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