Chris Sarandon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

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).

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Charmed

    Charmed

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • ER

    ER

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • Child's Play

    Child's Play

  • Safe

    Safe

  • Dog Day Afternoon

    Dog Day Afternoon

  • Love & War

    Love & War

  • Death Wish

    Death Wish

  • The Resurrected

    The Resurrected

  • Curse of Chucky

    Curse of Chucky

  • Forced March

    Forced March

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Liberty

    Liberty

  • Perfume

    Perfume

  • Edie & Pen

    Edie & Pen

  • A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

    A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

  • Dark Tide

    Dark Tide

  • Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

    Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

  • Stark Raving Mad

    Stark Raving Mad

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • Fright Night

    Fright Night

  • Fright Night

    Fright Night

  • Protocol

    Protocol

  • Multiple Sarcasms

    Multiple Sarcasms

  • Reaper

    Reaper

  • Road Ends

    Road Ends

  • Perversions of Science

    Perversions of Science

  • Mayflower Madam

    Mayflower Madam

  • The Unusuals

    The Unusuals

  • Collision Course

    Collision Course

  • Terminal Justice

    Terminal Justice

  • Whispers

    Whispers

  • Temptress

    Temptress

  • Little Men

    Little Men

  • Bordello of Blood

    Bordello of Blood

  • American Perfekt

    American Perfekt

  • I Smile Back

    I Smile Back

  • David's Mother

    David's Mother

  • Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

    Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

  • Cuba

    Cuba

  • Race Against Time

    Race Against Time

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • Doc of Chucky

    Doc of Chucky

  • The Osterman Weekend

    The Osterman Weekend

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • My Sassy Girl

    My Sassy Girl

  • The Court

    The Court

  • Let the Devil Wear Black

    Let the Devil Wear Black

  • Best Christmas Movies Ever!

    Best Christmas Movies Ever!

  • The Dead Will Tell

    The Dead Will Tell

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

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

  • Lincoln and the War Within

    Lincoln and the War Within

  • The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

    The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

  • Big Stone Gap

    Big Stone Gap

  • No Greater Love

    No Greater Love

  • Thursday's Game

    Thursday's Game

  • Rescued from the Closet

    Rescued from the Closet

  • The Satan Murders

    The Satan Murders

  • The Stranger Within

    The Stranger Within

  • Pulp Comics

    Pulp Comics

  • Loggerheads

    Loggerheads

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

  • You Can't Go Home Again

    You Can't Go Home Again

  • Frank the Bastard

    Frank the Bastard

  • The Chosen One

    The Chosen One

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

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

  • The Vampyre Wars

    The Vampyre Wars

  • Slaves of New York

    Slaves of New York

  • Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

    Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

  • Voices in Wartime

    Voices in Wartime

  • Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

    Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

  • Lipstick

    Lipstick

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

    A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

  • Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

    Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

  • Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

    Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

  • The Day Christ Died

    The Day Christ Died

  • Broken Promise

    Broken Promise

  • Shangri-La Plaza

    Shangri-La Plaza

  • This Child Is Mine

    This Child Is Mine

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

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

  • When the Dark Man Calls

    When the Dark Man Calls

  • The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center

    The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center