Chris Sarandon - wikipedia Chris Sarandon This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( April 2012 ) Chris Sarandon Sarandon at the 2017 Florida SuperCon Christopher Sarandon Jr. ( 1942 - 07 - 24 ) July 24, 1942 ( age 76 ) Beckley, West Virginia, US Alma mater Woodrow Wilson High School West Virginia University The Catholic University of America Occupation Actor Years active 1969 -- present Spouse ( s ) Susan Sarandon ( m. 1967 ; div. 1979 ) Lisa Ann Cooper ( m. 1980 ; div. 1989 ) Joanna Gleason ( m. 1994 ) Children Christopher Sarandon Jr. ( / səˈrændən / ; born July 24, 1942 ) is an American actor. He is known best for playing Prince Humperdinck in the movie The Princess Bride, the vampire Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night, Detective Mike Norris in Child 's Play ( 1988 ), and for providing the speaking voice of Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon Shermer in Dog Day Afternoon. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 4.4 Theme parks and live attractions 4.5 Music videos 5 References 6 External links Early life Sarandon was born and raised in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of restaurateurs Christopher `` Chris '' Sarandon and Cliffie ( née Cardullias ). His father, whose surname was originally `` Sarondonethes '', was born in Istanbul, Turkey, of Greek ancestry ; his mother is also of Greek ancestry. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley. He earned a degree in speech at West Virginia University. He earned his master 's degree in theater from The Catholic University of America ( CUA ) in Washington, D.C.. While attending CUA, he married classmate Susan Tomalin in 1967. After graduating, they both pursued acting careers, with Tomalin taking his surname as her professional name and performing with the name Susan Sarandon. They were married until 1979. Career After graduation, he toured with numerous improvisational companies and became much involved with regional theatre, making his professional debut in the play The Rose Tattoo during 1965. In 1968, Sarandon moved to New York City, where he obtained his first television role as Dr. Tom Halverson for the series The Guiding Light ( 1973 -- 1974 ). He appeared in the primetime television movies The Satan Murders ( 1974 ) and Thursday 's Game before obtaining the role of Al Pacino 's transgender wife in Dog Day Afternoon ( 1975 ), a performance which earned him nominations for Best New Male Star of the Year at the Golden Globes and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sarandon appeared in the Broadway play The Rothschilds and The Two Gentlemen of Verona, as well making regular appearances at numerous Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw festivals in the United States and Canada. He also had a series of television roles, some of which ( such as A Tale of Two Cities in 1980 ) corresponded to his affinity for the classics. He also had roles in the thriller movie Lipstick ( 1976 ) and as a demon in the movie The Sentinel ( 1977 ). To avoid being typecast in villainous roles, Sarandon accepted various roles of other types during the years to come, portraying the title role of Christ in the made - for - television movie The Day Christ Died ( 1980 ). He received accolades for his portrayal of Sydney Carton in a TV - movie version of A Tale of Two Cities ( 1980 ), co-starred with Dennis Hopper in the 1983 movie The Osterman Weekend, which was based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name, and co-starred with Goldie Hawn in the movie Protocol ( 1984 ). These were followed by another mainstream success as the vampire - next - door in the horror movie Fright Night ( 1985 ). He starred in the 1986 TV movie Liberty, which addressed the making of New York City 's statue of Liberty. He is best known in the film industry for his role as Prince Humperdinck in Rob Reiner 's 1987 movie The Princess Bride, though he also has had supporting parts in other successful movies such as the original Child 's Play ( 1988 ). In 1992, he played Joseph Curwen / Charles Dexter Ward in The Resurrected. He also provided the voice of Jack Skellington, the main character of Tim Burton 's animated Disney movie The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ), and has since reprised the role in other productions, including the Disney / Square video games Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II and the Capcom sequel to the original movie, Oogie 's Revenge. Sarandon also reprised his role as Jack Skellington for several Disneyland Halloween events and attractions including ; Halloween Screams, the Frightfully Fun Parade, and the Haunted Mansion Holiday, a three - month overlay of the Haunted Mansion, where Jack and his friends take control of a mansion in an attempt to introduce Christmas, much as his character did in the movie. Sarandon appeared in TV again with a recurring role as Dr. Burke on NBC 's long - running medical drama ER. In 1991 he performed on Broadway in the short - lived musical Nick & Nora ( based on the movie The Thin Man ) with Joanna Gleason, the daughter of Monty Hall. Sarandon married Gleason in 1994. They have appeared together in a number of movies, including Edie & Pen ( 1996 ), American Perfekt ( 1997 ) and Let the Devil Wear Black ( 1999 ). During the 2000s he made guest appearances in several TV series, notably as the Necromancer demon, Armand, in Charmed, and as superior court judge Barry Krumble for six episodes of Judging Amy. In 2006 he played Signor Naccarelli in the six - time Tony award - winning Broadway musical play