Robert Englund was also one of the aliens on the original
V: The Visitors, As well, he played a certain man of our dreams who wore that crazy red and green sweater, and that great glove of his
That was what puzzled me a bit before watching a couple of Nightmare on Elm Street movies in the 80s. Englund did a good job playing the shy, sweet, lovable alien on V. It was hard to imagine him as a flamboyantly cruel serial killer. Of course, after a few runs as Freddy, Englund is a horror legend, and sweet, innocent Willie is the role that seems odd.
Anybody watch the Masters of Horror anthology series a few years ago? Robert Englund was great as a post-apocalyptic nightclub owner who uses zombies for "live" entertainment. The episode was based on a Richard Matheson story, and was quite good.