Chris Sarandon

Born: 1942-07-24

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).


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The Nightmare Before Christmas

as Jack Skellington (voice)
Released: 1993-10-09

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the...

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as Prince Humperdinck
Released: 1987-09-25

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing...

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Child's Play

as Mike Norris
Released: 1988-11-09

An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.

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Curse of Chucky

as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2013-10-08

After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll...

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The Sentinel

as Michael Lerman
Released: 1977-01-07

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual...

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Safe

as Mayor Tremello
Released: 2012-04-16

After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find...

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Fright Night

as Jerry Dandrige
Released: 1985-08-02

Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of...

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Dog Day Afternoon

as Leon
Released: 1975-09-21

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile....

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Doc of Chucky

as Self
Released: 2024-11-01

The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as...

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Fright Night

as Jay Dee
Released: 2011-08-18

A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to...

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Disclosure

as Leon / Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-06-19

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel...

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Bordello of Blood

as Reverend Current
Released: 1996-08-16

Private eye Rafe Guttman is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine to find her missing bad-boy...

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My Sassy Girl

as Dr. Roark
Released: 2008-05-26

A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.

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The Resurrected

as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
Released: 1991-10-06

Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a...

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Just Cause

as Lyle Morgan
Released: 1995-02-17

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of...

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Lipstick

as Gordon Stuart
Released: 1976-04-02

An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's...

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Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play

as Himself
Released: 1988-11-09

A vintage featurette about the making of Child's Play (1988).

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Collision Course

as Philip Madras
Released: 1989-04-27

A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.

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The Osterman Weekend

as Joseph Cardone
Released: 1983-10-14

The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited...

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Perfume

as Gary Packer
Released: 2001-04-08

A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other...

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I Smile Back

as Roger
Released: 2015-10-23

Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children....

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Protocol

as Michael Ransome
Released: 1984-12-21

A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.

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Lincoln and the War Within

as Abraham Lincoln
Released: 1992-12-01

First few weeks of Lincoln's presidency where crucial for the direction the country would take....

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Big Stone Gap

as Mario Barbari
Released: 2014-10-09

A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her...

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Cuba

as Juan Pulido
Released: 1979-12-21

A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's...

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Cyrano de Bergerac

as De Guiche
Released: 2008-12-26

The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves.

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The Stranger Within

as Dan
Released: 1990-11-27

A troubled young man mysteriously appears in a rural Minnesota town from which he claims he was...

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A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

as Paul Solomon
Released: 1992-09-13

A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.

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Dark Tide

as Tim
Released: 1994-01-19

Andi joins her husband Tim on a tropical island to help him with the capturing of poisonous sea...

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The Day Christ Died

as Jesus Christ
Released: 1980-03-26

A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the...

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

as Himself
Released: 2016-12-02

An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring...

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Multiple Sarcasms

as Larry
Released: 2010-05-07

Gabriel is a man who on the surface has it all-successful professional life as an architect, a...

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A Tale of Two Cities

as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
Released: 1980-12-02

Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the...

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Frank the Bastard

as Tristan Pace
Released: 2015-07-28

A young woman returns to her birthplace after her father's death and unearths distant memories...

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Loggerheads

as Robert
Released: 2005-10-14

A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a...

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Road Ends

as Esteban Maceda
Released: 1997-10-05

Real estate agent Maceda (Chris Sarandon) once testified against drug trafficker Orosco (Miguel...

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Edie & Pen

as Max
Released: 1996-05-10

In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming...

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David's Mother

as Philip
Released: 1994-04-10

Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years...

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Race Against Time

as Dr. Anton Stofeles
Released: 2003-12-08

When a man faces surmounting bills for his dying son's hospital stay, he enters into an...

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Mayflower Madam

as Matt Whittington
Released: 1987-11-15

Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous...

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When the Dark Man Calls

as Lloyd Carson
Released: 1995-06-14

A famous radio talk-show host finds herself being stalked by the man convicted of murdering her...

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American Perfekt

as Sammy
Released: 1997-06-11

Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An...

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Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

as uncredited
Released: 2017-04-29

How the inventor of the detective story became his own greatest mystery.

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Whispers

as Sgt. Tony Clemenza
Released: 1990-12-07

A woman is stalked by a psychopathic killer. She eventually kills him, only for the man to show...

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

as Self
Released: 2001-09-04

A "behinds the scenes" documentary about the making of the 1987 film THE PRINCESS BRIDE with...

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Little Men

as Fritz Bhaer
Released: 1998-05-08

In this adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, two street kids from Boston find...

