Chris Sarandon

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Chris Sarandon

Acting 84 July 24, 1942

Beckley, West Virginia, USA

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 (1…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

7.8 1993 Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

7.7 1987 Movie
Child's Play

Child's Play

6.8 1988 Movie
Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

7.9 1975 Movie
Charmed

Charmed

8.2 1998 TV Show
Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

7.6 2013 TV Show
Safe

Safe

6.5 2012 Movie
Fright Night

Fright Night

6.3 2011 Movie
Psych

Psych

7.9 2006 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Best Christmas Movies Ever!

    Movie Self

  2. 2024
    Doc of Chucky

    Movie Self

  3. 2024
    Death Wish

    Movie Manny

  4. 2020
    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    TV show Self

  5. 2020
    A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

    Movie Prince Humperdinck

  6. 2020
    Disclosure

    Movie Leon / Self (archive footage)

  7. 2017
    Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

    Movie

  8. 2016
    You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night

    Movie Himself

  9. 2015
    I Smile Back

    Movie Roger

  10. 2015
    Frank the Bastard

    Movie Tristan Pace

  11. 2014
    Big Stone Gap

    Movie Mario Barbari

  12. 2013
    Curse of Chucky

    Movie Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)

  13. 2013
    Orange Is the New Black

    TV show Kip Carnigan

  14. 2012
    Safe

    Movie Mayor Tremello

  15. 2011
    Fright Night

    Movie Jay Dee

  16. 2010
    Multiple Sarcasms

    Movie Larry

More credits
  1. 2009
    The Good Wife

    TV show Judge Howard Matchick

  2. 2009
    The Unusuals

    TV show

  3. 2008
    Cyrano de Bergerac

    Movie De Guiche

  4. 2008
    My Sassy Girl

    Movie Dr. Roark

  5. 2008
    Cyrano de Bergerac

    Movie De Guiche

  6. 2007
    The Chosen One

    Movie Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)

  7. 2006
    Psych

    TV show Ashton Bonaventure

  8. 2006
    The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center

    Movie Signor Naccarelli

  9. 2006
    The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

    Movie Self

  10. 2005
    Loggerheads

    Movie Robert

  11. 2004
    The Dead Will Tell

    Movie Paul Hamlin

  12. 2004
    Voices in Wartime

    Movie Homer (voice)

  13. 2004
    Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

    Movie Self

  14. 2003
    Cold Case

    TV show Adam Clarke (2004)

  15. 2002
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

    Movie Self

  16. 2002
    The Court

    TV show

  17. 2001
    As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

    Movie Self

  18. 2001
    Rescued from the Closet

    Movie Self

  19. 2001
    Perfume

    Movie Gary Packer

  20. 2000
    Race Against Time

    Movie Dr. Anton Stofeles

  21. 2000
    Reaper

    Movie Luke Sinclair

  22. 1999
    Stark Raving Mad

    TV show Cesar Radford

  23. 1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    TV show Wesley Masoner

  24. 1999
    Judging Amy

    TV show Judge Barry Krumble