The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center. Most recently he appeared in Cyrano de Bergerac as Antoine de Guiche, with Kevin Kline, Jennifer Garner and Daniel Sunjata. He is on the Advisory Board for the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Personal life Sarandon has been married three times ; he was first married to actress Susan Sarandon from 1967 to 1979. After his divorce from Susan, he married Lisa Ann Cooper in 1980 ; together the couple had two daughters and one son, Stephanie, Alexis and Michael. The marriage ended in a divorce in 1989 after nine years of marriage. In 1994, he married actress and singer Joanna Gleason. The couple met while performing in Broadway 's short - lived 1991 musical Nick & Nora, they returned to the stage together in 1998 's Thorn and Bloom. They also collaborated in several films together, such as Road Ends, Edie & Pen, Let the Devil Wear Black, and American Perfekt. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes / Awards Dog Day Afternoon Leon Shermer Nominated -- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture Nominated -- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor 1976 Lipstick Gordon Stuart 1977 The Sentinel Michael Lerman 1979 You Ca n't Go Home Again George Webber Cuba Juan Pulido 1980 The Day Christ Died Jesus Christ A Tale of Two Cities Sydney Carton Charles Darnay 1981 Broken Promise Bud Griggs 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 The Princess Bride Prince Humperdinck Mayflower Madam Matt Whittington Child 's Play Detective Mike Norris Goodbye, Miss Fourth Of July George Janus Collision Course Philip Mandras Slaves of New York Victor Okrent Tailspin : Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy John Lenczowski The Stranger Within Dan Whispers Tony 1991 The Resurrected Joseph Curwen Charles Dexter Ward Dark Tide Tim The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington ( voice ) 1994 David 's Mother Philip 1995 Terminal Justice Reginald Matthews Just Cause Lyle Morgan No Greater Love Sam Horowitz Edie & Pen Max Bordello of Blood Rev. J.C. Current American Perfekt Deputy Sammy Road Ends Esteban Maceda 1998 Reaper Luke Sinclair Little Men Fritz Bhaer 2000 Race Against Time Dr. Anton Stofeles 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 ' Zeb ' Kirk ( voice ) 2008 My Sassy Girl Dr. Roark 2009 Multiple Sarcasms Larry My Life in the Single Seat : A Documentary Himself 2011 Fright Night `` Jay Dee '' Cameo appearance 2012 Safe Mayor Danny Tremello 2013 Curse of Chucky Detective Mike Norris Archive footage 2014 Big Stone Gap Mario Barbari 2015 I Smile Back Roger Television Year Title Role Notes 1969 -- 1973 Guiding Light Dr. Tom Halverson 1980 A Tale of Two Cities Sydney Carton Charles Darnay ( TV movie ) 1994 Star Trek : Deep Space Nine Martus Mazur Episode : `` Rivals '' 1995 The Outer Limits Dr. Pallas Episode : `` Corner of the Eye '' 1998 The Practice Dr Jeffrey Winslow Episodes : `` The Trial '' `` Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes '' Chicago Hope Dr. Gordon Mays Episodes : `` Austin, We Have a Problem '' `` Wag the Doc '' `` Austin Space '' 1999 Felicity Dr. Peter McGrath Episodes : `` Todd Mulcahy : Part 1 '' `` Todd Mulcahy : Part 2 '' `` Docuventary '' `` Connections '' `` The Force '' `` Felicity Was Here '' 1999 -- 2000 Stark Raving Mad Caesar Radford Episodes : `` Fish Out of Water '' `` The Big Finish '' 2000 -- 2002 ER Dr. Burke Episodes : `` The Greatest of Gifts '' `` Piece of Mind '' `` It 's All in Your Head '' 2002 -- 2004 Law & Order Howard Pincham Episode : `` Gov Love '' `` The Wheel '' 2002 The Court Justice Vorhees 3 episodes 2003 The Wild Thornberrys Myka ( voice ) Episode : `` Look Who 's Squawking '' Charmed Necromancer Armand Episode : `` Necromancing the Stone '' Cold Case Adam Clarke Episode : `` Volunteers '' 2006 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Weasly Masoner Episode : `` Choreographed '' 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 Dracula ( voice ) 3 episodes Video games Year Title Role 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 Theme parks and live attractions Haunted Mansion Holiday -- Jack Skellington Halloween Screams -- Jack Skellington Frightfully Fun Parade -- Jack Skellington Disney on Ice -- Jack Skellington Music videos Hands Clean -- Alanis Morissette References Jump up ^ `` WHEN IT COMES TO FILMS, SARANDON IS JUST PLAIN PICKY ''. Sacramento Bee. 1985 - 08 - 04. Retrieved 9 December 2007. Jump up ^ `` Chris Sarandon Biography ( 1942 - ) ''. Jump up ^ `` Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley WV, Alumni Page ''. Jeff560.tripod.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Susan Sarandon had a ' very loving affair ' with a gay man ''. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018. Jump up ^ King, Susan. `` How Chris Sarandon looks at ' Dog Day Afternoon ' 40 years later ''. latimes.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Susan Sarandon says her sexuality is ' up for grabs ' ''. Retrieved 16 July 2018. Jump up ^ Simonson, Robert ( July 9, 1988 ). `` Joanna Gleason and Chris Sarandon Pluck L.A. Thorn & Bloom July 9 ''. Playbill. Jump up ^ IMDB Liberty ( TV movie ) Jump up ^ `` Chris Sarandon ''. IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2018. Jump up ^ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene : Closing credits, 5 : 39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of. 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Question: who played prince humperdinck in the princess bride
Answer: Christopher Sarandon Jr.