Chris Sarandon

Chris Sarandon

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).

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Wesley Masoner

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Defense Attorney Howard Pincham

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993 • as Martus Mazur

Charmed

Charmed

1998 • as Necromancer / Armand

Filmography

2024

Doc of Chucky
Doc of Chucky
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/1/2024
Movie
Death Wish
Movie - Released: 10/17/2024
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/2024

2020

Disclosure
Disclosure
as Leon / Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/19/2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Prince Humperdinck
Movie - Released: 9/13/2020
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self
TV - Released: 12/1/2020

2017

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Movie - Released: 4/29/2017

2016

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/2/2016

2015

I Smile Back
I Smile Back
as Roger
Movie - Released: 10/23/2015
Frank the Bastard
Frank the Bastard
as Tristan Pace
Movie - Released: 7/28/2015

2014

Big Stone Gap
Big Stone Gap
as Mario Barbari
Movie - Released: 10/9/2014

2013

Curse of Chucky
Curse of Chucky
as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/8/2013
Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black
as Kip Carnigan
TV - Released: 7/11/2013

2012

Safe
Safe
as Mayor Tremello
Movie - Released: 4/16/2012

2011

Fright Night
Fright Night
as Jay Dee
Movie - Released: 8/18/2011

2010

Multiple Sarcasms
Multiple Sarcasms
as Larry
Movie - Released: 5/7/2010

2009

The Unusuals
The Unusuals
TV - Released: 4/8/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Judge Howard Matchick
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

My Sassy Girl
My Sassy Girl
as Dr. Roark
Movie - Released: 5/26/2008
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
as De Guiche
Movie - Released: 12/26/2008

2007

The Chosen One
The Chosen One
as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/13/2007

2006

The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)
The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)
as Signor Naccarelli
Movie - Released: 6/15/2006
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/28/2006
Psych
Psych
as Ashton Bonaventure
TV - Released: 7/7/2006

2005

Loggerheads
Loggerheads
as Robert
Movie - Released: 10/14/2005

2004

The Dead Will Tell
The Dead Will Tell
as Paul Hamlin
Movie - Released: 10/24/2004
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/22/2004

2003

Cold Case
Cold Case
as Adam Clarke (2004)
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/11/2002
The Court
The Court
TV - Released: 3/26/2002

2001

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/4/2001
Perfume
Perfume
as Gary Packer
Movie - Released: 4/8/2001
Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/29/2001

2000

Race Against Time
Race Against Time
as Dr. Anton Stofeles
Movie - Released: 7/23/2000
Reaper
Reaper
as Luke Sinclair
Movie - Released: 3/15/2000

1999

Let the Devil Wear Black
Let the Devil Wear Black
as Jack's Father
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Stark Raving Mad
Stark Raving Mad
as Cesar Radford
TV - Released: 9/23/1999
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as Judge Barry Krumble
TV - Released: 9/19/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Wesley Masoner
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Little Men
Little Men
as Fritz Bhaer
Movie - Released: 5/8/1998
Charmed
Charmed
as Necromancer / Armand
TV - Released: 10/7/1998
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
as Myka (voice)
TV - Released: 9/1/1998
Felicity
Felicity
as Dr. Peter McGrath
TV - Released: 9/29/1998

1997

Road Ends
Road Ends
as Esteban Maceda
Movie - Released: 10/5/1997
American Perfekt
American Perfekt
as Sammy
Movie - Released: 6/11/1997
Perversions of Science
Perversions of Science
as Carson Walls
TV - Released: 6/7/1997
The Practice
The Practice
TV - Released: 3/4/1997

1996

Bordello of Blood
Bordello of Blood
as Reverend Current
Movie - Released: 8/16/1996
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Terminal Justice
Terminal Justice
as Reginald Matthews
Movie - Released: 4/1/1996
The Vampyre Wars
The Vampyre Wars
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Edie & Pen
Edie & Pen
as Max
Movie - Released: 5/10/1996

1995

Just Cause
Just Cause
as Lyle Morgan
Movie - Released: 2/17/1995
No Greater Love
No Greater Love
as Sam Horowitz
Movie - Released: 4/11/1995
Temptress
Temptress
as Matt Christianson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
When the Dark Man Calls
When the Dark Man Calls
as Lloyd Carson
Movie - Released: 6/14/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Pallas
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Dark Tide
Dark Tide
as Tim
Movie - Released: 1/19/1994
David's Mother
David's Mother
as Philip
Movie - Released: 4/10/1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
TV - Released: 9/18/1994
ER
ER
as Dr. Burke
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Jack Skellington (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/9/1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Martus Mazur
TV - Released: 1/3/1993

1992

Lincoln and the War Within
Lincoln and the War Within
as Abraham Lincoln
Movie - Released: 12/1/1992
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Paul Solomon
Movie - Released: 9/13/1992
Love & War
Love & War
TV - Released: 9/21/1992

1991

The Resurrected
The Resurrected
as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
Movie - Released: 10/6/1991

1990

Whispers
Whispers
as Sgt. Tony Clemenza
Movie - Released: 12/7/1990
Movie
Shangri-La Plaza
as Victorio
Movie - Released: 7/30/1990
The Stranger Within
The Stranger Within
as Dan
Movie - Released: 11/27/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York
as Victor Okrent
Movie - Released: 3/18/1989
Collision Course
Collision Course
as Philip Madras
Movie - Released: 4/27/1989
Forced March
Forced March
as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
Movie - Released: 11/3/1989
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
as John Lenczowski
Movie - Released: 8/20/1989

1988

Child's Play
Child's Play
as Mike Norris
Movie - Released: 11/9/1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
as George Janus
Movie - Released: 12/3/1988
Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play
Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/9/1988

1987

Movie
Frankenstein
as The Creature
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
Movie - Released: 9/25/1987
Mayflower Madam
Mayflower Madam
as Matt Whittington
Movie - Released: 11/15/1987

1986

Liberty
Liberty
as Jacque Marchant
Movie - Released: 6/23/1986

1985

Fright Night
Fright Night
as Jerry Dandrige
Movie - Released: 8/2/1985
This Child Is Mine
This Child Is Mine
as Craig Wilkerson
Movie - Released: 11/4/1985

1984

Protocol
Protocol
as Michael Ransome
Movie - Released: 12/21/1984

1983

The Osterman Weekend
The Osterman Weekend
as Joseph Cardone
Movie - Released: 10/14/1983

1981

Broken Promise
Broken Promise
as Bud Griggs
Movie - Released: 5/5/1981

1980

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
Movie - Released: 12/2/1980
The Day Christ Died
The Day Christ Died
as Jesus Christ
Movie - Released: 3/26/1980

1979

Cuba
Cuba
as Juan Pulido
Movie - Released: 12/21/1979
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again
as George Webber
Movie - Released: 4/25/1979

1977

The Sentinel
The Sentinel
as Michael Lerman
Movie - Released: 1/7/1977

1976

Lipstick
Lipstick
as Gordon Stuart
Movie - Released: 4/2/1976

1975

Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
as Leon
Movie - Released: 9/21/1975

1974

Thursday's Game
Thursday's Game
as Counselor
Movie - Released: 4/14/1974
The Satan Murders
The Satan Murders
as George
Movie - Released: 1/11/1974

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961