Robert Englund isn’t immune to a Freddy Krueger nightmare. The actor, 76, who first played the child killer in 1984’s Nightmare on Elm Street, reveals to PEOPLE that he has his own Freddy Krueger ...

From left to right: Horror icon Robert Englund in 1975's Hustle, on a recent red carpet and in 1974's Buster and Billie. (Photos Courtesy Everett Collection) Robert Englund knows that the words "Here ...

Robert Englund fans are blowing up social media after spotting the iconic horror actor in the new Stranger Things 4 trailer. The Nightmare on Elm Street star is hard to miss thanks to his gruesomely ...

Modern horror wouldn’t be what it is today without Wes Craven. He has made some of the best slasher horror movies of all time, and that helped push the boundaries of the genre. Little did I know, the ...

Robert Englund is best known for playing Freddy Krueger in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. The actor spoke to Insider about his new documentary, "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert ...

Robert Englund is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 31st, 2025. It’s a well-deserved reward for a storied career but also as one of pop culture’s landmark boogeymen, Freddy ...

Englund was seeing success in his career. Still, he wasn’t on track to be the iconic horror villain that audiences know today. Though he’d acted in horror films before, he was frequently cast in ...

Englund is looking back on 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' ahead of its 40th anniversary, recalling to PEOPLE how he frightened an unsuspecting waiter one day Courtesy of Warner Brothers ; Michael Ochs ...

Englund is an American actor who began his career at a young age, performing in various school productions. As a college student, he trained with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and went on to ...

"I really chose those guys [Griffiths and Smart] because we were really simpatico," Englund said of his collaborators. "We're all film fans, and I felt comfortable with them, and I knew they had my ...

Englund is looking back on 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' ahead of its 40th anniversary, recalling to PEOPLE how he frightened an unsuspecting waiter one day That killer was Freddy Krueger, who became ...

Robert Englund knows that the words "Here lies Freddy Krueger" will go on his tombstone. But the nightmare-haunting boogeyman has a whole career beyond Elm Street — a career that's profiled in the new ...