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Robert Englund

Robert Englund
"Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor, best known for playing the fictional serial killer FReddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
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.
Despite his reputation for appearing in exploitative horror films, Englund is a classically trained actor."

However the movies from 1995 onwards are B-rated.
It would seem that he can only find work in imitation 'horror' moives which hope to have some cRedit by association to his PAST glory s.
So as you reach "Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer 2008" he clearly does not care about his reputation, he almost is parodying himself.




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Robert Englund - what members say


  • Urban Legend
  • Urban Legend review by DJM666 from Walsall, England
    Rated - 3.0 stars An entertaining film 16 February 2006
    ..., Joshua Jackson, Michael Rosenbaum, and Danielle Harris) and the experience of Robert Englund. The film is nothing special, but it is worth watching if you are a fan of movi...   Read customer review
  • Wishmaster
  • Wishmaster review by A customer from Birmingham, England
    Rated - 3.0 stars I will take your soul 8 March 2004
    ...s by some famous names - Freddy and Jason! Don't get excited though, it's just Robert Englund and Kane Hodder in normal make-up. You will get extra points for spotting Ka...   Read customer review
  • Wes Craven's New Nightmare
  • Wes Craven's New Nightmare review by SAI81 from Tonbridge
    Rated - 4.0 stars Wes Craven's New Nightmare 29 June 2006
    ...hat. Freddy has gone through many incarnations (though always in the person of Robert Englund) and from the horrific burn make up of the first film he'd degraded into a not ...   Read customer review

