Chris Sarandon

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-07-24 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Beckley, West Virginia, USA

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).

Acting

1987

Frankenstein

as The Creature

1988

Child's Play

as Mike Norris

1987

The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

1991

The Resurrected

as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen

1985

Fright Night

as Jerry Dandrige

1983

The Osterman Weekend

as Joseph Cardone

1996

Bordello of Blood

as Reverend Current

1995

Just Cause

as Lyle Morgan

1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas

as Jack Skellington (voice)

2008

My Sassy Girl

as Dr. Roark

1984

Protocol

as Michael Ransome

1979

Cuba

as Juan Pulido

2004

The Dead Will Tell

as Paul Hamlin

1980

A Tale of Two Cities

as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay

1977

The Sentinel

as Michael Lerman

1989

Slaves of New York

as Victor Okrent

2005

Loggerheads

as Robert

2012

Safe

as Mayor Tremello

2000

Race Against Time

as Dr. Anton Stofeles

1994

Dark Tide

as Tim

1999

Let the Devil Wear Black

as Jack's Father

2011

Fright Night

as Jay Dee

1976

Lipstick

as Gordon Stuart

1989

Collision Course

as Philip Madras

1995

No Greater Love

as Sam Horowitz

1987

Mayflower Madam

as Matt Whittington

1981

Broken Promise

as Bud Griggs

1992

Lincoln and the War Within

as Abraham Lincoln

2000

Reaper

as Luke Sinclair

1997

Road Ends

as Esteban Maceda

1974

Thursday's Game

as Counselor

1979

You Can't Go Home Again

as George Webber

1995

Temptress

as Matt Christianson

1989

Forced March

as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti

1996

Terminal Justice

as Reginald Matthews

2020

Disclosure

as Leon / Self (archive footage)

2008

Cyrano de Bergerac

as De Guiche

1994

2013

Curse of Chucky

as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990

Whispers

as Sgt. Tony Clemenza

1996

2015

I Smile Back

as Roger

2015

Frank the Bastard

as Tristan Pace

1990

Shangri-La Plaza

as Victorio

2014

Big Stone Gap

as Mario Barbari

1988

2007

The Chosen One

as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)

1985

This Child Is Mine

as Craig Wilkerson

1995

1980

The Day Christ Died

as Jesus Christ

1998

Little Men

as Fritz Bhaer

1974

1997

1986

Liberty

as Jacque Marchant

2020

2010

2001

Perfume

as Gary Packer

2024

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