ACTOR APPRECIATION
THE PUMPKIN KING: CHRIS SARANDON
October is for spooks, haunts, and things that go bump in the night. So what better way to start the Halloween season than celebrating the Pumpkin King himself, Chris Sarandon. Whether he plays a hero or a villain, Chris Sarandon has been in numerous films, television series and video games that many have grown up watching. From the Princess Bride to Child’s Play to Nightmare Before Christmas, Chris Sarandon always gives us a performance of a lifetime.
Grab some Halloween treats, turn on the spooky tunes and let’s dive in. It’s Actor Appreciation time! *Imitates Jack Skellington cackle*
Jack Skellington's Appearances
Movies
- Nightmare Before Christmas
Videogames
- Kingdom Hearts
- The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Disney Infinity
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
- Disney Infinity 3.0
Theme Parks
- Haunted Mansion Holiday
- Halloween Screams
- Frightfully Fun Parade
- Disney on Ice
Humperdinck! Humperdinck! Humperdinck!
Chris Sarandon plays the main antagonist of the 1987 live action fantasy film, The Princess Bride. Prince Humperdinck is known for his excellent tracking and hunting skills, noted by Buttercup when she is captured. He is very intelligent and he has a strong desire to become king.
Some notable quotes:
- Tyrone, you know how much I love watching you work, but I've got my country's 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder and Guilder to frame for it; I'm swamped.
- She is alive, or was an hour ago. If she is otherwise when I find her I shall be very put out.
- You truly love each other and so you might have been truly happy. Not one couple in a century has that chance, no matter what the story books say. And so I think no man in a century will suffer as greatly as you will.
- Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.
IT'S HORROR-FYING!
The Sentinel 1977
Based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Konvitz, a young model moves into an apartment that used to be a historic Brooklyn brownstone and finds outis owned by the Catholic diocese and is a gateway to Hell.
Fright Night 1985
This horror film is about a man who discovers that his neighbor is a vampire and when no one believes him, the man findsTV show host who acted in films as a vampire hunter, to stop Jerry's killing spree.
Child’s play 1988
A notorious serial killer escapes death after he is gunned down by Detective Mike Norris, Chris Sarandon's character, by performing a voodoo ritual to transfer his soul into a "Good Guy" doll which ends up in possession .
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood 1996
A private investigator is hired to investigate the disappearance of the client's brother which leads him to a bordello run by Lilith. Chris Sarandon plays Reverend J.C. Current who runs a funeral home concealeda corrupt organization.
I KNOW THAT VOICE!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
In 2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Chris Sarandon plays Count Dracula in 3 episodes.
The Wild Thornberrys
Chris Sarandon plays Myka, a penguinin the Wild Thornberrys in the episode "Look Who's Squawking"
AS SEEN ON TV
A Tale of Two Cities
During the French Revolution, Chris Sarandon plays an ex-aristocrat from France and an alcoholic English lawyer and both characters in love with the same woman.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The fourth installment of the Star Trek Franchise, this series is focused on the space station Deep Space Nine that is next to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy. Chris Sarandon played, Martus Mazur who was a El-Aurian refugee from the El-Aurian system during the late-24th century. He was a con artist who used his renowned skills as a "listener".
Charmed
The Necromancer in the Charmed series was played by Chris Sarandon. He was a demon by the name of Armand. He and the grandmother of the Charmed Ones used to be in a relationship he betrayed her, causing her to vanquish him.
Psych
This crime comedy is about a "psychic" crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department. Chris Sarandon played a billionaire, Ashton Bonaventure, and the think tank that Shawn and Gus are hired on to help prevent the assassination of Ashton.
Orange is the New Black
The episode that Chris Sarandon is in is about an eventful trip to a prison convention and company policies lead to a shortage of critical supplies.
Prop Culture
In Prop Culture, Chris Sarandon interacts with one of the Jack Skellington puppets from the movie.
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?
- Guiding Light
- Dr. Tom Halverson
- The Outer Limits
- Dr. Pallas
- The Practice
- Dr Jeffrey Winslow
- Chicago Hope
- Dr. Gordon Mays
- Felicity
- Dr. Peter McGrath
- ER
- Dr. Burke
- Race Against Time
- Dr. Anton Stofeles
TO BE OR NOT TO BE... IN THE THEATER
- 1965 - The Rose Tattoo
- 1970 - The Rothschilds
- 1971 - Two Gentlemen of Verona
- 1977 - Marco Polo Sings a Solo
- 1978 - Broadway
- 1979 - The Woods
- 1980 - Censored Scenes From King Kong
- 1985 - The Voice of the Turtle
- 1991 - Nick & Nora
- 2005 - The Light in the Piazza
- 2007 - Cyrano de Bergerac
- 2011 - Through a Glass
- 2012 - The Exonerated
- 2015 - Preludes