Robert Englund - filmography


  • Strippers Vs Werewolves on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Martin Kemp,  Robert Englund,  Adele Silva
    Director: Jonathan Glendening
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    British comedy horror starring Steven Berkoff, Robert Englund and Martin Kemp. When werewolf chief Jack Ferris (Billy Murray) is accidentally killed by one of the dancers in a London strip joint, the girls who work there have until the next full moon before his bloodthirsty wolfpack descends to ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 459 members
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  • Inkubus on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Dyan Kane,  Tom Denucci,  Tom Paolino
    Director: Glenn Ciano
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Glenn Ciano's debut feature is a horror film set in a newly-decommissioned police station. Most of the local officers have already relocated to their new workplace but a skeleton crew is working the final shift the night before the old station is due to be demolished. The evening takes a gruesome ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 274 members
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  • Killer Pad on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Katie Chonacas,  Corri English,  Christin
    Director: Robert Englund
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Robert Englund directs this comedy horror about three teenage slacker friends who move into a haunted house in the Hollywood Hills. When Doug (Daniel Franzese), Craig (Eric Jungmann) and Brody (Shane McRae) throw a housewarming party in their new home (address: 666 Perdition Road), the guests soon ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 37% from 51 members
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  • Zombie Strippers! - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Shamron Moore,  Roxy Saint,  Robert Englund
    Director: Jay Lee
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Gory horror sex comedy. In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into the town of Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, the women begin turning into zombies. Should they accept this new turn of events ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 1,347 member
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  • Zombie Strippers on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Robert Englund,  Jenna Jameson,  Roxy Saint
    Director: Jay Lee
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The world's most famous adult film star, Jenna Jameson stars in this thrilling zombie adventure. In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, turning ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 3,299 members
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  • 2001 Maniacs on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Robert Englund,  Lin Shaye,  Giuseppe Andrews
    Director: Tim Sullivan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Eight college students traveling to Florida for Spring Break stumble into a remote town in Georgia where they are set upon by the residents whom are out to avenge their deaths by Union troops over 100 years earlier during the Civil War.
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 5,816 members
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  • Freddy vs Jason - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Ken Kirzinger,  Robert Englund,  Kelly Rowland
    Director: Ronny Yu
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    It's been ten years since Freddy, from the 'Nightmare On Elm Street' series, invaded people's dreams to exact his deadly form of revenge and murder. But now, his memory has been erased by a town determined to put an end to Freddy once and for all. Until, that is, Freddy resurrects Jason, the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 489 members
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  • Nobody Knows Anything on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Linda Black,  Alan Blumenfeld,  Carmine Caridi
    Director: William Tannen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    For Sarah Wilder (Alanna Ubach - Legally Blonde, Meet The Fockers, Party Of Five, Beakman's World), making a movie in Hollywood looked easy. With the guidance of her "has-been" screenwriter uncle (Michael Lerner), this sexy aspiring filmmaker embarks on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 26% from 48 members
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  • Freddy vs Jason (2003)
    Starring: Ken Kirzinger,  Robert Englund,  Kelly Rowland
    Director: Ronny Yu
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    It's been ten years since Freddy, from the 'Nightmare On Elm Street' series, invaded people's dreams to exact his deadly form of revenge and murder. But now, his memory has been erased by a town determined to put an end to Freddy once and for all. Until, that is, Freddy resurrects Jason, the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 8,954 members
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  • Flix Mix - Ultimate Horror Boogeymen on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Robert Englund,  Gunnar Hansen
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A compilation of fight scenes from the scariest horror films featuring the most terrifying characters from films such as; 'Hellraiser', 'A Nightmare on Elm Street', 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'Scream', 'Child's Play', 'Candyman', 'Leprechaun', 'The Ugly', 'Wishmaster', 'The Guardian', 'I Know ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 86 members
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  • Urban Legend - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Jared Leto,  Robert Englund,  Michael Rosenbaum
    Director: Jamie Blanks
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    When a bizarre series of deaths occur on the campus of Pendleton college, student Natalie (Alicia Witt) starts to believe that they are somehow linked to various urban legends. Her classmates are dismissive, claiming that the deaths are just freak coincidences, but as Natalie investigates more ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 760 members
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  • Urban Legend on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Jared Leto,  Robert Englund,  Michael Rosenbaum
    Director: Jamie Blanks
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    When a bizarre series of deaths occur on the campus of Pendleton college, student Natalie (Alicia Witt) starts to believe that they are somehow linked to various urban legends. Her classmates are dismissive, claiming that the deaths are just freak coincidences, but as Natalie investigates more ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 7,256 members
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  • Strangeland (1998)
    Starring: Kevin Gage,  Linda Cardellini,  Robert Englund
    Director: John Pieplow
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Cyber-horror. When an online predator known as Captain Howdy kidnaps two girls, detective Mike Gage has to race against time to find them, especially as one of them is his daughter. As Gage is taunted by the evil killer, he is forced into a game of cat and mouse through the seedy underworld of ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 32 members
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  • Wishmaster on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Tammy Lauren,  Kane Hodder,  Robert Englund
    Director: Robert Kurtzman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Back in 1127, an evil Djinn (or genie) used its wish-granting abilities to create havoc in the court of the Persian King and was subsequently imprisoned in a fire opal and hidden in a statue. In the present, the statue is on its way to collector Raymond Beaumont (Robert Englund) when it is ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 1,868 member
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  • The Unspoken Truth on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Patricia Kalember,  Lea Thompson,  James Marshall
    Director: Peter Werner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Brianne Hawkins (Lea Thompson) still feels something like love or loyalty for her husband Clay (James Marshall), even though he has subjected her to years of violence and abuse. So when he kills a man who tries to chat her up in a bar, she agrees to help cover up the crime and claim that she pulled ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 72 members
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  • Wes Craven's New Nightmare on DVD (1994)
    Starring: David Newson,  John Saxon,  Matt Winston
    Director: Wes Craven
