Chris Sarandon

Known For
Acting

Popular
13.864

Birthday
1942-07-24

Place of Birth
Beckley, West Virginia, USA

Also Known As

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).

Cast

Image Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

1975
Image The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

1987
Image Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1987
Image Child's Play

Child's Play

1988
Image The Resurrected

The Resurrected

1991
Image Fright Night

Fright Night

1985
Image The Osterman Weekend

The Osterman Weekend

1983
Image Just Cause

Just Cause

1995
Image Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood

1996
Image The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993
Image My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl

2008
Image Protocol

Protocol

1984
Image Cuba

Cuba

1979
Image The Dead Will Tell

The Dead Will Tell

2004
Image The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977
Image A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1980
Image Slaves of New York

Slaves of New York

1989
Image Loggerheads

Loggerheads

2005
Image Safe

Safe

2012
Image Dark Tide

Dark Tide

1994
Image Race Against Time

Race Against Time

2003
Image Let the Devil Wear Black

Let the Devil Wear Black

1999
Image Fright Night

Fright Night

2011
Image Lipstick

Lipstick

1976
Image Collision Course

Collision Course

1989
Image No Greater Love

No Greater Love

1995
Image Mayflower Madam

Mayflower Madam

1987
Image Reaper

Reaper

2000
Image Road Ends

Road Ends

1997
Image Thursday's Game

Thursday's Game

1974
Image You Can't Go Home Again

You Can't Go Home Again

1979
Image Temptress

Temptress

1995
Image Forced March

Forced March

1989
Image Terminal Justice

Terminal Justice

1996
Image Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

2008
Image David's Mother

David's Mother

1994
Image The Vampyre Wars

The Vampyre Wars

1996
Image Whispers

Whispers

1990
Image Edie & Pen

Edie & Pen

1996
Image I Smile Back

I Smile Back

2015
Image Frank the Bastard

Frank the Bastard

2015
Image Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap

2014
Image Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

1988
Image The Chosen One

The Chosen One

2007
Image This Child Is Mine

This Child Is Mine

1985
Image You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

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

2016
Image When the Dark Man Calls

When the Dark Man Calls

1995
Image A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

1992
Image The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died

1980
Image Little Men

Little Men

1998
Image The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)

The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)

2006
Image The Stranger Within

The Stranger Within

1990
Image As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

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

2001
Image Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

1989
Image The Satan Murders

The Satan Murders

1974
Image The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

2006
Image American Perfekt

American Perfekt

1997
Image Liberty

Liberty

1986
Image A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

2020
Image Multiple Sarcasms

Multiple Sarcasms

2010
Image Perfume

Perfume

2001
Image Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

2004
Image Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

1988
Image Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

2001
Image Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

2017
Image Broken Promise

Broken Promise

1981
Image Lincoln and the War Within

Lincoln and the War Within

1992
Image Disclosure

Disclosure

2020
Image Curse of Chucky

Curse of Chucky

2013
Image Shangri-La Plaza

Shangri-La Plaza

Image Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996

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