{"id":16093,"date":"2022-05-27T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1652213"},"modified":"2022-05-27T10:27:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T08:27:14","slug":"freddy-kruegers-robert-englund-has-creepy-stranger-things-4-role","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/freddy-kruegers-robert-englund-has-creepy-stranger-things-4-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddy Krueger\u2019s Robert Englund has creepy Stranger Things 4 role"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 27 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The first batch of episodes of Stranger Things<\/a> season 4 has finally arrived on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The beloved sci-fi series is back with all of its 1980s goodness and our beloved cast of characters, including the likes of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Jim Hopper (David Harbour) and more.<\/p>\n

However, the new super-sized season<\/a> also brings with it a whole host of new faces \u2013 one of which may be recognisable to fans of the horror genre.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, Freddy Krueger star Robert Englund stars in Stranger Things 4!<\/p>\n

So, who exactly is Englund playing and what else has the horror icon been in?<\/p>\n

**Spoiler warning for Stranger Things season 4**<\/strong><\/p>

Who is Robert Englund?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Robert Englund is an American actor who is best known for portraying the iconic horror character Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.<\/p>\n
He has also appeared in the films Stay Hungry\u00a0(1976),\u00a0A Star Is Born (1976), Big Wednesday (1977), 1983 miniseries\u00a0V (1986) and its subsequent sequel series, and voiced characters in various animated series including Justice League, The Batman and The Spectacular Spider-Man.<\/p>\n
Englund portrays Freddy Krueger in Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy\u2019s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy\u2019s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Wes Craven\u2019s New Nightmare (1994) and Freddy vs. Jason (2003). He also played the role in Freddy\u2019s Nightmares \u2013 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series.<\/p>\n
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