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A coda to the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' series that, written and directed by the creator Wes Craven, mixes fact and fiction to scare us witless. Craven and his producer play themselves, persuading the now grown up Heather Langenkamp (of the first film) to return to Elm Street one more time. She and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 4,538 members
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  • Freddy's Dead - The Final Nightmare on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Alice Cooper,  Robert Englund,  Tom Arnold
    Director: Rachel Talalay
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Having wiped out all the children in his home town, dreamstalking psychokiller Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) decides it is time to head for pastures new. Luckily for him, he happens across a home for troubled teens and is soon indulging his unspeakable appetites once again. This was originally ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 4,453 members
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  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Beatrice Boepple,  Robert Englund,  Lisa Wilcox
    Director: Stephen Hopkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Final episode in the popular slasher series. Alice Johnson (Lisa Wilcox), the Dream Master from the previous 'Nightmare on Elm Street' film, is expecting a baby. Unfortunately for her, the meddlesome Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) finds out about this and begins to control the foetus's dreams, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 5,152 members
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  • Freddy's Nightmares - Vol. 1 on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Robert Englund
    Director: Tom McLoughlin,  Tobe Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Three episodes of the 1980s TV spin-off the horror film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street', hosted by the Street's most famous inhabitant Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). In 'No More Mr Nice Guy', Freddy recounts the horrific events that led to his burning - and how he became a dream killer. In 'It's a ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 534 members
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  • 976 Evil (1987)
    Starring: Leslie Deane,  Sandy Dennis,  Stephen Geoffreys
    Director: Robert Englund
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The sleepy town of Garden City, California takes on a demonic atmosphere when the Devil arrives in town. Local youngster Spike (Patrick O'Bryan) is a biker and James Dean wannabe, who loses heavily in a game of poker. He faces a tricky decision - either he gets hold of some quick cash, or he hands ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 487 members
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  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Robert Rusler,  Mark Patton,  Kim Myers
    Director: Jack Sholder
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    This sequel to 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is set five years after the original. The Walsh family have now moved into the house formerly owned by the Thompsons, and it is not long before teenage son Jesse (Mark Patton) is having bad dreams. He and girlfriend Lisa attempt to work out what is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 6,430 members
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  • V - The Complete Series (5 discs) on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Jennifer Cooke,  Faye Grant,  Jane Badler
    Director: Ray Austin,  Ray,  Earl Bellamy
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    All 19 episodes of the sci-fi series about humanity's attempt to survive an alien invasion. Following on from the earlier miniseries 'V' (1983) and 'V: The Final Battle' (1984), this series continues one year after the 'Resistance' defeated the alien 'Visitors'. With alien leader Diane (Jane Badler)..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,667 member
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  • V - The Final Battle (2 discs) on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Peter Nelson,  Michael Wright,  Faye Grant
    Director: Richard T. Heffron,  Stuart
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The entire series that continues the 'V' series. In Part 1 the Visitors have placed humans in camps for their own 'protection', but Mike Donovan and Julie Parrish expose the aliens' true intentions at a media event. Although the inhabitants of Earth are now aware of the threat posed by the Visitors,..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,328 members
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  • A Nightmare on Elm Street - Blu-ray (1984)
    Starring: John Saxon,  Robert Englund,  Lin Shaye
    Director: Wes Craven
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Debut film for everyone's favourite psychotic slasher, Freddy Krueger. When American teenager Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suffer from nightmares, she discovers that many of her friends are having similarly disturbed nights' sleep. Their dreams are haunted by the hideously scarred ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 869 members
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  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 1 on DVD (1984)
    Starring: John Saxon,  Robert Englund,  Lin Shaye
    Director: Wes Craven
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Debut film for everyone's favourite psychotic slasher, Freddy Krueger. When American teenager Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suffer from nightmares, she discovers that many of her friends are having similarly disturbed nights' sleep. Their dreams are haunted by the hideously scarred ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 13,805 members
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  • Dead and Buried on DVD (1981)
    Starring: James Farentino,  Melody Anderson,  Jack Albertson
    Director: Gary Sherman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The sheriff of a New England fishing town (James Farentino) is perplexed by a series of strange and gruesome murders and becomes determined to solve the mystery. His investigations are complicated when the dead start coming back to life.
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 1,520 member
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  • Big Wednesday on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Lee Purcell,  Joe Spinell,  Patti D'Arbanville
    Director: John Milius
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Jan-Michael Vincent plays a self-destructive beach bum to whom surfing is a Zen experience. We first meet Vincent in the devil-may-care 1960s, in the company of his carefree buddies William Katt and Gary Busey. The boys reunite ten years later, after one has served time in Vietnam. The beach is ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,839 member
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  • Death Trap on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Carolyn Jones,  Neville Brand,  Robert Englund
    Director: Tobe Hooper
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Tobe Hooper's follow-up to the legendary 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is a similarly grisly affair. It tells the tale of a psychotic motel owner (Neville Brand) who hacks up his guests and feeds them to the hungry crocodile who lives in the swamp next door. The film's star-studded cast includes Mel ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 294 members
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Robert Englund facts

5 most recent films

Strippers Vs Werewolves - Blu-ray - 1.5 stars
Strippers Vs Werewolves - 2.0 stars
Inkubus - 2.0 stars
Never Sleep Again - The Elm Street Legacy - 3.5 stars
Red - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

A Nightmare on Elm Street - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
V - The Final Battle - 3.5 stars
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1 - 3.5 stars
Never Sleep Again - The Elm Street Legacy - 3.5 stars
Big Wednesday - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Nobody Knows Anything - 1.5 stars
Windfall - 2.0 stars
Strangeland - 2.5 stars
Mortal Fear - 2.5 stars
Strippers Vs Werewolves - Blu-ray - 1.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Heather Langenkamp - 7 times - show films
Faye Grant - 7 times - show films
Jennifer Cooke - 6 times - show films
Marc Singer - 6 times - show films
Jeff Yagher - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ray Austin - 6 times - show films
Earl Bellamy - 6 times - show films
Wes Craven - 4 times - show films
Gary Sherman - 4 times - show films
Jamie Blanks - 3 times - show films