Chris Sarandon
Born: 1942-07-24 in 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).
Filmography
2024
- Doc of Chucky as Self
- Best Christmas Movies Ever! as Self
- Death Wish as Manny
2020
- Disclosure as Leon / Self (archive footage)
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Prince Humperdinck
2016
2015
- I Smile Back as Roger
- Frank the Bastard as Tristan Pace
2014
- Big Stone Gap as Mario Barbari
2013
- Orange Is the New Black as Kip Carnigan
- Curse of Chucky as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012
- Safe as Mayor Tremello
2011
- Fright Night as Jay Dee
2010
- Multiple Sarcasms as Larry
2009
- The Good Wife as Judge Howard Matchick
- The Unusuals
2008
- My Sassy Girl as Dr. Roark
- Cyrano de Bergerac as De Guiche
- Cyrano de Bergerac as De Guiche
2007
- The Chosen One as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
2006
- Psych as Ashton Bonaventure
- The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' as Self
- The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center as Signor Naccarelli
2005
- Loggerheads as Robert
2004
- The Dead Will Tell as Paul Hamlin
- Voices in Wartime as Homer (voice)
- Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' as Self
2003
- Cold Case as Adam Clarke (2004)
2001
- Perfume as Gary Packer
- As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- Rescued from the Closet as Self
2000
- Race Against Time as Dr. Anton Stofeles
- Reaper as Luke Sinclair
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Wesley Masoner
- Judging Amy as Judge Barry Krumble
- Stark Raving Mad as Cesar Radford
- Let the Devil Wear Black as Jack's Father
1998
- Charmed as Necromancer / Armand
- Felicity as Dr. Peter McGrath
- The Wild Thornberrys as Myka (voice)
- Little Men as Fritz Bhaer
1997
- The Practice as Dr. Jeffrey Winslow
- Perversions of Science as Carson Walls
- American Perfekt as Sammy
- Road Ends as Esteban Maceda
1996
- Bordello of Blood as Reverend Current
- Pulp Comics as St. Paul
- Edie & Pen as Max
- Terminal Justice as Reginald Matthews
- The Vampyre Wars
- Vampires: Thirst for the Truth as Self
1995
- The Outer Limits as Dr. Pallas
- Just Cause as Lyle Morgan
- No Greater Love as Sam Horowitz
- Temptress as Matt Christianson
- When the Dark Man Calls as Lloyd Carson
1994
- ER as Dr. Burke
- Chicago Hope as Gordon Mays
- Dark Tide as Tim
- David's Mother as Philip
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Martus Mazur
- The Nightmare Before Christmas as Jack Skellington (voice)
1992
- Picket Fences as Cole
- Love & War
- A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story as Paul Solomon
- Lincoln and the War Within as Abraham Lincoln
1991
- The Resurrected as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
1990
- Law & Order as Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
- Whispers as Sgt. Tony Clemenza
- Shangri-La Plaza as Victorio
- The Stranger Within as Dan
1989
- Collision Course as Philip Madras
- Slaves of New York as Victor Okrent
- Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy as John Lenczowski
- Forced March as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
1988
- Child's Play as Mike Norris
- Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play as Himself
- Goodbye, Miss 4th of July as George Janus
1987
- The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- Mayflower Madam as Matt Whittington
1986
- Liberty as Jacque Marchant
- Frankenstein as The Creature
1985
- Fright Night as Jerry Dandrige
- This Child Is Mine as Craig Wilkerson
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
- The Day Christ Died as Jesus Christ
1979
- Cuba as Juan Pulido
- 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
- The Satan Murders as George
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self