Chris Sarandon
50Movies
10.0 Best Rating
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).
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Best Christmas Movies Ever! | Self | Hit | |
| 2024 | Doc of Chucky | Self | Super Hit | |
| 2020 | A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion | Prince Humperdinck | Average | |
| 2020 | Disclosure | Leon / Self (archive footage) | Super Hit | |
| 2017 | Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive | - | Super Hit | |
| 2016 | You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night | Himself | Hit | |
| 2015 | I Smile Back | Roger | Average | |
| 2014 | Big Stone Gap | Mario Barbari | Average | |
| 2013 | Curse of Chucky | Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited) | Average | |
| 2012 | Safe | Mayor Tremello | Hit | |
| 2011 | Fright Night | Jay Dee | Average | |
| 2010 | Multiple Sarcasms | Larry | Average | |
| 2008 | Cyrano de Bergerac | De Guiche | Average | |
| 2008 | My Sassy Girl | Dr. Roark | Hit | |
| 2007 | The Chosen One | Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice) | Average | |
| 2006 | The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center | Signor Naccarelli | Super Hit | |
| 2006 | The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' | Self | Super Hit | |
| 2005 | Loggerheads | Robert | Average | |
| 2004 | Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' | Self | Hit | |
| 2002 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories | Self | Hit | |
| 2001 | As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' | Self | Hit | |
| 2001 | Rescued from the Closet | Self | Average | |
| 1997 | American Perfekt | Sammy | Average | |
| 1996 | Bordello of Blood | Reverend Current | Average | |
| 1996 | Edie & Pen | Max | Average | |
| 1996 | Vampires: Thirst for the Truth | Self | Super Hit | |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Lyle Morgan | Average | |
| 1994 | David's Mother | Philip | Super Hit | |
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Jack Skellington (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 1991 | The Resurrected | Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen | Average | |
| 1990 | The Stranger Within | Dan | Average | |
| 1989 | Forced March | Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti | Hit | |
| 1989 | Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy | John Lenczowski | Average | |
| 1989 | Slaves of New York | Victor Okrent | Flop | |
| 1988 | Goodbye, Miss 4th of July | George Janus | Super Hit | |
| 1988 | Child's Play | Mike Norris | Hit | |
| 1988 | Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play | Himself | Hit | |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck | Super Hit | |
| 1985 | This Child Is Mine | Craig Wilkerson | Super Hit | |
| 1985 | Fright Night | Jerry Dandrige | Hit | |
| 1984 | Protocol | Michael Ransome | Average | |
| 1983 | The Osterman Weekend | Joseph Cardone | Average | |
| 1981 | Broken Promise | Bud Griggs | Average | |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay | Average | |
| 1980 | The Day Christ Died | Jesus Christ | Average | |
| 1979 | Cuba | Juan Pulido | Flop | |
| 1977 | The Sentinel | Michael Lerman | Average | |
| 1976 | Lipstick | Gordon Stuart | Flop | |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Leon | Super Hit | |
| 1974 | Thursday's Game | Counselor | Average |