A Nightmare On Elm Street - Cast

Cast

See also: List of cast members of the Nightmare on Elm Street series

The cast of A Nightmare on Elm Street included a crew of veteran actors such as Robert Englund and John Saxon, as well as several aspiring young actors including Johnny Depp and Heather Langenkamp.

  • Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
  • Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger
  • John Saxon as Lt. Don Thompson
  • Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz
  • Ronee Blakley as Marge Thompson
  • Amanda Wyss as Tina Gray
  • Nick Corri as Rod Lane
  • Joe Unger as Sgt. Garcia

The task of creating Krueger's disfigured face fell to makeup man David Miller, who based his creation on photographs of burn victims he obtained from the UCLA Medical Center.

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