  Freddy Krueger
  - S 2: Ep 22 Life Sentence
    3/10/90
  - S 2: Ep 21 Prisoner of Love
    3/3/90
  - S 2: Ep 20 Dust To Dust
    2/24/90
  - S 2: Ep 19 A Family Affair
    2/17/90
  - S 2: Ep 18 Funhouse
    2/10/90
  - + 39 More Credits
- Downtown (1986)
  Dennis Shothoffer
  - S 1: Ep 13 (unknown title)
    8/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 12 Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die
    12/27/86
  - S 1: Ep 11 Flowers
    12/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 10 Tracks of My Tears
    12/13/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Goin' to California
    12/6/86
  - + 8 More Credits
- V: The Series (1984)
  Willie
  - S 1: Ep 19 Breakout
    5/24/85
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Return
    3/22/85
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Secret Underground
    3/15/85
  - S 1: Ep 16 War of Illusions
    3/8/85
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Littlest Dragon
    2/22/85
  - + 14 More Credits
- V: The Original Miniseries
  Willie
  - S 1: Ep 5 V: The Final Battle: Part 3
    5/8/84
  - S 1: Ep 4 V: The Final Battle: Part 2
    5/7/84
  - S 1: Ep 3 V: The Final Battle: Part 1
    5/6/84
  - S 1: Ep 2 V: Part 2
    5/2/83
  - S 1: Ep 1 V: Part 1
    5/1/83
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- The Spectacular Spider-Man
  Vulture
- Freddy's Nightmares
  Freddy Krueger
Guest Star (57)

