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Robert Englund

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Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and voice-actor, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. 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. Englund is a classically trained actor.

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Strongest genre

Biggest hit

Standout efficiency

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$197M

Combined reported budget

$62M

Gross / budget

3.2x

Bankability Index

42 / 100

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