Chris Sarandon
Birthdate
July 24, 1942 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
July 24, 1942 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Known For
Acting
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).
Chris Sarandon's LGBTQ+ Titles
Dog Day Afternoon
Leon
Loggerheads
Robert
Acting (98)
2024
Best Christmas Movies Ever! as Self
2024
Doc of Chucky as Self
2024
Death Wish
2020
The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (1 episode)
2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Prince Humperdinck
2020
Disclosure as Leon / Self (archive footage)
2017
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
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 (1 episode)
2012
Safe as Mayor Tremello
2011
Fright Night as Jay Dee
2010
Multiple Sarcasms as Larry
2009
The Good Wife as Judge Howard Matchick (1 episode)
2009
The Unusuals (2 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
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) (1 episode)
2002
The Court (6 episodes)
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 (2 episodes)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Wesley Masoner (1 episode)
1999
Judging Amy as Judge Barry Krumble (6 episodes)
1999
Let the Devil Wear Black as Jack's Father
1998
Charmed as Necromancer / Armand (1 episode)
1998
Felicity as Dr. Peter McGrath (6 episodes)
1998
The Wild Thornberrys as Myka (voice) (1 episode)
1998
Little Men as Fritz Bhaer
1997
Road Ends as Esteban Maceda
1997
American Perfekt as Sammy
1997
Perversions of Science as Carson Walls (1 episode)
1997
The Practice (2 episodes)
1996
Bordello of Blood as Reverend Current
1996
Edie & Pen as Max
1996
Terminal Justice as Reginald Matthews
1996
The Vampyre Wars
1996
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth as Self
1995
When the Dark Man Calls as Lloyd Carson
1995
No Greater Love as Sam Horowitz
1995
The Outer Limits as Dr. Pallas (1 episode)
1995
Just Cause as Lyle Morgan
1995
Temptress as Matt Christianson
1994
ER as Dr. Burke (3 episodes)
1994
Chicago Hope (3 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
1992
Lincoln and the War Within as Abraham Lincoln
1992
Love & War (1 episode)
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 (2 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self (1 episode)