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

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Charmed

    Charmed

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • ER

    ER

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

  • American Perfekt

    American Perfekt

  • Child's Play

    Child's Play

  • Collision Course

    Collision Course

  • The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • Reaper

    Reaper

  • Liberty

    Liberty

  • I Smile Back

    I Smile Back

  • Perversions of Science

    Perversions of Science

  • Perfume

    Perfume

  • Cuba

    Cuba

  • Love & War

    Love & War

  • Safe

    Safe

  • Frank the Bastard

    Frank the Bastard

  • Thursday's Game

    Thursday's Game

  • Dog Day Afternoon

    Dog Day Afternoon

  • Death Wish

    Death Wish

  • No Greater Love

    No Greater Love

  • Fright Night

    Fright Night

  • Temptress

    Temptress

  • Curse of Chucky

    Curse of Chucky

  • Bordello of Blood

    Bordello of Blood

  • Fright Night

    Fright Night

  • Stark Raving Mad

    Stark Raving Mad

  • My Sassy Girl

    My Sassy Girl

  • Doc of Chucky

    Doc of Chucky

  • Big Stone Gap

    Big Stone Gap

  • The Unusuals

    The Unusuals

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Loggerheads

    Loggerheads

  • The Court

    The Court

  • Edie & Pen

    Edie & Pen

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure

  • Mayflower Madam

    Mayflower Madam

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

    A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

  • The Stranger Within

    The Stranger Within

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Whispers

    Whispers

  • The Resurrected

    The Resurrected

  • The Osterman Weekend

    The Osterman Weekend

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Protocol

    Protocol

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

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

  • Pulp Comics

    Pulp Comics

  • Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

    Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

  • Lipstick

    Lipstick

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • The Dead Will Tell

    The Dead Will Tell

  • Best Christmas Movies Ever!

    Best Christmas Movies Ever!

  • Rescued from the Closet

    Rescued from the Closet

  • Little Men

    Little Men

  • Dark Tide

    Dark Tide

  • Let the Devil Wear Black

    Let the Devil Wear Black

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

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

  • A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

    A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

  • Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

    Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

  • Multiple Sarcasms

    Multiple Sarcasms

  • Slaves of New York

    Slaves of New York

  • The Chosen One

    The Chosen One

  • Road Ends

    Road Ends

  • 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

  • This Child Is Mine

    This Child Is Mine

  • Lincoln and the War Within

    Lincoln and the War Within

  • Race Against Time

    Race Against Time

  • The Day Christ Died

    The Day Christ Died

  • Broken Promise

    Broken Promise

  • Voices in Wartime

    Voices in Wartime

  • Terminal Justice

    Terminal Justice

  • Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

    Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

  • David's Mother

    David's Mother

  • When the Dark Man Calls

    When the Dark Man Calls

  • Forced March

    Forced March

  • Shangri-La Plaza

    Shangri-La Plaza

  • Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

    Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

  • Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

    Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

  • You Can't Go Home Again

    You Can't Go Home Again

  • The Satan Murders

    The Satan Murders

  • The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

    The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

  • Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

    Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

  • The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center

    The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center