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The Chosen One

as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)
Released: 2007-10-13

...he's lost his job, totaled his car, and been attacked by a bear. Just when it seems like life...

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Liberty

as Jacque Marchant
Released: 1986-06-23

Drama about how the Statue of Liberty came to be erected in New York Harbor in the early 1880s...

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Temptress

as Matt Christianson
Released: 1995-01-01

Karin brings a statue home from her travels to Asia and it soon begins to have a strange effect...

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No Greater Love

as Sam Horowitz
Released: 1995-04-11

When her parents and fiancé are lost in the Titanic disaster, young Edwina Winfield shoulders...

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Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

as Self
Released: 1996-01-01

A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining...

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The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center)

as Signor Naccarelli
Released: 2006-06-15

In the summer of 1953, Margaret Johnson, the wife of an American businessman, is touring Italy...

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Thursday's Game

as Counselor
Released: 1974-04-14

Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for...

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Rescued from the Closet

as Self
Released: 2001-05-29

A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid...

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The Satan Murders

as George
Released: 1974-01-11

Assured that it's a joke, a berated wife makes a deal with a local Satan occultist for the death...

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Terminal Justice

as Reginald Matthews
Released: 1996-04-01

In 2008 cybersex can only be surpassed by one thing: Cloned women, especially created for their...

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This Child Is Mine

as Craig Wilkerson
Released: 1985-11-04

An unwed teen is fighting a major court battle to recover her infant daughter from adoptive parents.

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The Dead Will Tell

as Paul Hamlin
Released: 2004-10-24

Emily Parker is haunted by visions of a woman from the past soon after receiving an antique...

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Slaves of New York

as Victor Okrent
Released: 1989-03-18

Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring...

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Reaper

as Luke Sinclair
Released: 2000-03-15

Horror novelist Luke Sinclair retreats to a small town to finish writing his latest book. A...

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A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

as Prince Humperdinck
Released: 2020-09-13

The cast of The Princess Bride is together again! The stars of the iconic 1987 fantasy film...

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Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

as Self
Released: 2004-01-22

Testimony of the cast, the producers and other participants of the shootings of "The Osterman...

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Let the Devil Wear Black

as Jack's Father
Released: 1999-01-01

A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been...

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The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

as Self
Released: 2006-02-28

A documentary chronicling the making of the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon."

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Broken Promise

as Bud Griggs
Released: 1981-05-05

A juvenile court services director strives to fight the odds following his promise to a...

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You Can't Go Home Again

as George Webber
Released: 1979-04-25

An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer...

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Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

as John Lenczowski
Released: 1989-08-20

Chronicle of the shooting down of a Korean passenger plane by Soviet air force on 1st September...

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Forced March

as Ben Kline / Miklos Radnoti
Released: 1989-11-03

Ben Kline is an American television star and a bankable name, who is cast to portray the...

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The Vampyre Wars

as uncredited
Released: 1996-01-01

1996 horror movie starring Chris Sarandon and Robert Englund

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Wesley Masoner
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Howard Pincham
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Psych

as Ashton Bonaventure
First aired: 2006-07-07

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a...

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Charmed

as Necromancer / Armand
First aired: 1998-10-07

Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed...

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Orange Is the New Black

as Kip Carnigan
First aired: 2013-07-11

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she...

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The Good Wife

as Judge Howard Matchick
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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ER

as Dr. Burke
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Martus Mazur
First aired: 1993-01-03

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated...

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Cold Case

as Adam Clarke (2004)
First aired: 2003-09-28

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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The Practice

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-03-04

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...

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Judging Amy

as Judge Barry Krumble
First aired: 1999-09-19

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through...

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Chicago Hope

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-18

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...

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Felicity

as Dr. Peter McGrath
First aired: 1998-09-29

Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to...

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The Wild Thornberrys

as Myka (voice)
First aired: 1998-09-01

The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.

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The Outer Limits

as Dr. Pallas
First aired: 1995-03-26

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...

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Love & War

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-09-21

A woman running a bar in New York City while trying to maintain a romance with an egotistical...

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Perversions of Science

as Carson Walls
First aired: 1997-06-07

Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable...

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Stark Raving Mad

as Cesar Radford
First aired: 1999-09-23

Stark Raving Mad is an American sitcom that aired from on NBC from 1999 to 2000. The series...

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The Unusuals

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-04-08

The Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from April 8 to June 17, 2009...

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The Court

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-03-26

The Court is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 26 until April 9, 2002.

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The Holiday Movies That Made Us

as Self
First aired: 2020-12-01

Unwrap the real stories behind these iconic Christmas blockbusters, thanks to insider interviews...

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