Robert Rusler

Biography

Robert Rusler is an American film and television actor who began his screen career as Max in the teen comedy Weird Science (1985). Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he moved into horror that same year, playing Grady in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). In 1986 he appeared in Vamp, a horror comedy starring Chris Makepeace, and in the skateboarding drama Thrashin' as Tommy Hook. He played Buzz in Shag (1989) and Richard Lawson in the television film Sometimes They Come Back (1991). On television, Rusler was Tim Shepard in the short-lived 1990 series The Outsiders, had a role in Angel Falls, and became best known for playing Lieutenant Warren Keffer, a fighter wing commander, in season two of Babylon 5 from 1994 to 1995. He also acted in the 1995 science fiction video game Wing Commander IV, made guest appearances on series such as Cold Case, Medium, The Unit, The Closer, 24, and Enterprise.

61years old

Turns 62 on September 20in 314 days

Born September 20, 1965Fort Wayne
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 16
Career span: 40 years1985 to 2025

Genres

Horror50%, 8 films
Comedy25%, 4 films
Drama19%, 3 films
Romance19%, 3 films
Thriller19%, 3 films

First and latest

Robert Rusler movies on Netflix

Garden of Eden2025IMDb rating 3.4as Matheo Eden
Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse2023IMDb rating 6.2as David Richards
Jakob's Wife2021IMDb rating 5.5as Tom Low
The Manor2021IMDb rating 5.3as George
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
The Debt Collector2018IMDb rating 5.9as Tarva
The Wedding Do Over2018IMDb rating 6.2as Gary
Blood Feast2016IMDb rating 3.8as Fuad Ramses
Delivered2011IMDb rating 4.8as Wiggs
Amityville: A New Generation1993IMDb rating 4.0as Ray
Sometimes They Come Back1991IMDb rating 5.7as Lawson
Shag1989IMDb rating 6.5as Buzz
Thrashin'1986IMDb rating 6.4as Tommy Hook
Vamp1986IMDb rating 5.9as AJ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985IMDb rating 5.5as Ron Grady
Weird Science1985IMDb rating 6.6as Max

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985 Fantasy, Horroras Ron Grady
IMDb rating 5.587K votes
Sometimes They Come Back1991 Drama, Horror, Thrilleras Lawson
IMDb rating 5.714K votes
Weird Science1985as Max
IMDb rating 6.6107K votes
Thrashin'1986as Tommy Hook
IMDb rating 6.45.8K votes
Vamp1986as AJ
IMDb rating 5.98.3K votes
The Debt Collector2018as Tarva
IMDb rating 5.910K votes
Shag1989as Buzz
IMDb rating 6.55.3K votes
Blood Feast2016as Fuad Ramses
IMDb rating 3.81.2K votes

Most often with

Marcel Walz directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Robert Englund

Marshall Bell

Clu Gulager

Kim Myers

Mark Patton

JoAnn Willette

Marcel WalzDirector, 2 films

Films together

Robert Englund2 films together, 1985 to 2019
Robert Englund's page
- Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2Rusler as HimselfEnglund as Himself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985IMDb rating 5.5Rusler as Ron GradyEnglund as Freddy Krueger
Marshall Bell2 films together, 1985 to 2019
Marshall Bell's page
- Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2Rusler as HimselfBell as Himself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985IMDb rating 5.5Rusler as Ron GradyBell as Coach Schneider
Clu Gulager2 films together, 1985 to 2019
Clu Gulager's page
- Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2Rusler as HimselfGulager as Himself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985IMDb rating 5.5Rusler as Ron GradyGulager as Ken Walsh
Kim Myers2 films together, 1985 to 2019
Kim Myers's page
- Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2Rusler as HimselfMyers as Himself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985IMDb rating 5.5Rusler as Ron GradyMyers as Lisa Webber
Mark Patton2 films together, 1985 to 2019
Mark Patton's page
- Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2Rusler as HimselfPatton as Himself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985IMDb rating 5.5Rusler as Ron GradyPatton as Jesse Walsh
JoAnn Willette2 films together, 1985 to 2019
JoAnn Willette's page
- Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2Rusler as HimselfWillette as Himself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985IMDb rating 5.5Rusler as Ron GradyWillette as Girl on Bus
Marcel WalzDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2025
All films by Marcel Walz
- Garden of Eden2025IMDb rating 3.4Rusler as Matheo Eden
- Blood Feast2016IMDb rating 3.8Rusler as Fuad Ramses

Box office

What Robert Rusler's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$73.9 million

5 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.

5Worldwide figure
2US gross only
5Never in cinemas
4Figure not found

Top grosser

Weird Science1985Max$38.9 million

Highest grossing

The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Weird Science1985as Max
$39M52.7% of the total
2
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge1985as Ron Grady
$30M40.6% of the total
3
Vamp1986as AJ
$4.9M6.7% of the total
4
Jakob's Wife2021as Tom Low
$30K0.0% of the total
5
The Debt Collector2018as Tarva
$29K0.0% of the total