Robert Englund

Robert Barton Englund 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, 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.

6 June 1947

Born on the same birth date (6 June 1947): Ada Kok • David Blunkett • Keith Daniel Williams

Born on the same birth day (6 June): Albert II of Belgium • Arlene Harris (inventor) • Björn Borg • David Scott • David T. Abercrombie • Drew McIntyre • Gary U.S. Bonds • Isaiah Berlin • Italo Balbo • Jan Struther • Jason Isaacs • Jean Pouliot • Joseph I of Portugal • Louis Andriessen • Monty Alexander • Natalie Morales (journalist) • Nathan Hale • Paul Giamatti • Sebastian Larsson • Taichi Yamada

Born in the same month (June 1947): Ada Kok • Al Cowlings • Barry Melton • Bruno Latour • Buddy Roberts • Clarissa Dickson Wright • Gregg Rolie • Howard Kaylan • John Powell (discus thrower) • Keith Daniel Williams • Laurie Anderson • Linda Chavez • Mark Helprin • Meredith Baxter • Michael Gross (actor) • Michel Bastarache • Octavia E. Butler • Paul Rudolph (musician) • Paul Young (singer, born 1947) • Ronnie Wood • Salman Rushdie • Timothy Wright • Tom Malone (musician) • Viktor Klima