Robert Englund

Career timeline

1. 1947 · Born

   Born in Glendale, California, USA

2. 1974 · Screen debut

   Police Woman (TV)

3. 1988 · Directing debut

   Freddy's Nightmares (TV)

4. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

5. 2026 · Latest release

   Pinocchio: Unstrung (Movie)

Career in numbers

9 1970s

21 1980s

13 1990s

19 2000s

15 2010s

9 2020s

• Action & Adventure29
• Horror28
• Comedy27
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy27
• Drama19
• Animation17

Highest-rated title Regular Show: The Lost Tapes 2026 9.6 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Englund in our catalogue.

Daniel Haller

4 titles together

Wes Craven

4 titles together

Lisa Wilcox

3 titles together

Kenneth Johnson

3 titles together

Sam Liu

2 titles together

David Jackson

2 titles together

Johnny Depp

2 titles together

Stuart Margolin

2 titles together

Jane Badler

2 titles together

Kane Hodder

2 titles together

1. 2026 Pinocchio: Unstrung as Cricket (voice) 6.3 Movie
2. 2026 Regular Show: The Lost Tapes as Anti-Pops / Guard 2 (voice) 9.6 TV
3. 2026 Stranger Things: Tales from '85 as Cosmo (voice) 7.5 TV
4. 2023 Curses! as Cornelius (voice) TV
5. 2023 Natty Knocks as Mr. Meredeth 5.2 Movie
6. 2023 Royal Crackers as Warwick (voice) 6.0 TV
7. 2023 The Quantum Devil as Barada (voice) 3.8 Movie
8. 2022 Choose or Die as Robert Englund (voice) 5.2 Movie
9. 2021 DOTA: Dragon's Blood as Aetherak (voice) 7.7 TV
10. 2016 The Midnight Man as Dr. Goodberry 5.8 Movie
11. 2016 Stranger Things as Victor Creel 8.5 TV
12. 2015 Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Lost Larry (voice) TV
13. 2015 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda as Jim Bickerman 5.0 Movie
14. 2014 Breadwinners as One-Eyed Peekaboo (voice) 4.5 TV
15. 2013 The Goldbergs as Freddy Krueger 7.4 TV
16. 2013 Uncle Grandpa as Boogie Man (voice) 4.8 TV
17. 2013 Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. as Pluto (voice) 6.2 TV
18. 2013 Lake Placid: The Final Chapter as Jim Bickerman 5.2 Movie
19. 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Dire Beaver / Dread Beaver (voice) 8.3 TV
20. 2011 Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Myglom (voice) 7.8 TV
21. 2011 Workaholics as Josh / Dr. TelAmeriCorp 7.4 TV
22. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 as Samuel Lee 7.7 TV
23. 2010 Regular Show as Mystery Man (voice) 8.6 TV
24. 2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self 7.8 Movie
25. 2008 Red as Mr. Doust 6.3 Movie
26. 2008 Zombie Strippers! as Ian 4.8 Movie
27. 2008 The Spectacular Spider-Man as Adrian Toomes / Vulture (voice) 8.6 TV
28. 2007 Black Swarm as Eli Giles 4.2 Movie
29. 2007 Chuck as Dr. Stanley Wheelwright 7.7 TV
30. 2006 Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon as Doc Halloran 6.4 Movie
31. 2006 Hatchet as Samson Dunstan 5.8 Movie
32. 2005 Masters of Horror as The MC 7.2 TV
33. 2005 Criminal Minds 8.3 TV
34. 2005 Supernatural as Dr. Robert 8.3 TV
35. 2005 Bones as Ray Buxley 8.2 TV
36. 2005 2001 Maniacs as Mayor Buckman 5.5 Movie
37. 2004 The Batman as The Riddler (voice) 8.0 TV
38. 2004 Justice League Unlimited as Felix Faust (voice) 8.3 TV
39. 2003 I'm with Her as Leonard Heckman TV
40. 2003 Freddy vs. Jason as Freddy Krueger 6.1 Movie
41. 2001 Justice League as Felix Faust (voice) 8.2 TV
42. 2000 Python as Dr. Anton Rudolph 5.2 Movie
43. 1998 Charmed as Gammill 8.2 TV
44. 1998 Urban Legend as Professor William Wexler 6.2 Movie
45. 1998 The Hughleys as Evil Bloodthirsty Brian TV
46. 1997 Wishmaster as Raymond Beaumont 6.1 Movie
47. 1996 The Jamie Foxx Show as Clive 6.6 TV
48. 1995 Sliders as Dr. James Aldohn 7.6 TV
49. 1995 The Mangler as William 'Bill' Gartley 4.9 Movie
50. 1994 Wes Craven's New Nightmare as Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger 6.5 Movie
51. 1994 Babylon 5 as Jeremiah 8.0 TV
52. 1993 RTL Samstag Nacht TV
53. 1992 Nightmare Cafe as Blackie TV
54. 1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare as Freddy Krueger 5.3 Movie
55. 1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane as Smiley 6.2 Movie
56. 1989 The Simpsons as Freddy Krueger (voice) 8.0 TV
57. 1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child as Freddy Krueger 5.4 Movie
58. 1988 Freddy's Nightmares as Freddy Krueger 7.2 TV
59. 1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as Freddy Krueger 5.9 Movie
60. 1987 Married... with Children as Lucifer 7.7 TV
61. 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as Freddy Krueger 6.7 Movie
62. 1986 Downtown as Dennis Shothoffer TV
63. 1985 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge as Freddy Krueger 5.8 Movie
64. 1985 MacGyver as Tim Wexler 7.7 TV
65. 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street as Fred Krueger 7.4 Movie
66. 1984 V as Willie 7.1 TV
67. 1984 Hunter as Vaughn 7.1 TV
68. 1984 V: The Final Battle as Willie 7.4 TV
69. 1984 Night Court as Arnold Preminger 7.3 TV
70. 1983 Manimal 7.4 TV
71. 1983 V as Willie 7.8 TV
72. 1982 Knight Rider as Edward Kent 7.5 TV
73. 1981 Simon & Simon 6.7 TV
74. 1981 Galaxy of Terror as Ranger 5.2 Movie
75. 1981 Dead & Buried as Harry 6.4 Movie
76. 1979 Hart to Hart as Buddy Kilgore 6.9 TV
77. 1977 CHiPs as Zack 6.8 TV
78. 1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 7.1 TV
79. 1977 Code R as Snooker TV
80. 1976 A Star Is Born as Marty (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
81. 1976 Charlie's Angels as Harold Belkin 6.7 TV
82. 1976 Alice 7.0 TV
83. 1975 Hustle as Hold-up Man 5.8 Movie
84. 1974 Police Woman 6.5 TV

1. 2008 Killer Pad 3.8 Movie
2. 1988 976-EVIL 5.3 Movie
3. 1988 Freddy's Nightmares 7.2 TV

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