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Christopher Sarandon ( sə-RAN-dən; born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. He is well 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's speaking voice 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).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes/Awards |
| 1974 | Thursday's Game | Tom (The Counsellor) | |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Leon Shermer | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – ActorNominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1976 | Lipstick | Gordon Stuart | |
| 1977 | The Sentinel | Michael Lerman | |
| 1979 | Cuba | Juan Pulido | |
| You Can't Go Home Again | George Webber | ||
| 1980 | The Day Christ Died | Jesus Christ | |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney CartonCharles Darnay | ||
| 1981 | Broken Promise | Bud Griggs | |
| 1983 | The Osterman Weekend | Joseph Cardone | |
| 1984 | Protocol | Michael Ransome | |
| 1985 | This Child Is Mine | Craig Wilkerson | |
| Fright Night | Jerry Dandridge | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
| 1986 | Liberty | Jacque Marchant | |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck | |
| Mayflower Madam | Matt Whittington | ||
| 1988 | Child's Play | Detective Mike Norris | |
| Goodbye, Miss Fourth of July | George Janus | ||
| 1989 | Collision Course | Philip Mandras | |
| Slaves of New York | Victor Okrent | ||
| Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy | John Lenczowski | ||
| Forced March | Ben Kline | ||
| 1990 | The Stranger Within | Dan | |
| Whispers | Tony | ||
| 1991 | The Resurrected | Joseph CurwenCharles Dexter Ward | |
| 1993 | Dark Tide | Tim | |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | Jack Skellington (voice) | Speaking voice | |
| 1994 | David's Mother | Philip | |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Lyle Morgan | |
| When the Dark Man Calls | Lloyd Carson | ||
| 1996 | Terminal Justice | Reginald Matthews | |
| No Greater Love | Sam Horowitz | ||
| Edie & Pen | Max | ||
| Bordello of Blood | Rev. J.C. Current | ||
| 1997 | American Perfekt | Deputy Sammy | |
| Road Ends | Esteban Maceda | ||
| 1998 | Little Men | Fritz Bhaer | |
| 1999 | Let the Devil Wear Black | Mr. Lyne | |
| 2000 | Race Against Time | Dr. Anton Stofeles | |
| Reaper | Luke Sinclair | ||
| 2001 | Perfume | Gary Packer | |
| 2005 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Kurotowa (voice) | English dub by Walt Disney Pictures; originally released in Japanese in 1984 |
| Loggerheads | Rev. Robert Austin | ||
| 2007 | The Chosen One | Zebulon Kirk (voice) | |
| 2008 | My Sassy Girl | Dr. Roark | |
| 2010 | Multiple Sarcasms | Larry | |
| 2011 | Fright Night | "Jay Dee" | Cameo appearance |
| 2012 | Safe | Mayor Danny Tremello | |
| 2013 | Curse of Chucky | Detective Mike Norris | Archive footage |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1969–1973 | Guiding Light | Dr. Tom Halverson | |
| 1978 | You Can't Go Home Again | George Webber | Television film |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney CartonCharles Darnay | Television film |
| 1993 | Picket Fences | Cole | Episode: "The Dancing Bandit" |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Martus Mazur | Episode: "Rivals" |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Pallas | Episode: "Corner of the Eye" |
| 1997 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Jim Dellingham-Young (voice) | Episode: "Generosity" |
| 1998 | The Practice | Dr Jeffrey Winslow | 2 episodes |
| Chicago Hope | Dr. Gordon Mays | 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Felicity | Dr. Peter McGrath | 5 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Stark Raving Mad | Caesar Radford | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2002 | ER | Dr. Burke | 3 episodes |
| 2002, 2004 | Law & Order | Howard Pincham, Connecticut Governor Michael Riordan | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Court | Justice Vorhees | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | The Wild Thornberrys | Myka (voice) | Episode: "Look Who's Squawking" |
| Skin | Mayor Coolidge | Episode: "Endorsement" | |
| Charmed | NecromancerArmand | Episode: "Necromancing the Stone" | |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Adam Clarke | Episode: "Volunteers" |
| 2005 | Danny Phantom | Matt (voice) | Episode: "Pirate Radio" |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Wesley Masoner | Episode: "Choreographed" |
| 2010 | Psych | Ashton Bonaventure | Episode: "Think Tank" |
| The Good Wife | Judge Howard Matchick | Episode: "Taking Control" | |
| 2016 | Orange Is The New Black | Kip Carnigan | Episode: "We'll Always Have Baltimore" |
| 2017 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Count Dracula (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Prop Culture | Himself | Episode: "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | The Rose Tattoo | Jack Hunter | Broadway |
| 1970 | The Rothschilds | Jacob Rothschilds | |
| 1971 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Proteus | |
| 1977 | Marco Polo Sings a Solo | Tom Wintermouth | Off-Broadway |
| 1978 | Broadway | Performer | Broadway |
| 1979 | The Woods | Nick | Off-Broadway |
| 1980 | Censored Scenes From King Kong | Benchgelter | Broadway |
| 1985 | The Voice of the Turtle | Bill Page | Off-Broadway |
| 1991 | Nick & Nora | Performer | Broadway |
| 2005 | The Light in the Piazza | Signor Naccarelli | Broadway |
| 2007 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Comte de Guiche | Broadway Revival |
| 2011 | Through a Glass, Darkly | Performer | Off-Broadway |
| 2012 | The Exonerated | Karry Max Cook | Broadway |
| 2015 | Preludes | Chekhov, Tchaikovsky, Tolstoy, Glazunov, Tsar Nicholas II, The Master | Off-Broadway |
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Jack Skellington | |
| 2005 | The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge | ||
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | ||
| 2013 | Disney Infinity | ||
| 2013 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix | ||
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | ||
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | ||
| 2023 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | ||
| 2024 | Disney Speedstorm |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 1975 | NYFCC Award | Best Supporting Actor | Dog Day Afternoon | Nominated |
| Golden Globe | New Star of the Year – Actor | Nominated | ||
| 1976 | Academy Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| 1986 | Saturn Award | Best Actor | Fright Night | Nominated |
| 1992 | Chainsaw Award | Best Supporting Actor | The Resurrected | Nominated |