Chris Sarandon
Acting1942Beckley, 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
Acting History
2024
2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Prince Humperdinck
Disclosure
as Leon / Self (archive footage)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
TVas Self
2016
Orange Is the New Black
TVas Kip Carnigan• 1 eps
2015
I Smile Back
as Roger
Frank the Bastard
as Tristan Pace
2014
Big Stone Gap
as Mario Barbari
2013
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
The Good Wife
TVas Judge Howard Matchick• 1 eps
Psych
TVas Ashton Bonaventure• 1 eps
2009
2008
2007
The Chosen One
as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
2006
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center
as Signor Naccarelli
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Wesley Masoner• 1 eps
2005
Loggerheads
as Robert
2004
Voices in Wartime
as Homer (voice)
The Dead Will Tell
as Paul Hamlin
Cold Case
TVas Adam Clarke (2004)• 1 eps
2003
Charmed
TVas Necromancer / Armand• 1 eps
The Wild Thornberrys
TVas Myka (voice)• 1 eps
2002
Judging Amy
TVas Judge Barry Krumble• 6 eps
Law & Order
TVas Defense Attorney Howard Pincham• 2 eps
2001
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
Perfume
as Gary Packer
2000
1999
Let the Devil Wear Black
as Jack's Father
Felicity
TVas Dr. Peter McGrath• 6 eps
Stark Raving Mad
TVas Cesar Radford
1998
Little Men
as Fritz Bhaer
The Practice
TVas Dr. Jeffrey Winslow• 2 eps
Chicago Hope
TVas Gordon Mays• 3 eps
1997
1996
Bordello of Blood
as Reverend Current
Edie & Pen
as Max
Terminal Justice
as Reginald Matthews
Pulp Comics
TVas St. Paul
1995
Temptress
as Matt Christianson
Just Cause
as Lyle Morgan
No Greater Love
as Sam Horowitz
When the Dark Man Calls
as Lloyd Carson
The Outer Limits
TVas Dr. Pallas• 1 eps
1994
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Jack Skellington (voice)
Picket Fences
TVas Cole• 1 eps
1992
Lincoln and the War Within
as Abraham Lincoln
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Paul Solomon
1991
The Resurrected
as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
1990
1989
Slaves of New York
as Victor Okrent
Collision Course
as Philip Madras
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
as John Lenczowski
Forced March
as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
1988
Child's Play
as Mike Norris
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
as George Janus
1987
Mayflower Madam
as Matt Whittington
The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
1986
Frankenstein
as The Creature
Liberty
as Jacque Marchant
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
The Day Christ Died
as Jesus Christ
A Tale of Two Cities
as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
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
TVas Self