Chris Sarandon

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

Leon

Dog Day Afternoon

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

The Creature

Frankenstein

Mike Norris

Child's Play

Prince Humperdinck

The Princess Bride

Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen

The Resurrected

Jerry Dandrige

Fright Night

Joseph Cardone

The Osterman Weekend

Reverend Current

Bordello of Blood

Lyle Morgan

Just Cause

Jack Skellington (voice)

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Dr. Roark

My Sassy Girl

Michael Ransome

Protocol

Juan Pulido

Cuba

Paul Hamlin

The Dead Will Tell

Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay

A Tale of Two Cities

Michael Lerman

The Sentinel

Victor Okrent

Slaves of New York

Robert

Loggerheads

Mayor Tremello

Safe

Dr. Anton Stofeles

Race Against Time

Tim

Dark Tide

Jack's Father

Let the Devil Wear Black

Jay Dee

Fright Night

Gordon Stuart

Lipstick

Self

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Philip Madras

Collision Course

Sam Horowitz

No Greater Love

Matt Whittington

Mayflower Madam

Bud Griggs

Broken Promise

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln and the War Within

Luke Sinclair

Reaper

Esteban Maceda

Road Ends

Counselor

Thursday's Game

George Webber

You Can't Go Home Again

Matt Christianson

Temptress

Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti

Forced March

Reginald Matthews

Terminal Justice

Leon / Self (archive footage)

Disclosure

Philip

David's Mother

De Guiche

Cyrano de Bergerac

The Vampyre Wars

Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)

Curse of Chucky

Sgt. Tony Clemenza

Whispers

Max

Edie & Pen

Roger

I Smile Back

Tristan Pace

Frank the Bastard

Victorio

Shangri-La Plaza

Mario Barbari

Big Stone Gap

George Janus

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)

The Chosen One

Craig Wilkerson

This Child Is Mine

Himself

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

Lloyd Carson

When the Dark Man Calls

Paul Solomon

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

Jesus Christ

The Day Christ Died

Fritz Bhaer

Little Men

Signor Naccarelli

The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)

Dan

The Stranger Within

Self

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

John Lenczowski

Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

George

The Satan Murders

Self

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

Sammy

American Perfekt

Jacque Marchant

Liberty

Prince Humperdinck

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Larry

Multiple Sarcasms

Gary Packer

Perfume

Self

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

Himself

Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

Self

Rescued from the Closet

Self

Doc of Chucky

Death Wish

Self

Best Christmas Movies Ever!

Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-07-24

Place of Birth

Beckley, West Virginia, USA

Also Known As