My Take
I genuinely think Robert Englund is one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood history — not because he's obscure, but because the sheer craft behind Freddy Krueger gets buried under the franchise's pop-culture enormity. The man spent the better part of a decade under pounds of latex and still managed to make Freddy feel witty, menacing, and weirdly charismatic all at once. What blows my mind is that he trained as a serious stage actor at California State University, Northridge, and could have gone a dozen other directions — yet he leaned fully into horror and elevated it. His Saturn Award and star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are well-earned, but honestly the real trophy is that Freddy's glove is one of the most instantly recognizable images in cinema. That's the mark of a performer who owned a role completely.
Overview
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. Englund has received multiple accolades and honors, including a Saturn Award, a Fangoria Chainsaw Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Englund
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・イングランド
- Reading
- ろばーと・いんぐらんど
- Born
- June 6, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Glendale, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film actor / television actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Granada Hills Charter High School
- University
- California State University, Northridge
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Time Machine Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | A Nightmare on Elm Street | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.