Chris Sarandon Christopher Sarandon , better known simply as Chris Sarandon , is the Academy Award - nominated American actor and voice actor who played Martus Mazur in the episode . He is perhaps best known for his role as Prince Humperdink in the comic fantasy film " The Princess Bride " and as the speaking voice of Jack Skellington in Tim Burton ' s " The Nightmare Before Christmas " , but his career has included extensive work in many other films as well as in television and theater . Sarandon was born in Beckley , West Virginia and received his master ' s degree in theater from The Catholic University of America ( CUA ) in Washington , DC . It was here that he met his first wife , Academy Award - winning actress . They married in 1967 and divorced in 1979 . During the 1980s , Sarandon was married to model Lisa Ann Cooper , with whom he had three children . Sarandon and Cooper divorced in 1989 . He is currently married to actress . They wed in 1994 . Stage work . Following his graduation from CUA , Sarandon became involved with regional theater . He made his professional stage debut playing Seaman Jack Hunter in a 1965 production of Tennessee Williams ' " The Rose Tattoo " . Five years later , he was performing on Broadway , in the original production of " The Rothschilds " . He then appeared in " Two Gentlemen of Verona " in 1972 . In 1980 , Sarandon starred with actor Stephen Collins in the short - lived Broadway musical , " Censored Scenes From King Kong " . He returned to Broadway in 1991 , working with his future wife , Joanna Gleason , in " Nick & Nora " . In September 2005 , Sarandon replaced guest actor Mark Harelik in the role of Signor Naccarelli in the Tony Award - winning Broadway musical " The Light in the Piazza " . Sarandon ' s most recent Broadway production was a revival of " Cyrano de Bergerac " from October 2007 through January 2008 , in which he acted alongside " Voyager " guest star Concetta Tomei . Television work . In 1968 , Sarandon landed his first television role , that of Dr . Tom Halverson on CBS ' daytime drama " Guiding Light " . Sarandon appeared on the series as a regular from 1969 through 1973 , after which he starred with fellow DS9 performer Salome Jens in the 1974 TV movie , " The Satan Murders " . Sarandon starred in a trio of TV movies in the early 1980s , including a 1980 adaptation of Charles Dickens ' " A Tale of Two Cities " with Alice Krige and 1981 ' s " Broken Promise " with Marc Alaimo and George Coe . In 1985 , he played Lindsay Wagner ' s husband in the NBC movie " This Child Is Mine " ( co - starring Jennifer Parsons and Sierra Pecheur ) , and the following year , Sarandon worked alongside LeVar Burton and Frank Langella in the movie " Liberty " , also for NBC . Sarandon ' s other TV movies during the 1980s included " Mayflower Madam " ( directed by Lou Antonio ) , " Goodbye , Miss 4th of July " ( co - starring Walker Edmiston , Ed Lauter , and Ned Vaughn ) , and " Tailspin : Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy " ( with Ed O ' Ross and Harris Yulin ) . In 1992 , Sarandon starred in " A Murderous Affair : The Carolyn Warmus Story " , a TV movie in which he plays a married man who has an affair with the title woman , portrayed by Virginia Madsen . " Voyager " star Robert Picardo played an attorney in this movie , and Bruce Gray , Lenore Kasdorf , and David Spielberg also appear . Sarandon ' s other TV movies during the 1990s include " David ' s Mother " ( starring Kirstie Alley ) and Danielle Steel ' s " No Greater Love " ( with Daniel Hugh Kelly ) . In addition to his work on DS9 , Sarandon made guest appearances on such television shows as " Sisters " ( on which he was directed by David Carson ) , " Picket Fences " ( reuniting with director Lou Antonio ) , " The Outer Limits " ( acting with Len Cariou ) , " Perversions of Science " ( with Tracy Middendorf ) , and " Stark Raving Mad " ( in an episode with s Anthony Montgomery ) . He also had a brief recurring role on " The Practice " , working with John Billingsley and Frank Novak . More notably , he had recurring roles as doctors two different series : in 1998 , he appeared as Dr . Gordon Mays in three episodes of the CBS medical drama " Chicago Hope " ( including one with Mark Moses ) ; and