Chris Sarandon
Birthday
1942/07/24 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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).
Acting
(1975) Dog Day Afternoon
as Leon
(2017) Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
as ---
(1987) Frankenstein
as The Creature
(1988) Child's Play
as Mike Norris
(1987) The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
(1991) The Resurrected
as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
(1985) Fright Night
as Jerry Dandrige
(1983) The Osterman Weekend
as Joseph Cardone
(1996) Bordello of Blood
as Reverend Current
(1995) Just Cause
as Lyle Morgan
(1993) The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Jack Skellington (voice)
(2008) My Sassy Girl
as Dr. Roark
(1984) Protocol
as Michael Ransome
(1979) Cuba
as Juan Pulido
(2004) The Dead Will Tell
as Paul Hamlin
(1980) A Tale of Two Cities
as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
(1977) The Sentinel
as Michael Lerman
(1989) Slaves of New York
as Victor Okrent
(2005) Loggerheads
as Robert
(2012) Safe
as Mayor Tremello
(2003) Race Against Time
as Dr. Anton Stofeles
(1994) Dark Tide
as Tim
(1999) Let the Devil Wear Black
as Jack's Father
(2011) Fright Night
as Jay Dee
(1976) Lipstick
as Gordon Stuart
(1996) Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Self
(1989) Collision Course
as Philip Madras
(1995) No Greater Love
as Sam Horowitz
(1987) Mayflower Madam
as Matt Whittington
(1981) Broken Promise
as Bud Griggs
(1992) Lincoln and the War Within
as Abraham Lincoln
(2000) Reaper
as Luke Sinclair
(1997) Road Ends
as Esteban Maceda
(1974) Thursday's Game
as Counselor
(1979) You Can't Go Home Again
as George Webber
(1995) Temptress
as Matt Christianson
(1989) Forced March
as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
(1996) Terminal Justice
as Reginald Matthews
(2020) Disclosure
as Leon / Self (archive footage)
(1994) David's Mother
as Philip
(2008) Cyrano de Bergerac
as De Guiche
(1996) The Vampyre Wars
as ---
(2013) Curse of Chucky
as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1990) Whispers
as Sgt. Tony Clemenza
(1996) Edie & Pen
as Max
(2015) I Smile Back
as Roger
(2015) Frank the Bastard
as Tristan Pace
(1990) Shangri-La Plaza
as Victorio
(2014) Big Stone Gap
as Mario Barbari
(1988) Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
as George Janus
(2007) The Chosen One
as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
(1985) This Child of Mine
as Craig Wilkerson
(1985) This Child Is Mine
as Craig Wilkerson
(2016) You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
as Himself
(1995) When the Dark Man Calls
as Lloyd Carson
(1992) A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Paul Solomon
(1980) The Day Christ Died
as Jesus Christ
(1998) Little Men
as Fritz Bhaer
(2006) The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)
as Signor Naccarelli
(1990) The Stranger Within
as Dan
(2001) As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
(1989) Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
as John Lenczowski
(1974) The Satan Murders
as George
(2006) The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
as Self
(1997) American Perfekt
as Sammy
(1986) Liberty
as Jacque Marchant
(2020) A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Prince Humperdinck
(2010) Multiple Sarcasms
as Larry
(2001) Perfume
as Gary Packer
(2004) Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
as Self
(1988) Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play
as Himself
(2001) Rescued from the Closet
as Self
(2024) Doc of Chucky
as Self
(2024) Death Wish
as ---
(2024) Best Christmas Movies Ever!
as Self
(2002) AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
(1990) Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
(1997) Perversions of Science
as Carson Walls
(1999) Stark Raving Mad
as Cesar Radford
(1999) Judging Amy
as Judge Barry Krumble
(2003) Cold Case
as Adam Clarke (2004)
(1998) Charmed
as Necromancer / Armand
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Wesley Masoner
(1997) The Practice
as ---
(1994) Chicago Hope
as ---
(1992) Love & War
as ---
(2013) Orange Is the New Black
as Kip Carnigan
(2002) The Court
as ---
(2009) The Unusuals
as ---
(1995) The Outer Limits
as Dr. Pallas
(1998) The Wild Thornberrys
as Myka (voice)
(2006) Psych
as Ashton Bonaventure
(1994) ER
as Dr. Burke
(1993) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Martus Mazur
(1998) Felicity
as Dr. Peter McGrath
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(2020) The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self
(2009) The Good Wife
as Judge Howard Matchick
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self