William Earl Robert Englund starred in one of the most revered science fiction series of all time; he’s directed films; voiced video game characters; and acted in scores of movies and shows.
But he’s aware that his legacy is playing horror icon Freddy Krueger in eight “Nightmare on Elm Street” films and a TV series.
An upcoming documentary — “Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story,” out June 6 — dives into Englund’s unique silver screen journey, of which he is self-effacing. “I know who icons are,” he says. “I’m not an icon.
Maybe Freddy Krueger is, but I’m not. I’m just a character actor, a utility actor who’s been very lucky.” Perhaps the most surprising chapter of Englund’s story happens early on, when he was frequently adjacent to ‘70s blockbusters.
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