Acting

Chris Sarandon

Born: July 24, 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Credits: 102 titles

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).

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

The Princess Bride

1987

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Dog Day Afternoon

1975

Child's Play

1988

Orange Is the New Black

2013

Safe

2012

Charmed

1998

Fright Night

2011

Fright Night

1985

Psych

2006

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

ER

1994

Law & Order

1990

The Good Wife

2009

Just Cause

1995

Cold Case

2003

Bordello of Blood

1996

Acting credits 102

Year	Title	Role
2024	Best Christmas Movies Ever! Film	Self
2024	Doc of Chucky Film	Self
2024	Death Wish Film	Manny
2020	The Holiday Movies That Made Us TV	Self (1 ep)
2020	A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion Film	Prince Humperdinck
2020	Disclosure Film	Leon / Self (archive footage)
2017	Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive Film
2016	You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night Film	Himself
2015	I Smile Back Film	Roger
2015	Frank the Bastard Film	Tristan Pace
2014	Big Stone Gap Film	Mario Barbari
2013	Curse of Chucky Film	Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013	Orange Is the New Black TV	Kip Carnigan (1 ep)
2012	Safe Film	Mayor Tremello
2011	Fright Night Film	Jay Dee
2010	Multiple Sarcasms Film	Larry
2009	The Good Wife TV	Judge Howard Matchick (1 ep)
2009	The Unusuals TV	(2 ep)
2008	Cyrano de Bergerac Film	De Guiche
2008	My Sassy Girl Film	Dr. Roark
2008	Cyrano de Bergerac Film	De Guiche
2007	The Chosen One Film	Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
2006	Psych TV	Ashton Bonaventure (1 ep)
2006	The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center Film	Signor Naccarelli
2006	The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' Film	Self
2005	Loggerheads Film	Robert
2004	The Dead Will Tell Film	Paul Hamlin
2004	Voices in Wartime Film	Homer (voice)
2004	Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' Film	Self
2003	Cold Case TV	Adam Clarke (2004) (1 ep)
2002	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories Film	Self
2002	The Court TV	(6 ep)
2001	As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' Film	Self
2001	Rescued from the Closet Film	Self
2001	Perfume Film	Gary Packer
2000	Race Against Time Film	Dr. Anton Stofeles
2000	Reaper Film	Luke Sinclair
1999	Stark Raving Mad TV	Cesar Radford (2 ep)
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	Wesley Masoner (1 ep)
1999	Judging Amy TV	Judge Barry Krumble (6 ep)
1999	Let the Devil Wear Black Film	Jack's Father
1998	Charmed TV	Necromancer / Armand (1 ep)
1998	Felicity TV	Dr. Peter McGrath (6 ep)
1998	The Wild Thornberrys TV	Myka (voice) (1 ep)
1998	Little Men Film	Fritz Bhaer
1997	Road Ends Film	Esteban Maceda
1997	American Perfekt Film	Sammy
1997	Perversions of Science TV	Carson Walls (1 ep)
1997	The Practice TV	Jeffrey Winslow (2 ep)
1996	Pulp Comics TV	St. Paul (1 ep)
1996	Bordello of Blood Film	Reverend Current
1996	Edie & Pen Film	Max
1996	Terminal Justice Film	Reginald Matthews
1996	Vampires: Thirst for the Truth Film	Self
1996	The Vampyre Wars Film
1995	Temptress Film	Matt Christianson
1995	When the Dark Man Calls Film	Lloyd Carson
1995	No Greater Love Film	Sam Horowitz
1995	The Outer Limits TV	Dr. Pallas (1 ep)
1995	Just Cause Film	Lyle Morgan