Chris Sarandon

Acting

Chris Sarandon

Born July 24, 1942Beckley, West Virginia, USA102 credits

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

Best Christmas Movies Ever!
7.0

Best Christmas Movies Ever!

Movie

2024

Doc of Chucky
7.8

Doc of Chucky

Movie

2024

Death Wish

Death Wish

Movie

2024

The Holiday Movies That Made Us
7.2

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

TV

2020

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
6.3

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Movie

2020

Disclosure
7.8

Disclosure

Movie

2020

Filmography

Best Christmas Movies Ever!
2024Best Christmas Movies Ever!as SelfMovie
Doc of Chucky
2024Doc of Chuckyas SelfMovie
Death Wish
2024Death Wishas MannyMovie
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020The Holiday Movies That Made Usas SelfTV
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020A Virtual Princess Bride Reunionas Prince HumperdinckMovie
Disclosure
2020Disclosureas Leon / Self (archive footage)Movie
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017Edgar Allan Poe: Buried AliveMovie
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Nightas HimselfMovie
I Smile Back
2015I Smile Backas RogerMovie
Frank the Bastard
2015Frank the Bastardas Tristan PaceMovie
Big Stone Gap
2014Big Stone Gapas Mario BarbariMovie
Curse of Chucky
2013Curse of Chuckyas Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Blackas Kip CarniganTV
Safe
2012Safeas Mayor TremelloMovie
Fright Night
2011Fright Nightas Jay DeeMovie
Multiple Sarcasms
2010Multiple Sarcasmsas LarryMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Judge Howard MatchickTV
The Unusuals
2009The UnusualsTV
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008Cyrano de Bergeracas De GuicheMovie
My Sassy Girl
2008My Sassy Girlas Dr. RoarkMovie
C
2008Cyrano de Bergeracas De GuicheMovie
The Chosen One
2007The Chosen Oneas Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)Movie
Psych
2006Psychas Ashton BonaventureTV
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center
2006The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Centeras Signor NaccarelliMovie
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'as SelfMovie
Loggerheads
2005Loggerheadsas RobertMovie
The Dead Will Tell
2004The Dead Will Tellas Paul HamlinMovie
Voices in Wartime
2004Voices in Wartimeas Homer (voice)Movie
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'as SelfMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Adam Clarke (2004)TV
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Storiesas SelfMovie
The Court
2002The CourtTV
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'as SelfMovie
Rescued from the Closet
2001Rescued from the Closetas SelfMovie
Perfume
2001Perfumeas Gary PackerMovie
Race Against Time
2000Race Against Timeas Dr. Anton StofelesMovie
Reaper
2000Reaperas Luke SinclairMovie
Stark Raving Mad
1999Stark Raving Madas Cesar RadfordTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Wesley MasonerTV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Judge Barry KrumbleTV
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999Let the Devil Wear Blackas Jack's FatherMovie
Charmed
1998Charmedas Necromancer / ArmandTV
Felicity
1998Felicityas Dr. Peter McGrathTV
The Wild Thornberrys
1998The Wild Thornberrysas Myka (voice)TV
Little Men
1998Little Menas Fritz BhaerMovie
Road Ends
1997Road Endsas Esteban MacedaMovie
American Perfekt
1997American Perfektas SammyMovie
Perversions of Science
1997Perversions of Scienceas Carson WallsTV
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Dr. Jeffrey WinslowTV
Pulp Comics
1996Pulp Comicsas St. PaulTV
Bordello of Blood
1996Bordello of Bloodas Reverend CurrentMovie
Edie & Pen
1996Edie & Penas MaxMovie
Terminal Justice
1996Terminal Justiceas Reginald MatthewsMovie
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996Vampires: Thirst for the Truthas SelfMovie
The Vampyre Wars
1996The Vampyre WarsMovie
Temptress
1995Temptressas Matt ChristiansonMovie
When the Dark Man Calls
1995When the Dark Man Callsas Lloyd CarsonMovie
No Greater Love
1995No Greater Loveas Sam HorowitzMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Dr. PallasTV
Just Cause
1995Just Causeas Lyle MorganMovie
ER
1994ERas Dr. BurkeTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Gordon MaysTV
David's Mother
1994David's Motheras PhilipMovie
Dark Tide
1994Dark Tideas TimMovie
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993The Nightmare Before Christmasas Jack Skellington (voice)Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Martus MazurTV
Lincoln and the War Within
1992Lincoln and the War Withinas Abraham LincolnMovie
Love & War
1992Love & WarTV
Picket Fences
1992Picket Fencesas ColeTV
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Storyas Paul SolomonMovie
The Resurrected
1991The Resurrectedas Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph CurwenMovie
Whispers
1990Whispersas Sgt. Tony ClemenzaMovie
The Stranger Within
1990The Stranger Withinas DanMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Defense Attorney Howard PinchamTV
S
1990Shangri-La Plazaas VictorioMovie
Forced March
1989Forced Marchas Ben Kline / Miklos RadnotiMovie
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
1989Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedyas John LenczowskiMovie
Collision Course
1989Collision Courseas Philip MadrasMovie
Slaves of New York
1989Slaves of New Yorkas Victor OkrentMovie
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988Goodbye, Miss 4th of Julyas George JanusMovie
Child's Play
1988Child's Playas Mike NorrisMovie
Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play
1988Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Playas HimselfMovie
Mayflower Madam
1987Mayflower Madamas Matt WhittingtonMovie
The Princess Bride
1987The Princess Brideas Prince HumperdinckMovie
Frankenstein
1986Frankensteinas The CreatureMovie
Liberty
1986Libertyas Jacque MarchantMovie
This Child Is Mine
1985This Child Is Mineas Craig WilkersonMovie
Fright Night
1985Fright Nightas Jerry DandrigeMovie
Protocol
1984Protocolas Michael RansomeMovie
The Osterman Weekend
1983The Osterman Weekendas Joseph CardoneMovie
Broken Promise
1981Broken Promiseas Bud GriggsMovie
A Tale of Two Cities
1980A Tale of Two Citiesas Sydney Carton / Charles DarnayMovie
The Day Christ Died
1980The Day Christ Diedas Jesus ChristMovie
Cuba
1979Cubaas Juan PulidoMovie
You Can't Go Home Again
1979You Can't Go Home Againas George WebberMovie
The Sentinel
1977The Sentinelas Michael LermanMovie
Lipstick
1976Lipstickas Gordon StuartMovie
Dog Day Afternoon
1975Dog Day Afternoonas LeonMovie
Thursday's Game
1974Thursday's Gameas CounselorMovie
The Satan Murders
1974The Satan Murdersas GeorgeMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV