7.6Acting
Chris Sarandon
- Born
- 1942-07-24
- Birthplace
- Beckley, West Virginia, USA
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).
Known For
Filmography
102 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
2024 · Movie
Self
Death Wish
2024 · Movie
Manny
Doc of Chucky
2024 · Movie
Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020 · Movie
Prince Humperdinck
Disclosure
2020 · Movie
Leon / Self (archive footage)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020 · TV Show
Self
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017 · Movie
Cast
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016 · Movie
Himself
Frank the Bastard
2015 · Movie
Tristan Pace
I Smile Back
2015 · Movie
Roger
Big Stone Gap
2014 · Movie
Mario Barbari
Curse of Chucky
2013 · Movie
Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
Orange Is the New Black
2013 · TV Show
Kip Carnigan
Safe
2012 · Movie
Mayor Tremello
Fright Night
2011 · Movie
Jay Dee
Multiple Sarcasms
2010 · Movie
Larry
The Good Wife
2009 · TV Show
Judge Howard Matchick
The Unusuals
2009 · TV Show
Cast
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008 · Movie
De Guiche
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008 · Movie
De Guiche
My Sassy Girl
2008 · Movie
Dr. Roark
The Chosen One
2007 · Movie
Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
Psych
2006 · TV Show
Ashton Bonaventure
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center
2006 · Movie
Signor Naccarelli
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006 · Movie
Self
Loggerheads
2005 · Movie
Robert
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004 · Movie
Self
The Dead Will Tell
2004 · Movie
Paul Hamlin
Voices in Wartime
2004 · Movie
Homer (voice)
Cold Case
2003 · TV Show
Adam Clarke (2004)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Movie
Self
The Court
2002 · TV Show
Cast
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001 · Movie
Self
Perfume
2001 · Movie
Gary Packer
Rescued from the Closet
2001 · Movie
Self
Race Against Time
2000 · Movie
Dr. Anton Stofeles
Reaper
2000 · Movie
Luke Sinclair
Judging Amy
1999 · TV Show
Judge Barry Krumble
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
Wesley Masoner
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999 · Movie
Jack's Father
Stark Raving Mad
1999 · TV Show
Cesar Radford
Charmed
1998 · TV Show
Necromancer / Armand
Felicity
1998 · TV Show
Dr. Peter McGrath
Little Men
1998 · Movie
Fritz Bhaer
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · TV Show
Myka (voice)
American Perfekt
1997 · Movie
Sammy
Perversions of Science
1997 · TV Show
Carson Walls
Road Ends
1997 · Movie
Esteban Maceda
The Practice
1997 · TV Show
Jeffrey Winslow
Bordello of Blood
1996 · Movie
Reverend Current
Edie & Pen
1996 · Movie
Max
Pulp Comics
1996 · TV Show
St. Paul
Terminal Justice
1996 · Movie
Reginald Matthews
The Vampyre Wars
1996 · Movie
Cast
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996 · Movie
Self
Just Cause
1995 · Movie
Lyle Morgan
No Greater Love
1995 · Movie
Sam Horowitz
Temptress
1995 · Movie
Matt Christianson
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
Dr. Pallas
When the Dark Man Calls
1995 · Movie
Lloyd Carson
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
Gordon Mays
Dark Tide
1994 · Movie
Tim
David's Mother
1994 · Movie
Philip
ER
1994 · TV Show
Dr. Burke
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · TV Show
Martus Mazur
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Movie
Jack Skellington (voice)
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 · Movie
Paul Solomon
Lincoln and the War Within
1992 · Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Love & War
1992 · TV Show
Cast
Picket Fences
1992 · TV Show
Cole
The Resurrected
1991 · Movie
Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
Shangri-La Plaza
1990 · Movie
Victorio
The Stranger Within
1990 · Movie
Dan
Whispers
1990 · Movie
Sgt. Tony Clemenza
Collision Course
1989 · Movie
Philip Madras
Forced March
1989 · Movie
Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
Slaves of New York
1989 · Movie
Victor Okrent
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
1989 · Movie
John Lenczowski
Child's Play
1988 · Movie
Mike Norris
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988 · Movie
George Janus
Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play
1988 · Movie
Himself
Mayflower Madam
1987 · Movie
Matt Whittington
The Princess Bride
1987 · Movie
Prince Humperdinck
Frankenstein
1986 · Movie
The Creature
Liberty
1986 · Movie
Jacque Marchant
Fright Night
1985 · Movie
Jerry Dandrige
This Child Is Mine
1985 · Movie
Craig Wilkerson
Protocol
1984 · Movie
Michael Ransome
The Osterman Weekend
1983 · Movie
Joseph Cardone
Broken Promise
1981 · Movie
Bud Griggs
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Movie
Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
The Day Christ Died
1980 · Movie
Jesus Christ
Cuba
1979 · Movie
Juan Pulido
You Can't Go Home Again
1979 · Movie
George Webber
The Sentinel
1977 · Movie
Michael Lerman
Lipstick
1976 · Movie
Gordon Stuart
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Movie
Leon
The Satan Murders
1974 · Movie
George
Thursday's Game
1974 · Movie
Counselor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
Self