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- Criminal Minds
  Detective Gassner
  - S 7: Ep 19 Heathridge Manor
    4/4/12
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series
  Myglom
  - S 1: Ep 3 Razer's Edge
    3/17/12
- Hawaii Five-0
  Samuel Lee
  - S 2: Ep 7 Ka Iwi Kapu
    10/31/11
- Supernatural
  Dr. Robert
  - S 6: Ep 11 Appointment in Samarra
    12/10/10
- Chuck
  Dr. Stanley Wheelwright
  - S 4: Ep 6 Chuck Versus the Aisle of Terror
    10/25/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 17 Episode #4.017
    9/24/10
  - S 2: Ep 242 Episode #2.242
    6/16/09
  - S 1: Ep 302 August 26, 2008
    8/26/08
- Bones
  Ray Buxley
  - S 5: Ep 17 The Death of the Queen Bee
    4/15/10
- The Super Hero Squad Show
  Dormammu
  - S 1: Ep 5 Enter: Dormammu!
    10/10/09
- The Spectacular Spider-Man
  Vulture
  - S 2: Ep 4 Shear Strength
    7/6/09
  - S 2: Ep 3 Reinforcement
    6/29/09
  - S 1: Ep 11 Group Therapy
    5/31/08
- Canada AM
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 229 July 17, 2008
    7/17/08
- The Spectacular Spider-Man
  Adrian Toomes/Vulture
  - S 1: Ep 1 Survival of the Fittest
    3/8/08
- The Batman
  Riddler
  - S 4: Ep 9 Riddler's Revenge
    2/17/07
  - S 2: Ep 13 Night and the City
    9/10/05
  - S 2: Ep 2 Riddled
    5/21/05
- Masters Of Horror
  Twisted MC
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dance of the Dead
    11/11/05
- Justice League Unlimited
  Felix Faust
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Balance
    5/28/05
  - S 1: Ep 9 Paradise Lost (2)
    1/28/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 Paradise Lost (1)
    1/21/02
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 35 The Grudge; Ray; The Spongebob Squarepants Movie; The Phantom of the Opera
    10/7/04
- I'm With Her
  Leonard Heckman
  - S 1: Ep 6 All About Evil
    10/28/03
- The New Tom Green Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 36 Episode 36
    8/11/03
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 12: Ep 1 Kings of Terror
    10/29/01
- Charmed
  Gammill
  - S 4: Ep 5 Size Matters
    10/25/01
- The Nightmare Room
  Mr. Bell
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Howler
    9/29/01
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Wes Craven
    5/7/01
- The Hughleys
  Evil Bloodhirsty Brian
  - S 1: Ep 17 Storm o' the Century
    2/16/99
- The Jamie Foxx Show
  Clive
  - S 3: Ep 12 Bro-Jack
    1/21/99
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 6 Episode #406
    10/31/98
- The Simpsons
  Freddy Krueger
  - S 10: Ep 4 Treehouse of Horror IX
    10/25/98
- Sliders
  Dr. James Aldohn
  - S 3: Ep 11 State of the Art
    12/6/96
- Babylon 5
  Jeremiah
  - S 3: Ep 19 Grey 17 Is Missing
    10/10/96
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Ekert
  - S 4: Ep 22 Deadline
    4/13/96
- Legend
  Mordechai/Willy Miles
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Gospel According to Legend
    6/12/95
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 33 October 12, 1994
    10/12/94
  - S 4: Ep 7 September 10, 1991
    9/10/91
  - S 2: Ep 42 October 31, 1989
    10/31/89
  - S 1: Ep 229 August 2, 1989
    8/2/89
  - S 1: Ep 8 September 14, 1988
    9/14/88
- Perry Mason
  Peter Cartwright
  - S 12: Ep 2 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
    5/10/94
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 133 March 26, 1992
    3/26/92
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 34 March 5, 1992
    3/5/92
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 74 Show #4485
    2/25/92
- Into the Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 July 23, 1990
    7/23/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 200 November 2, 1989
    11/2/89
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 43 March 2, 1989
    3/2/89
- Married... With Children
  Lucifer
- Knight Rider
  Edward Kent
  - S 4: Ep 20 Fright Knight
    3/7/86
- MacGyver
  Tim Wexler
  - S 1: Ep 13 Flame's End
    1/29/86
- Hunter
  Vaughn
  - S 2: Ep 8 Million Dollar Misunderstanding
    11/16/85
- Night Court
  Arnold Prebinger
  - S 3: Ep 7 Dan's Boss
    11/14/85
- V: The Series (1984)
  Willie
- Alice (1985)
  Sammy
  - S 8: Ep 12 Vera, the Horse Thief
    1/8/84
- Manimal
  Thug
  - S 1: Ep 8 Night of the Beast
    12/17/83
- Simon & Simon
  3-card Monty Dealer
  - S 2: Ep 21 Red Dog Blues
    3/24/83
- Cassie & Co.
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 Fade Out
    7/20/82
- Hart To Hart
  Buddy Kilgore
  - S 3: Ep 7 Rhinestone Harts
    12/1/81
- Walking Tall
  Bobby Joe Wilson
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Killing of McNeal County's Children
    1/17/81
- CHiPs
  Zack
  - S 4: Ep 10 Forty Tons of Trouble
    1/11/81
- Charlie's Angels
  Belkin
  - S 4: Ep 19 Harrigan's Angel
    2/20/80
- Paris (1979)
  J.J. Eastwick
  - S 1: Ep 6 Dead Men Don't Kill
    12/4/79
- California Fever
  Buddy Burns
  - S 1: Ep 7 Centerfold
    11/6/79
- Soap
  Simon
  - S 3: Ep 3 Episode 50
    9/27/79
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episode 49
    9/20/79
- Police Woman (1978)
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 16 Sons
    2/15/78
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  Gar
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Mystery of the Fallen Angels
    4/17/77
- Code R
  Snooker
  - S 1: Ep 9 Grounded
    4/1/77
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Married... With Children
  Lucifer
  - S 11: Ep 20 Damn Bundys
    4/28/97
Director (1)

Role
- Freddy's Nightmares
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 9 Monkey Dreams
    12/2/89
  - S 1: Ep 16 Cabin Fever
    2/18/89

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- Will star in Freddy vs Jason 2.
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- He has his own serie named Freddy's Nightmares.(1988) You have maybe seen him on CBS in A Nightmare on Elm Street: Real Nightmares, 6 episodes where he was a kind of "dark guide" helping teen in their dreams to fight their phobias. (2004) In that two shows, he is still Freddy Krueger.
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- Has his character of Freddy Krueger in some episodes of The Simpson.
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- Robert Englund: It's a new world, but I figure you know a good way to keep young is to keep new challenges going.
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- Robert Englund: When I was 9, I went to a birthday party. We were supposed to see a cowboy movie, but the programming got screwed up and we saw 'The Bad Seed' instead. Horrifying. For years I was frightened of girls with pigtails.
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- Robert Englund: I saw an entire magazine of Freddy Krueger tattoos. Hey, I'm a classically trained actor who was doing Chekhov, and now there are thousands of people walking around America with my tattoo on them. I just take it as pop culture.
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