Chris Sarandon Biography

Formerly husband to Susan Sarandon, whom he met while attending the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Chris Sarandon spent nearly a decade performing on-stage before making his first television appearance alongside Gene Wilder and Bob Newhart in Thursday's Game in 1974. While that appearance was well received by its audience, Sarandon wouldn't achieve widespread critical recognition from the film industry until his portrayal of an overwrought transsexual opposite Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Sarandon's performance earned him two prestigious nominations (New Star of the Year - Male from the Golden Globes and Best Actor from the Academy), and by all indications, Sarandon was headed toward a bright future on the silver screen. Rather than jumping into a full-time movie career, however, Sarandon continued his work in theater (he replaced Raul Julia in the Tony-winning Broadway musical The Two Gentlemen of Verona) and appeared in a series of television roles, some of which (such as A Tale of Two Cities in 1980) mirrored his affinity for the classics, while others -- namely The Day Christ Died, in which he played the title role -- offered an opportunity for the actor to get in touch with his religious side. Oddly enough, Sarandon would also appear in a slew of satanic or otherwise horror-themed films, including The Sentinel (1976), Fright Night (1985), and Child's Play (1988). It was his decidedly less grim role as the insidious Prince Humperdinck in Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride, however, that would bring his name back into the hearts of American audiences, albeit his place therein was reserved for fairy tale bad guys. Despite his success, Sarandon was unable to gain mainstream American recognition for a starring role, though his performance as a Holocaust survivor in Forced March (1990) did not go unnoticed by critics. Not long afterward, select U.S. filmgoers were treated to his portrayal of a man obsessed with his deceased ancestor's rumored ability to raise the dead in Alien scriptwriter Dan O'Bannon's The Resurrected (1991). In 1993, Sarandon earned no small amount of approval for giving voice to Jack Skellington, the bony star of Tim Burton's gleefully sinister The Nightmare Before Christmas. After participating in a vampire documentary, an episode of the cult-favorite Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood, and, of all things, the film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's family classic Little Men, Sarandon landed a recurring role as Dr. Burke on NBC's long-running medical drama ER. He continued to work steadily into the 21st century in a variety of projects including Voices in Wartime, Loggerheads, The Chosen One, the remake of Fright Night, and 2012's Safe. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

• 1. Prince Humperdinck: It's iocane powder. I swear my life on it!
  From The Princess Bride. Submitted by Pablo U (4 months ago)

• 1. Count Rugen: Are you coming down into the pit? Westly's got his strength back, I'm starting him on the machine tonight.
  2. Prince Humperdinck: Tyron. 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 Gilda to blame for it. I'm swamped.
  From The Princess Bride. Submitted by Virginia S (16 months ago)

• 1. Det. Mike Norris: Mrs. Barclay what are you doing back here?
  2. Karen Barclay: Andy was telling the truth. Chucky is alive and he killed Eddie Caputo.
  3. Det. Mike Norris: What?
  4. Karen Barclay: I took him home to my apartment, I was about to throw away the box when we came in, the batteries fell out. Don't you see? He's been moving and talking for days without any batteries in him.
  5. Det. Mike Norris: What are you talkin' about?
  6. Karen Barclay: How I found out the doll was alive. See, I threatened to throw him in the fireplace. When all of a sudden, he came alive in my hand. I dropped him and then he ran out of the apartment.
  From Child's Play. Submitted by Nick P (19 months ago)

• 1. Prince Humperdinck: But first things first. To the death!
  2. Westley: No! To the pain!
  3. Prince Humperdinck: I don't think I'm quite familiar with that phrase.
  From The Princess Bride. Submitted by Kevin L (19 months ago)

• 1. Det. Mike Norris: (Chucky has just attempted to strangle Jack) Believe me now?
  2. Jack Santos: Yeah, but who's gonna believe ME?
  From Child's Play. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Det. Mike Norris: (pulls his gun out on the homeless people) What about the rest of you? You wanna party too?
  From Child's Play. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Det. Mike Norris: (talking to Jack about destroying Chucky) You don't believe me? Go on. Check it out in the hall. He's scattered all over the hall. But don't touch it. Understand?
  From Child's Play. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Det. Mike Norris: It's an abandoned wreck of a store. Why don't you believe me? It was struck by lightning the night Charles Lee Ray died.
  2. Karen Barclay: How do you know that?
  3. Det. Mike Norris: (shouts) Because I was there! I was the man who killed him!
  From Child's Play. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Jerry Dandridge: (after he hears a scream from upstairs, where vampire Amy is sleeping) I think she just opened her eyes.
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Peter Vincent: (holds a crucifix up to Jerry's face) Back, spawn of Satan!
  2. Jerry Dandridge: (laughs) Oh, really? You have to have faith for this to work on me Mr. Vincent!
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Jerry Dandridge: Welcome to Fright Night. For real.
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Jerry Dandridge: (fighting with Charley in a night club) Shouldn't lose your temper, Charley. It isn't polite.
  2. Charley Brewster: You can't kill me here
  3. Jerry Dandridge: (laughs) I don't wanna kill you, Charley. I want you to bring Peter Vincent to my house just the two of you. That is if you ever want to see Amy again.
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Jerry Dandridge: (corners Evil Ed, alone in the street) Hello, Edward. You don't have to be afraid of me. I know what it's like being different. Only they won't pick on you any more, or beat you up. I'll see to that. All you have to do is take my hand. Here, Edward. Take my hand.
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Jerry Dandridge: (to Charley) You've already caused your friends quite enough pain. You wouldn't want to cause them anymore, would you?
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Jerry Dandridge: (after softly kissing Amy on her hand) Charmed.
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Jerry Dandridge: What's the matter, Charley...scared? You started this, Charley, and I'm gonna finish it. I just destroyed your car, Charley. But that's nothing compared to what I'm gonna do to you tomorrow night.
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Jerry Dandridge: (attacking Charley in his bedroom) We wouldn't want to wake your mother, would we? Then I'd have to kill her too. Right up? Do you realize how much trouble you've caused me? Spying on me. Almost disturbing my sleep this afternoon. Telling policemen about me! You deserve to die, boy. Of course, I could give you something I don't have. A choice. Forget about me, Charley. Forget about me, and I'll forget about you. What do you say, Charley?
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)

• 1. Judy Brewster: Charley, this is our next-door neighbor, Jerry Dandrige.
  2. Jerry Dandridge: Hello, Charley.
  3. Judy Brewster: Charley, don't be rude. Shake hands.
  4. Charley Brewster: (scared) What's he doing here?
  5. Judy Brewster: I invited him for a drink.
  6. Charley Brewster: You what?!
  7. Judy Brewster: I invited him over. Why?
  8. Jerry Dandridge: What's the matter, Charley? Afraid I'd never come over without being invited first? You're quite right. Of course, now that I've been made welcome I'll probably drop by quite a bit. In fact, anytime I feel like it, with your mother's kind permission, of course.
  9. Judy Brewster: Oh, Jerry, anytime.
  From Fright Night. Submitted by Creep F (2 years ago)