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American actor and director
Robert Englund
Englund in Brussels, May 2023
Born
Robert Barton Englund
(1947-06-06) June 6, 1947 (age 77)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Alma mater
California State University, Northridge
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
Actor
director
Years active
1973–present
Known for
Portraying Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street
Spouses
Elizabeth Gardner
(m. 1966; div. 1972)
Roxanne Rogers
(m. 1986; div. 1988)
Nancy Booth
(m. 1988)
Website
www.robertenglund.com
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Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947)[1] is an American actor and director, best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Englund began his career as a stage actor in regional theatre,[2][3] and made his film debut in Buster and Billie in 1974. After supporting roles in films in the 1970s such as Stay Hungry, A Star Is Born, and Big Wednesday, Englund had his breakthrough as the resistance fighter Willie in the miniseries V in 1983. Following his performance in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984, he became closely associated with the horror film genre, and is widely regarded as one of its iconic actors.[4]
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^"Robert Englund Biography". Yahoo TV. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
^Robb, Peter (May 9, 2014). "Robert Englund started with Shakespeare, but found fame as Freddy Krueger". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
^Dawidziak, Mark; Dealer, The Plain (March 12, 2020). "Robert Englund embraces title of horror icon and new role as host of 'True Terror'". cleveland. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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