in 1999 , he played Dr . Peter McGrath in six episodes of the drama series " Felicity " , co - created by J . J . Abrams and starring Keri Russell . Sarandon ' s more recent recurring roles are Dr . Burke on " ER " ( credited along with Sam Anderson , Jacqueline Kim , and Lily Mariye ) , Howard Pincham on NBC ' s " Law & Order " ( with Tzi Ma ) , and Judge Barry Krumble on " Judging Amy " . On the latter series , Sarandon made his first appearance in the episode " Who Shot Dick ? " , co - starring DS9 ' s Rene Auberjonois and Barry Wiggins and directed by Nancy Malone . Subsequent episodes saw Sarandon working with Olivia Hack , Gregory Itzin , Kris Iyer , Matt McKenzie , John Rubinstein , and , as a director , Andrew Robinson . Other recent TV credits include guest appearances on " Charmed " , " Cold Case " , and " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " . Film work . Sarandon was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his first film role , that of Leon Shermer in the 1975 crime drama " Dog Day Afternoon " . Robert Costanzo and Tom Towles had uncredited roles in this film . In his second film , the 1976 drama " Lipstick " , Sarandon co - starred with Robin Gammell , Meg Wyllie , and Bill Zuckert . He then starred in the horror thriller " The Sentinel " , which featured future DS9 star Nana Visitor in a small role . His next movie was 1979 ' s " Cuba " , co - starring Sean Connery and Walter Gotell . Sarandon starred in two popular horror films in the 1980s . The first was " Fright Night " ( 1985 ) , in which he played the villainous vampire , Jerry Dandridge , for which he was nominated for a Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films . Sarandon filmed a cameo in the 2011 remake which stars film lead Anton Yelchin . The second film was the " Child ' s Play " ( 1988 ) , in which he co - starred with Catherine Hicks and Brad Dourif . Perhaps Sarandon ' s best - known live - action film role is that of egomaniacal Prince Humperdinck in the film " The Princess Bride " . In this film , Sarandon ' s character hired a Sicilian played by fellow DS9 guest star Wallace Shawn to kidnap his prospective bride . However , Sarandon and Shawn do not appear together on - screen except for a brief instant ( Shawn ' s character is shown slumped over while Sarandon ' s character delivers a line ) . Sarandon ' s other film credits during the 1980s include " The Osterman Weekend " ( 1983 , co - starring Meg Foster ) , " Protocol " ( 1984 , with Ed Begley , Jr . , Joel Brooks , Cliff DeYoung , Kenneth Mars , Jeanne Mori , Gail Strickland , Keith Szarabajka , George D . Wallace , and Paul Willson ) , " Slaves of New York " ( 1989 , with Anthony Crivello ) , and " Collision Course " ( 1989 , with John Hancock , Mike Starr , and Ron Taylor ) . Sarandon ' s most recognizable film role may be that of Jack Skellington , the protagonist of ' s acclaimed stop - motion animated musical , " The Nightmare Before Christmas " . Sarandon provided the character ' s speaking voice , while composer filled in when the character was singing . Sarandon later voiced the character in the various " Kingdom Hearts " video games , as well as the " Nightmare Before Christmas " game , " Ooogie ' s Revenge " . In addition , Sarandon co - starred with Corbin Bernsen and Ben Cross in the 1994 thriller " Temptress " . His subsequent film credits include " Edie & Pen " ( 1996 , with Louise Fletcher , Charles Lucia , and Michael McKean ) , " Bordello of Blood " ( 1996 , co - starring William Sadler , with cameos by Whoopi Goldberg and Virginia Madsen ) , " American Perfekt " ( 1997 , with Paul Sorvino ) , " Road Ends " ( 1997 , with Brad Blaisdell and Bert Remsen ) , and " Let the Devil Wear Black " ( 1999 , with Jonathan Banks and Tony Plana ) . The latter three films , as well as " Edie & Pen " , also starred Sarandon ' s wife , Joanna Gleason . More recently , Sarandon made an appearance in the 2001 drama film " Perfume " , along with fellow " Trek " actors Robert Joy , Paul Sorvino , and Harris Yulin . Sarandon ' s most recent film was the 2005 drama " Loggerheads " . His upcoming films include " Multiple Sarcasms " and an animated comedy called " The Chosen One " , in which both he and Debra Wilson provide voices .