Chris Sarandon
Acting
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).
Filmography 102
Movies (77)
Best Christmas Movies Ever!2024Self
Doc of Chucky2024Self
Death Wish2024Manny
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion2020Prince Humperdinck
Disclosure2020Leon / Self (archive footage)
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive2017
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night2016Himself
I Smile Back2015Roger
Frank the Bastard2015Tristan Pace
Big Stone Gap2014Mario Barbari
Curse of Chucky2013Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
Safe2012Mayor Tremello
Fright Night2011Jay Dee
Multiple Sarcasms2010Larry
Cyrano de Bergerac2008De Guiche
My Sassy Girl2008Dr. Roark- Cyrano de Bergerac2008De Guiche
The Chosen One2007Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center2006Signor Naccarelli
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'2006Self
Loggerheads2005Robert
The Dead Will Tell2004Paul Hamlin
Voices in Wartime2004Homer (voice)
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'2004Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories2002Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'2001Self
Rescued from the Closet2001Self
Perfume2001Gary Packer
Race Against Time2000Dr. Anton Stofeles
Reaper2000Luke Sinclair
Shows (25)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us2020Self
Orange Is the New Black2013Kip Carnigan
The Good Wife2009Judge Howard Matchick
The Unusuals2009
Psych2006Ashton Bonaventure
Cold Case2003Adam Clarke (2004)
The Court2002
Stark Raving Mad1999Cesar Radford
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999Wesley Masoner
Judging Amy1999Judge Barry Krumble
Charmed1998Necromancer / Armand
Felicity1998Dr. Peter McGrath
The Wild Thornberrys1998Myka (voice)
Perversions of Science1997Carson Walls
The Practice1997Dr. Jeffrey Winslow
Pulp Comics1996St. Paul
The Outer Limits1995Dr. Pallas
ER1994Dr. Burke
Chicago Hope1994Gordon Mays
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993Martus Mazur
Love & War1992
Picket Fences1992Cole
Law & Order1990Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962Self
The Mike Douglas Show1961Self