Chris Sarandon

Actor

Born: July 24, 1942 (83 years old)

Place of birth: Beckley, West Virginia, USA

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).

Filmography (66)

• Dog Day Afternoon (1975, ★ 7.8)
• Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive (2017, ★ 7.7)
• The Princess Bride (1987, ★ 7.7)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, ★ 7.8)
• Disclosure (2020, ★ 7.8)
• David's Mother (1994, ★ 8.1)
• Cold Case (2003, ★ 7.8)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999, ★ 7.9)
• Child's Play (1988, ★ 6.7)
• Fright Night (1985, ★ 7)
• My Sassy Girl (2008, ★ 6.7)
• You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016, ★ 6.8)
• As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001, ★ 7.3)
• Doc of Chucky (2024, ★ 7.8)
• Law & Order (1990, ★ 7.3)
• Stark Raving Mad (1999, ★ 6.7)
• Judging Amy (1999, ★ 7.5)
• Charmed (1998, ★ 8.2)
• The Practice (1997, ★ 7.6)
• Orange Is the New Black (2013, ★ 7.6)
• The Unusuals (2009, ★ 7.5)
• The Outer Limits (1995, ★ 7.7)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993, ★ 7.9)
• The Good Wife (2009, ★ 7.6)
• Safe (2012, ★ 6.5)
• The Wild Thornberrys (1998, ★ 7)
• Psych (2006, ★ 7.9)
• ER (1994, ★ 7.8)
• The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020, ★ 7.2)
• Picket Fences (1992, ★ 7.4)