Chris Sarandon
Date of birth: 1942-07-24
Place of birth: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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).
Movie Credits
Dog Day Afternoon
1975-09-21
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Son
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017-04-29
How the inventor of the detective story became his own greatest mystery.
Frankenstein
1986-11-28
An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
Child's Play
1988-11-09
After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother t
The Princess Bride
1987-09-25
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley mu
The Resurrected
1991-10-19
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrify
Fright Night
1985-08-02
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry
The Osterman Weekend
1983-10-14
The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a
Bordello of Blood
1996-08-16
Private eye Rafe Guttman is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine to find her missing bad-boy bro
Just Cause
1995-02-17
A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a y
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993-10-09
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spin
My Sassy Girl
2008-05-26
A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.
Protocol
1984-12-21
A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.
Cuba
1979-12-21
A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army
The Dead Will Tell
2004-10-24
Emily Parker is haunted by visions of a woman from the past soon after receiving an antique engageme
A Tale of Two Cities
1980-12-02
Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto
The Sentinel
1977-01-07
As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual expl
Slaves of New York
1989-03-18
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward
Loggerheads
2005-10-14
A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome
Safe
2012-04-16
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themsel
Race Against Time
2000-07-23
When a man faces surmounting bills for his dying son's hospital stay, he enters into an agreement to
Dark Tide
1994-01-19
Andi joins her husband Tim on a tropical island to help him with the capturing of poisonous sea snak
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999-01-01
A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murd
Fright Night
2011-08-18
A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist th
Lipstick
1976-04-02
An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's slut-sham
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996-01-01
A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historic
Collision Course
1989-04-27
A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.
No Greater Love
1995-04-11
When her parents and fiancé are lost in the Titanic disaster, young Edwina Winfield shoulders the re
Mayflower Madam
1987-11-15
Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous Sydney Bi
Broken Promise
1981-05-05
A juvenile court services director strives to fight the odds following his promise to a resourceful
Lincoln and the War Within
1992-12-01
First few weeks of Lincoln's presidency where crucial for the direction the country would take. He h
Reaper
2000-03-15
Horror novelist Luke Sinclair retreats to a small town to finish writing his latest book. A young w
Road Ends
1997-10-05
Real estate agent Maceda (Chris Sarandon) once testified against drug trafficker Orosco (Miguel Naje
Thursday's Game
1974-04-14
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years.
You Can't Go Home Again
1979-04-25
An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determi
Temptress
1995-01-01
Karin brings a statue home from her travels to Asia and it soon begins to have a strange effect on h
Forced March
1989-11-03
Ben Kline is an American television star and a bankable name, who is cast to portray the Hungarian w
Terminal Justice
1996-04-01
In 2008 cybersex can only be surpassed by one thing: Cloned women, especially created for their clie
Disclosure
2020-06-19
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about t
David's Mother
1994-04-10
Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. N
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008-12-26
The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves.
The Vampyre Wars
1996-01-01
1996 horror movie starring Chris Sarandon and Robert Englund
Curse of Chucky
2013-10-08
After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her vi
Whispers
1990-12-07
A woman is stalked by a psychopathic killer. She eventually kills him, only for the man to show up a
Edie & Pen
1996-05-10
In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming frie
I Smile Back
2015-10-23
Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She h
Frank the Bastard
2015-07-28
A young woman returns to her birthplace after her father's death and unearths distant memories and l
Shangri-La Plaza
1990-07-30
"Shangri-La Plaza" is a musical-comedy pilot made for CBS-TV in 1990. The all-sung “Shangri-La Plaz
Big Stone Gap
2014-10-09
A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her com
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
1988-12-03
The inspiring true-life drama of 17-year-old Niki Janus. After fleeing persecution in Greece, Niki a
The Chosen One
2007-10-13
...he's lost his job, totaled his car, and been attacked by a bear. Just when it seems like life can
This Child Is Mine
1985-11-04
An unwed teen is fighting a major court battle to recover her infant daughter from adoptive parents.
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016-12-02
An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring excl
When the Dark Man Calls
1995-06-14
A famous radio talk-show host finds herself being stalked by the man convicted of murdering her husb
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992-09-13
A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.
The Day Christ Died
1980-03-26
A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Cruc
Little Men
1998-05-08
In this adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, two street kids from Boston find thems
The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center
2006-06-15
In the summer of 1953, Margaret Johnson, the wife of an American businessman, is touring Italy with
The Stranger Within
1990-11-27
A troubled young man mysteriously appears in a rural Minnesota town from which he claims he was abdu
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001-09-04
A "behinds the scenes" documentary about the making of the 1987 film THE PRINCESS BRIDE with origina
Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
1989-08-20
Chronicle of the shooting down of a Korean passenger plane by Soviet air force on 1st September 1983
The Satan Murders
1974-01-11
Assured that it's a joke, a berated wife makes a deal with a local Satan occultist for the death of
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006-02-28
A documentary chronicling the making of the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon."
American Perfekt
1997-06-11
Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimen
Liberty
1986-06-23
Drama about how the Statue of Liberty came to be erected in New York Harbor in the early 1880s and t
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020-09-13
The cast of The Princess Bride is together again! The stars of the iconic 1987 fantasy film reunited
Multiple Sarcasms
2010-05-07
Gabriel is a man who on the surface has it all-successful professional life as an architect, a beaut
Perfume
2001-04-08
A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other cha
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004-01-22
Testimony of the cast, the producers and other participants of the shootings of "The Osterman Weeken
Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play
1988-11-09
A vintage featurette about the making of Child's Play (1988).
Rescued from the Closet
2001-05-29
Rescued from the Closet is a 2001 documentary consisting of interviews originally recorded for the 1
Doc of Chucky
2024-11-01
The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don
Death Wish
2024-10-17
After losing his grandfather and job to COVID-19, an enraged deliveryman decides to do the only logi
Best Christmas Movies Ever!
2024-12-09
Over 50 stars, writers, athletes, directors and critics share the spirit of the season.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002-06-11
A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.
Voices in Wartime
2004-03-04
Voices in Wartime is a 2004 documentary that explores the human experience of war through poetry. Co
Cyrano de Bergerac
2008-01-07
Made-for-television adaptation of the 1897 play, videotaped at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, in New Y