ACTOR

Robert Englund

1947 - Today

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Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. Englund is best known for playing the villain Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and Willie in the V television franchise (1983–1985). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Englund has received more than 6,306,404 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Robert Englund is the 652nd most popular actor (up from 671st in 2019), the 1,202nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,248th in 2019) and the 320th most popular American Actor.

Robert Englund is most famous for his portrayal of the iconic horror villain, Freddy Krueger.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Englund ranks 652 out of 13,578. Before him are William Fichtner, Sissy Spacek, Naomi Watts, Dwayne Johnson, Stefania Sandrelli, and Claudette Colbert. After him are Karin Schubert, Ben Stiller, Loie Fuller, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Carmen Maura, and Kelly McGillis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Robert Englund ranks 73. Before him are Óscar Tabárez, Mohammad Najibullah, Gidon Kremer, Yukio Hatoyama, Peter Sloterdijk, and Walter Röhrl. After him are Joe Mantegna, Carla Del Ponte, Mariska Veres, Viktor Belenko, Anwar Ibrahim, and Ljupko Petrović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Englund ranks 1,202 out of 20,380. Before him are Butch Cassidy (1866), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Sam Shepard (1943), John Denver (1943), Norman Rockwell (1894), and Ethan Allen (1738). After him are Fred Trump (1905), Aileen Wuornos (1956), Ben Stiller (1965), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Loie Fuller (1862), and Paul L. Modrich (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Englund ranks 320. Before him are Shia LaBeouf (1986), Anjelica Huston (1951), Lisa Kudrow (1963), William Fichtner (1956), Sissy Spacek (1949), and Dwayne Johnson (1972). After him are Ben Stiller (1965), Loie Fuller (1862), Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967), Kelly McGillis (1957), Robert Knepper (1959), and Lita Grey (1908).

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Television and Movie Roles

Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy Krueger
Freddy enlists Jason to kill on his behalf on Elm Street, after realizing that he can't haunt dreams because people no longer fear him.
Aug 15o 20036.053 / 10
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Freddy Krueger
Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. There, he is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses.
Nov 1o 19855.8 / 10
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Freddy Krueger
Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her new friend, Alice.
Aug 19o 19885.9 / 10