Chris Sarandon

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 97

Gender Male

Birthday July 24, 1942 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Beckley, West Virginia, USA

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Chris Sarandon

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).

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Acting

2024		Doc of Chucky as Self
2024		Death Wish

2020		The Holiday Movies That Made Us (1 episode) as Self
2020		A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Prince Humperdinck
2020		Disclosure as Leon / Self (archive footage)

2017

2016

as Himself

2015		I Smile Back as Roger
2015		Frank the Bastard as Tristan Pace

2014

as Mario Barbari

2013		Curse of Chucky as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013		Orange Is the New Black (1 episode) as Kip Carnigan

2012

as Mayor Tremello

2011

as Jay Dee

2010

as Larry

2009		The Good Wife (1 episode) as Judge Howard Matchick
2009		The Unusuals (2 episodes)

2008		Cyrano de Bergerac as De Guiche
2008		My Sassy Girl as Dr. Roark

2007

as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)

2006		Psych (1 episode) as Ashton Bonaventure
2006		The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center) as Signor Naccarelli
2006		The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' as Self

2005

as Robert

2004		The Dead Will Tell as Paul Hamlin
2004		Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' as Self

2003		Race Against Time as Dr. Anton Stofeles
2003		Cold Case (1 episode) as Adam Clarke (2004)

2002

(6 episodes)

2001		As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
2001		Rescued from the Closet as Self
2001		Perfume as Gary Packer

2000

as Luke Sinclair

1999		Stark Raving Mad (2 episodes) as Cesar Radford
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) as Wesley Masoner
1999		Judging Amy (6 episodes) as Judge Barry Krumble
1999		Let the Devil Wear Black as Jack's Father

1998		Charmed (1 episode) as Necromancer / Armand
1998		Felicity (6 episodes) as Dr. Peter McGrath
1998		The Wild Thornberrys (1 episode) as Myka (voice)
1998		Little Men as Fritz Bhaer

1997		Road Ends as Esteban Maceda
1997		American Perfekt as Sammy
1997		Perversions of Science (1 episode) as Carson Walls
1997		The Practice (2 episodes)

1996		Bordello of Blood as Reverend Current
1996		Edie & Pen as Max
1996		Terminal Justice as Reginald Matthews
1996		The Vampyre Wars
1996		Vampires: Thirst for the Truth as Self

1995		When the Dark Man Calls as Lloyd Carson
1995		No Greater Love as Sam Horowitz
1995		The Outer Limits (1 episode) as Dr. Pallas
1995		Just Cause as Lyle Morgan
1995		Temptress as Matt Christianson

1994		ER (3 episodes) as Dr. Burke
1994		Chicago Hope (3 episodes)
1994		David's Mother as Philip
1994		Dark Tide as Tim

1993		The Nightmare Before Christmas as Jack Skellington (voice)
1993		Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode) as Martus Mazur

1992		Lincoln and the War Within as Abraham Lincoln
1992		Love & War (1 episode)
1992		A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story as Paul Solomon

1991

as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen

1990		Whispers as Sgt. Tony Clemenza
1990		The Stranger Within as Dan
1990		Law & Order (2 episodes) as Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
1990		Shangri-La Plaza as Victorio

1989		Forced March as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
1989		Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy as John Lenczowski
1989		Collision Course as Philip Madras
1989		Slaves of New York as Victor Okrent

1988		Goodbye, Miss 4th of July as George Janus
1988		Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play as Himself
1988		Child's Play as Mike Norris

1987		Mayflower Madam as Matt Whittington
1987		The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
1987		Frankenstein as The Creature

1986

as Jacque Marchant

1985		This Child Is Mine as Craig Wilkerson
1985		This Child of Mine as Craig Wilkerson
1985		Fright Night as Jerry Dandrige

1984

as Michael Ransome

1983

as Joseph Cardone

1981

as Bud Griggs

1980		A Tale of Two Cities as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
1980		The Day Christ Died as Jesus Christ

1979		Cuba as Juan Pulido
1979		You Can't Go Home Again as George Webber

1977

as Michael Lerman

1976

as Gordon Stuart

1975

as Leon

1974		Thursday's Game as Counselor
1974		The Satan Murders as George

1962

(1 episode) as Self

1961

(1 episode) as Self

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