Person
Chris Sarandon
Acting · Born 1942-07-24 · 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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Wesley Masoner
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Charmed
Necromancer / Armand
The Good Wife
Judge Howard Matchick
Psych
Ashton Bonaventure
ER
Dr. Burke
Orange Is the New Black
Kip Carnigan
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Martus Mazur
Filmography
- 2024Best Christmas Movies Ever!Self
- 2024Doc of ChuckySelf
- 2024Death WishManny
- 2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsSelf
- 2020A Virtual Princess Bride ReunionPrince Humperdinck
- 2020DisclosureLeon / Self (archive footage)
- 2017Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
- 2016You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright NightHimself
- 2015I Smile BackRoger
- 2015Frank the BastardTristan Pace
- 2014Big Stone GapMario Barbari
- 2013Curse of ChuckyMike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013Orange Is the New BlackKip Carnigan
- 2012SafeMayor Tremello
- 2011Fright NightJay Dee
- 2010Multiple SarcasmsLarry
- 2009The Good WifeJudge Howard Matchick
- 2009The Unusuals
- 2008Cyrano de BergeracDe Guiche
- 2008My Sassy GirlDr. Roark
- 2008Cyrano de BergeracDe Guiche
- 2007The Chosen OneZebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
- 2006PsychAshton Bonaventure
- 2006The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln CenterSignor Naccarelli
- 2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'Self
- 2005LoggerheadsRobert
- 2004The Dead Will TellPaul Hamlin
- 2004Voices in WartimeHomer (voice)
- 2004Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'Self
- 2003Cold CaseAdam Clarke (2004)
- 2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesSelf
- 2002The Court
- 2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'Self
- 2001Rescued from the ClosetSelf
- 2001PerfumeGary Packer
- 2000Race Against TimeDr. Anton Stofeles
- 2000ReaperLuke Sinclair
- 1999Stark Raving MadCesar Radford
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWesley Masoner
- 1999Judging AmyJudge Barry Krumble
- 1999Let the Devil Wear BlackJack's Father
- 1998CharmedNecromancer / Armand
- 1998FelicityDr. Peter McGrath
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysMyka (voice)
- 1998Little MenFritz Bhaer
- 1997Road EndsEsteban Maceda
- 1997American PerfektSammy
- 1997Perversions of ScienceCarson Walls
- 1997The PracticeDr. Jeffrey Winslow
- 1996Pulp ComicsSt. Paul
- 1996Bordello of BloodReverend Current
- 1996Edie & PenMax
- 1996Terminal JusticeReginald Matthews
- 1996Vampires: Thirst for the TruthSelf
- 1996The Vampyre Wars
- 1995TemptressMatt Christianson
- 1995When the Dark Man CallsLloyd Carson
- 1995No Greater LoveSam Horowitz
- 1995The Outer LimitsDr. Pallas
- 1995Just CauseLyle Morgan
- 1994ERDr. Burke
- 1994Chicago HopeGordon Mays
- 1994David's MotherPhilip
- 1994Dark TideTim
- 1993The Nightmare Before ChristmasJack Skellington (voice)
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineMartus Mazur
- 1992Lincoln and the War WithinAbraham Lincoln
- 1992Love & War
- 1992Picket FencesCole
- 1992A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus StoryPaul Solomon
- 1991The ResurrectedCharles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
- 1990WhispersSgt. Tony Clemenza
- 1990The Stranger WithinDan
- 1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Howard Pincham
- 1990Shangri-La PlazaVictorio
- 1989Forced MarchBen Kline / Miklos Radnoti
- 1989Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner TragedyJohn Lenczowski
- 1989Collision CoursePhilip Madras
- 1989Slaves of New YorkVictor Okrent
- 1988Goodbye, Miss 4th of JulyGeorge Janus
- 1988Child's PlayMike Norris
- 1988Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's PlayHimself
- 1987Mayflower MadamMatt Whittington
- 1987The Princess BridePrince Humperdinck
- 1986FrankensteinThe Creature
- 1986LibertyJacque Marchant
- 1985This Child Is MineCraig Wilkerson
- 1985Fright NightJerry Dandrige
- 1984ProtocolMichael Ransome
- 1983The Osterman WeekendJoseph Cardone
- 1981Broken PromiseBud Griggs
- 1980A Tale of Two CitiesSydney Carton / Charles Darnay
- 1980The Day Christ DiedJesus Christ
- 1979CubaJuan Pulido
- 1979You Can't Go Home AgainGeorge Webber
- 1977The SentinelMichael Lerman
- 1976LipstickGordon Stuart
- 1975Dog Day AfternoonLeon
- 1974Thursday's GameCounselor
- 1974The Satan MurdersGeorge
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
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