Chris Sarandon
July 24, 1942 (82 years old) in Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Christopher Sarandon Jr. (born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night (1985), Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride (1987), Detective Mike Norris in Child's Play (1988), and Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon Shermer in Dog Day Afternoon (1975).
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Best Christmas Movies Ever! as Self
- 2024 · Doc of Chucky as Self
- 2024 · Death Wish as
- 2020 · The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Prince Humperdinck
- 2020 · Disclosure as Leon / Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive as
- 2016 · You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night as Himself
- 2015 · I Smile Back as Roger
- 2015 · Frank the Bastard as Tristan Pace
- 2014 · Big Stone Gap as Mario Barbari
- 2013 · Curse of Chucky as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013 · Orange Is the New Black as Kip Carnigan
- 2012 · Safe as Mayor Tremello
- 2011 · Fright Night as Jay Dee
- 2010 · Multiple Sarcasms as Larry
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Judge Howard Matchick
- 2009 · The Unusuals as
- 2008 · Cyrano de Bergerac as De Guiche
- 2008 · My Sassy Girl as Dr. Roark
- 2007 · The Chosen One as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
- 2006 · Psych as Ashton Bonaventure
- 2006 · The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center) as Signor Naccarelli
- 2006 · The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' as Self
- 2005 · Loggerheads as Robert
- 2004 · The Dead Will Tell as Paul Hamlin
- 2004 · Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' as Self
- 2003 · Race Against Time as Dr. Anton Stofeles
- 2003 · Cold Case as Adam Clarke (2004)
- 2002 · The Court as
- 2001 · As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- 2001 · Rescued from the Closet as Self
- 2001 · Perfume as Gary Packer
- 2000 · Reaper as Luke Sinclair
- 1999 · Stark Raving Mad as Cesar Radford
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Wesley Masoner
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Judge Barry Krumble
- 1999 · Let the Devil Wear Black as Jack's Father
- 1998 · Charmed as Necromancer / Armand
- 1998 · Felicity as Dr. Peter McGrath
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Myka (voice)
- 1998 · Little Men as Fritz Bhaer
- 1997 · Road Ends as Esteban Maceda
- 1997 · American Perfekt as Sammy
- 1997 · Perversions of Science as Carson Walls
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1996 · Bordello of Blood as Reverend Current
- 1996 · Edie & Pen as Max
- 1996 · Terminal Justice as Reginald Matthews
- 1996 · Vampires: Thirst for the Truth as Self
- 1996 · The Vampyre Wars as
- 1995 · When the Dark Man Calls as Lloyd Carson
- 1995 · No Greater Love as Sam Horowitz
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Dr. Pallas
- 1995 · Just Cause as Lyle Morgan
- 1995 · Temptress as Matt Christianson
- 1994 · ER as Dr. Burke
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · David's Mother as Philip
- 1994 · Dark Tide as Tim
- 1993 · The Nightmare Before Christmas as Jack Skellington (voice)
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Martus Mazur
- 1992 · Lincoln and the War Within as Abraham Lincoln
- 1992 · Love & War as
- 1992 · A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story as Paul Solomon
- 1991 · The Resurrected as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
- 1990 · Whispers as Sgt. Tony Clemenza
- 1990 · The Stranger Within as Dan
- 1990 · Law & Order as Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
- 1990 · Shangri-La Plaza as Victorio
- 1989 · Forced March as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
- 1989 · Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy as John Lenczowski
- 1989 · Collision Course as Philip Madras
- 1989 · Slaves of New York as Victor Okrent
- 1988 · Goodbye, Miss 4th of July as George Janus
- 1988 · Child's Play as Mike Norris
- 1988 · Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play as Himself
- 1987 · Mayflower Madam as Matt Whittington
- 1987 · The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 1987 · Frankenstein as The Creature
- 1986 · Liberty as Jacque Marchant
- 1985 · This Child Is Mine as Craig Wilkerson
- 1985 · This Child of Mine as Craig Wilkerson
- 1985 · Fright Night as Jerry Dandrige
- 1984 · Protocol as Michael Ransome
- 1983 · The Osterman Weekend as Joseph Cardone
- 1981 · Broken Promise as Bud Griggs
- 1980 · A Tale of Two Cities as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
- 1980 · The Day Christ Died as Jesus Christ
- 1979 · Cuba as Juan Pulido
- 1979 · You Can't Go Home Again as George Webber
- 1977 · The Sentinel as Michael Lerman
- 1976 · Lipstick as Gordon Stuart
- 1975 · Dog Day Afternoon as Leon
- 1974 · Thursday's Game as Counselor
- 1974 · The Satan Murders as George
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self