Acting
Chris Sarandon
Born July 24, 1942 · Beckley, 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
92
7.9
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington (voice)
938.0
The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
808.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Wesley Masoner
948.0
Dog Day Afternoon
Leon
596.7
Child's Play
Mike Norris
758.0
Orange Is the New Black
Kip Carnigan
506.5
Safe
Mayor Tremello
627.2
Charmed
Necromancer / Armand
526.4
Fright Night
Jay Dee
375.6
Curse of Chucky
Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
717.1
Fright Night
Jerry Dandrige
888.4
Psych
Ashton Bonaventure
818.1
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Martus Mazur
757.9
ER
Dr. Burke
667.8
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
838.3
The Good Wife
Judge Howard Matchick
436.4
Just Cause
Lyle Morgan
727.7
Cold Case
Adam Clarke (2004)
245.4
Bordello of Blood
Reverend Current
476.2
My Sassy Girl
Dr. Roark
Filmography
- 2024Best Christmas Movies Ever!SelfMovie
- 2024Doc of ChuckySelfMovie
- 2024Death WishMannyMovie
- 2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsSelfSeries
- 2020A Virtual Princess Bride ReunionPrince HumperdinckMovie
- 2020DisclosureLeon / Self (archive footage)Movie
- 2017Edgar Allan Poe: Buried AliveMovie
- 2016You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright NightHimselfMovie
- 2015I Smile BackRogerMovie
- 2015Frank the BastardTristan PaceMovie
- 2014Big Stone GapMario BarbariMovie
- 2013Curse of ChuckyMike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 2013Orange Is the New BlackKip CarniganSeries
- 2012SafeMayor TremelloMovie
- 2011Fright NightJay DeeMovie
- 2010Multiple SarcasmsLarryMovie
- 2009The Good WifeJudge Howard MatchickSeries
- 2009The UnusualsSeries
- 2008Cyrano de BergeracDe GuicheMovie
- 2008My Sassy GirlDr. RoarkMovie
- 2007The Chosen OneZebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)Movie
- 2006PsychAshton BonaventureSeries
- 2006The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln CenterSignor NaccarelliMovie
- 2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'SelfMovie
- 2005LoggerheadsRobertMovie
- 2004The Dead Will TellPaul HamlinMovie
- 2004Voices in WartimeHomer (voice)Movie
- 2004Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'SelfMovie
- 2003Cold CaseAdam Clarke (2004)Series
- 2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesSelfMovie
- 2002The CourtSeries
- 2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'SelfMovie
- 2001Rescued from the ClosetSelfMovie
- 2001PerfumeGary PackerMovie
- 2000Race Against TimeDr. Anton StofelesMovie
- 2000ReaperLuke SinclairMovie
- 1999Stark Raving MadCesar RadfordSeries
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWesley MasonerSeries
- 1999Judging AmyJudge Barry KrumbleSeries
- 1999Let the Devil Wear BlackJack's FatherMovie
- 1998CharmedNecromancer / ArmandSeries
- 1998FelicityDr. Peter McGrathSeries
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysMyka (voice)Series
- 1998Little MenFritz BhaerMovie
- 1997Road EndsEsteban MacedaMovie
- 1997American PerfektSammyMovie
- 1997Perversions of ScienceCarson WallsSeries
- 1997The PracticeJeffrey WinslowSeries
- 1996Pulp ComicsSt. PaulSeries
- 1996Bordello of BloodReverend CurrentMovie
- 1996Edie & PenMaxMovie
- 1996Terminal JusticeReginald MatthewsMovie
- 1996Vampires: Thirst for the TruthSelfMovie
- 1996The Vampyre WarsMovie
- 1995TemptressMatt ChristiansonMovie
- 1995When the Dark Man CallsLloyd CarsonMovie
- 1995No Greater LoveSam HorowitzMovie
- 1995The Outer LimitsDr. PallasSeries
- 1995Just CauseLyle MorganMovie
- 1994ERDr. BurkeSeries
- 1994Chicago HopeGordon MaysSeries
- 1994David's MotherPhilipMovie
- 1994Dark TideTimMovie
- 1993The Nightmare Before ChristmasJack Skellington (voice)Movie
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineMartus MazurSeries
- 1992Lincoln and the War WithinAbraham LincolnMovie
- 1992Love & WarSeries
- 1992Picket FencesColeSeries
- 1992A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus StoryPaul SolomonMovie
- 1991The ResurrectedCharles Dexter Ward / Joseph CurwenMovie
- 1990WhispersSgt. Tony ClemenzaMovie
- 1990The Stranger WithinDanMovie
- 1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Howard PinchamSeries
- 1990Shangri-La PlazaVictorioMovie
- 1989Forced MarchBen Kline / Miklos RadnotiMovie
- 1989Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner TragedyJohn LenczowskiMovie
- 1989Collision CoursePhilip MadrasMovie
- 1989Slaves of New YorkVictor OkrentMovie
- 1988Goodbye, Miss 4th of JulyGeorge JanusMovie
- 1988Child's PlayMike NorrisMovie
- 1988Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's PlayHimselfMovie
- 1987Mayflower MadamMatt WhittingtonMovie
- 1987The Princess BridePrince HumperdinckMovie
- 1986FrankensteinThe CreatureMovie
- 1986LibertyJacque MarchantMovie
- 1985This Child Is MineCraig WilkersonMovie
- 1985Fright NightJerry DandrigeMovie
- 1984ProtocolMichael RansomeMovie
- 1983The Osterman WeekendJoseph CardoneMovie
- 1981Broken PromiseBud GriggsMovie
- 1980A Tale of Two CitiesSydney Carton / Charles DarnayMovie
- 1980The Day Christ DiedJesus ChristMovie
- 1979CubaJuan PulidoMovie
- 1979You Can't Go Home AgainGeorge WebberMovie
- 1977The SentinelMichael LermanMovie
- 1976LipstickGordon StuartMovie
- 1975Dog Day AfternoonLeonMovie
- 1974Thursday's GameCounselorMovie
- 1974The Satan MurdersGeorgeMovie
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries