Portrait of Robert Englund

Acting

Robert Englund

Career

Active from 1974 to 2026, busiest in 1988 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
54
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 129 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Englund Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Class & Capitalism
    1.9, average 3.3
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 10
  • Creature Feature 6
  • Gore 6
  • Campy 6
  • Psychological Horror 5
  • Supernatural Horror 5
  • Practical Effects 5
  • Low Budget 4
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Exploitation 4
  • Meta-Horror 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

169
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble

as Cricket (voice)

Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon
Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon

as Doc Halloran

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 58
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as Cricket (voice)

Stranger Things: Tales from '85
Stranger Things: Tales from '85 (2026)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Cosmo (voice)

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes (2026)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Anti-Pops / Guard 2 (voice)

Abruptio
Abruptio (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Salk

Natty Knocks
Natty Knocks (2023)
GoodWatch score 32

as Mr. Meredeth

Curses!
Curses! (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Cornelius (voice)

Royal Crackers
Royal Crackers (2023)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Warwick (voice)

The Quantum Devil
The Quantum Devil (2023)
GoodWatch score 35

as Barada (voice)

Choose or Die
Choose or Die (2022)
GoodWatch score 40

as Robert Englund (voice)

Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror
Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

DOTA: Dragon's Blood
DOTA: Dragon's Blood (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Aetherak (voice)

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)

as (archive footage)

2010s

30 titles ยท average score 53
Nightworld
Nightworld (2017)
GoodWatch score 25

as Jacob

Stranger Things
Stranger Things (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Victor Creel

The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dr. Goodberry

The Funhouse Massacre
The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
GoodWatch score 59

as Warden Kane

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)
GoodWatch score 32

as Jim Bickerman

Fear Clinic
Fear Clinic (2014)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Andover

The Last Showing
The Last Showing (2014)
GoodWatch score 44

as Stuart

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2013)
GoodWatch score 37

as Jim Bickerman

Sanitarium
Sanitarium (2013)
GoodWatch score 40

as Sam

The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue
The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue (2013)
GoodWatch score 42

as Hezekiah Confab

Inkubus
Inkubus (2011)
GoodWatch score 37

as Inkubus

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)

as Robert

2000s

35 titles ยท average score 61
Fear Clinic
Fear Clinic (2009)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Dr. Andover

Zombie Strippers!
Zombie Strippers! (2008)
GoodWatch score 41

as Ian

Killer Pad
Killer Pad (2008)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Professor Gordon Crowley

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

as Doc Halloran

Heartstopper
Heartstopper (2006)
GoodWatch score 41

as Sheriff Berger

2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mayor Buckman

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Dr. Robert

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

as Freddy Krueger

Windfall
Windfall (2002)
GoodWatch score 38

as Scratch

Python
Python (2000)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dr. Anton Rudolph

1990s

28 titles ยท average score 49
The Prince and the Surfer
The Prince and the Surfer (1999)
GoodWatch score 39

as Kratski

Wishmaster
Wishmaster (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Raymond Beaumont

Perfect Target
Perfect Target (1997)
GoodWatch score 42

as Colonel Shakwell

The Paper Brigade
The Paper Brigade (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

as Crazy Man Cooper

Starquest II
Starquest II (1996)
GoodWatch score 29

as Father O'Neill

The Mangler
The Mangler (1995)
GoodWatch score 29

as William 'Bill' Gartley

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger

Night Terrors
Night Terrors (1993)
GoodWatch score 34

as Marquis De Sade

The Nightmare Begins Again
The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)

as Freddy Krueger

Nightmare Cafe
Nightmare Cafe (1992)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Blackie

Dance Macabre
Dance Macabre (1992)
GoodWatch score 37

as Anthony

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
GoodWatch score 37

as Freddy Krueger

1980s

36 titles ยท average score 58
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

as Freddy Krueger

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

as Erik Destler / The Phantom

The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Freddy Krueger (voice)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

as Freddy Krueger

Freddy's Nightmares
Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Freddy Krueger

976-EVIL
976-EVIL (1988)
GoodWatch score 30

Director

It's a Miserable Life
It's a Miserable Life (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as Freddy Kruger

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as Freddy Krueger

Downtown
Downtown (1986)

TV show ยท as Dennis Shothoffer

A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

as Fred Krueger

V: The Final Battle
V: The Final Battle (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Willie

V
V (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Willie

1970s

25 titles ยท average score 51
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Buddy Kilgore

Halloween
Halloween (1978)
GoodWatch score 87

Set Dresser

The Great Smokey Roadblock
The Great Smokey Roadblock (1978)
GoodWatch score 42

as Beebo Crozier

The Fifth Floor
The Fifth Floor (1978)
GoodWatch score 42

as Benny

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Zack

Eaten Alive
Eaten Alive (1976)
GoodWatch score 42

as Buck

Stay Hungry
Stay Hungry (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Franklin

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Harold Belkin

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Slashed Dreams
Slashed Dreams (1975)
GoodWatch score 40

as Michael Sutherland

Buster and Billie
Buster and Billie (1974)
GoodWatch score 75

as Whitey

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show