Chris Sarandon
Acting
Born: July 24, 1942 (age 84) · Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
The Princess Bride
1987
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
Child's Play
1988
Orange Is the New Black
2013
Safe
2012
Charmed
1998
Fright Night
2011
Curse of Chucky
2013
Fright Night
1985
Psych
2006
Photos (4)
Movies (64)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington (voice)
The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
Child's Play
Mike Norris
Curse of Chucky
Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dog Day Afternoon
Leon
Safe
Mayor Tremello
My Sassy Girl
Dr. Roark
Fright Night
Jay Dee
Bordello of Blood
Reverend Current
Fright Night
Jerry Dandrige
The Resurrected
Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
The Sentinel
Michael Lerman
The Dead Will Tell
Paul Hamlin
I Smile Back
Roger
Slaves of New York
Victor Okrent
Just Cause
Lyle Morgan
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Prince Humperdinck
The Osterman Weekend
Joseph Cardone
Protocol
Michael Ransome
Death Wish
Manny
Cuba
Juan Pulido
Collision Course
Philip Madras
Let the Devil Wear Black
Jack's Father
Lipstick
Gordon Stuart
The Day Christ Died
Jesus Christ
Frankenstein
The Creature
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
George Janus
Perfume
Gary Packer
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Paul Solomon
Multiple Sarcasms
Larry
American Perfekt
Sammy
Frank the Bastard
Tristan Pace
No Greater Love
Sam Horowitz
When the Dark Man Calls
Lloyd Carson
Loggerheads
Robert
The Satan Murders
George
Voices in Wartime
Homer (voice)
Big Stone Gap
Mario Barbari
Temptress
Matt Christianson
Thursday's Game
Counselor
Edie & Pen
Max
Terminal Justice
Reginald Matthews
The Chosen One
Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
Lincoln and the War Within
Abraham Lincoln
A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
Liberty
Jacque Marchant
David's Mother
Philip
Road Ends
Esteban Maceda
Dark Tide
Tim
Little Men
Fritz Bhaer
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017
You Can't Go Home Again
George Webber
Race Against Time
Dr. Anton Stofeles
Reaper
Luke Sinclair
The Stranger Within
Dan
Cyrano de Bergerac
De Guiche
Forced March
Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
This Child Is Mine
Craig Wilkerson
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center
Signor Naccarelli
The Vampyre Wars
1996
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
John Lenczowski
Mayflower Madam
Matt Whittington
Whispers
Sgt. Tony Clemenza
Broken Promise
Bud Griggs
TV Shows (22)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Wesley Masoner · 1 eps
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Howard Pincham · 2 eps
Charmed
Necromancer / Armand · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Judge Howard Matchick · 1 eps
Psych
Ashton Bonaventure · 1 eps
ER
Dr. Burke · 3 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Martus Mazur · 1 eps
Orange Is the New Black
Kip Carnigan · 1 eps
Cold Case
Adam Clarke (2004) · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Gordon Mays · 3 eps
The Practice
Jeffrey Winslow · 2 eps
Judging Amy
Judge Barry Krumble · 6 eps
The Outer Limits
Dr. Pallas · 1 eps
The Wild Thornberrys
Myka (voice) · 1 eps
Felicity
Dr. Peter McGrath · 6 eps
Picket Fences
Cole · 1 eps
Love & War
1 eps
Perversions of Science
Carson Walls · 1 eps
Stark Raving Mad
Cesar Radford · 2 eps
The Unusuals
2 eps
Pulp Comics
St. Paul · 1 eps
The Court
6 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self · 1 eps
Rescued from the Closet
Self
Disclosure
Leon / Self (archive footage)
Doc of Chucky
Self
Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play
Himself
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Self
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Self
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Self
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Himself