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Acting

Chris Sarandon

Career: Active from 1974 to 2024, busiest in 1989 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 37
top three billing

Average score: 51/100

Highest rated: The Nightmare Before Christmas
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Chris Sarandon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.6, average 2.6
Wholesome
2.7, average 3.4
Coming of Age
2.4, average 3.0
Sports
0.1, average 0.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Psychological Thriller 5
Character Study 3
Social Commentary 3
Historical Drama 3
Political Intrigue 3
Slow Burn 3
Unreliable Narrator 2
Existential Angst 2
Witty Dialogue 2
Contemporary Realism 2
Dark Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 82

Death Wish

as Manny

Disclosure

82

as Leon / Self (archive footage)

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

as Prince Humperdinck

2010s

8 titles · average score 53

Frank the Bastard

28

as Tristan Pace

I Smile Back

58

as Roger

Big Stone Gap

45

as Mario Barbari

Orange Is the New Black

82

TV show · as Kip Carnigan

Curse of Chucky

63

as Mike Norris (archive footage) (uncredited)

Safe

58

as Mayor Tremello

Fright Night

65

as Jay Dee

Multiple Sarcasms

27

as Larry

2000s

16 titles · average score 59

The Good Wife

85

TV show · as Judge Howard Matchick

My Sassy Girl

63

as Dr. Roark

Cyrano de Bergerac

as De Guiche

The Chosen One

59

as Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice)

Psych

80

TV show · as Ashton Bonaventure

The Light in the Piazza: Live from Lincoln Center

as Signor Naccarelli

Loggerheads

60

as Robert

Voices in Wartime

as Homer (voice)

The Dead Will Tell

41

as Paul Hamlin

Cold Case

73

TV show · as Adam Clarke (2004)

The Court

TV show

Reaper

50

as Luke Sinclair

1990s

36 titles · average score 59

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Wesley Masoner

Felicity

79

TV show · as Dr. Peter McGrath

Road Ends

39

as Esteban Maceda

Bordello of Blood

39

as Reverend Current

Terminal Justice

41

as Reginald Matthews

Temptress

39

as Matt Christianson

Dark Tide

38

as Tim

The Nightmare Before Christmas

85

as Jack Skellington (voice)

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

44

as Paul Solomon

The Resurrected

54

as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen

Whispers

34

as Sgt. Tony Clemenza

The Stranger Within

58

as Dan

1980s

17 titles · average score 57

Collision Course

44

as Philip Madras

Slaves of New York

40

as Victor Okrent

Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

as John Lenczowski

Child's Play

64

as Mike Norris

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

as George Janus

The Princess Bride

84

as Prince Humperdinck

Frankenstein

as The Creature

Fright Night

72

as Jerry Dandrige

Protocol

45

as Michael Ransome

The Osterman Weekend

47

as Joseph Cardone

A Tale of Two Cities

64

as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay

The Day Christ Died

as Jesus Christ

1970s

7 titles · average score 54

Cuba

43

as Juan Pulido

You Can't Go Home Again

as George Webber

The Sentinel

44

as Michael Lerman

Lipstick

31

as Gordon Stuart

Dog Day Afternoon

84

as Leon

The Satan Murders

as George

Thursday's Game

66

as Counselor