Chris Sarandon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 24, 1942
- Birthplace
- Beckley, West Virginia, USA
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
Best Christmas Movies Ever! 2024
as Self
Doc of Chucky 2024
as Self
Death Wish 2024
as Manny
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion 2020
as Prince Humperdinck
Disclosure 2020
as Leon / Self (archive footage)
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive 2017
Actor
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night 2016
as Himself
I Smile Back 2015
as Roger
Frank the Bastard 2015
as Tristan Pace
Big Stone Gap 2014
as Mario Barbari
Curse of Chucky 2013
as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
Safe 2012
as Mayor Tremello
Fright Night 2011
as Jay Dee
Multiple Sarcasms 2010
as Larry
Cyrano de Bergerac 2008
as De Guiche
My Sassy Girl 2008
as Dr. Roark
The Chosen One 2007
as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center 2006
as Signor Naccarelli
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' 2006
as Self
Loggerheads 2005
as Robert
The Dead Will Tell 2004
as Paul Hamlin
Voices in Wartime 2004
as Homer (voice)
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' 2004
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories 2002
as Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' 2001
as Self
Rescued from the Closet 2001
as Self
Perfume 2001
as Gary Packer
Race Against Time 2000
as Dr. Anton Stofeles
Reaper 2000
as Luke Sinclair
Let the Devil Wear Black 1999
as Jack's Father
Little Men 1998
as Fritz Bhaer
Road Ends 1997
as Esteban Maceda
American Perfekt 1997
as Sammy
Bordello of Blood 1996
as Reverend Current
Edie & Pen 1996
as Max
Terminal Justice 1996
as Reginald Matthews
The Vampyre Wars 1996
Actor
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth 1996
as Self
Temptress 1995
as Matt Christianson
When the Dark Man Calls 1995
as Lloyd Carson
No Greater Love 1995
as Sam Horowitz
Just Cause 1995
as Lyle Morgan
David's Mother 1994
as Philip
Dark Tide 1994
as Tim
The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993
as Jack Skellington (voice)
Lincoln and the War Within 1992
as Abraham Lincoln
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story 1992
as Paul Solomon
The Resurrected 1991
as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
Whispers 1990
as Sgt. Tony Clemenza
The Stranger Within 1990
as Dan
- Shangri-La Plaza
Shangri-La Plaza 1990
as Victorio
Forced March 1989
as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy 1989
as John Lenczowski
Collision Course 1989
as Philip Madras
Slaves of New York 1989
as Victor Okrent
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July 1988
as George Janus
Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play 1988
as Himself
Child's Play 1988
as Mike Norris
Mayflower Madam 1987
as Matt Whittington
The Princess Bride 1987
as Prince Humperdinck
Frankenstein 1986
as The Creature
Liberty 1986
as Jacque Marchant
This Child Is Mine 1985
as Craig Wilkerson
Fright Night 1985
as Jerry Dandrige
Protocol 1984
as Michael Ransome
The Osterman Weekend 1983
as Joseph Cardone
Broken Promise 1981
as Bud Griggs
A Tale of Two Cities 1980
as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
The Day Christ Died 1980
as Jesus Christ
Cuba 1979
as Juan Pulido
You Can't Go Home Again 1979
as George Webber
The Sentinel 1977
as Michael Lerman
Lipstick 1976
as Gordon Stuart
Dog Day Afternoon 1975
as Leon
Thursday's Game 1974
as Counselor
The Satan Murders 1974
as George
Credits from TMDB.