Chris Sarandon is the voice actor behind Jack Skellington in Tim Burton's 1993 stop-motion film, The Nightmare Before Christmas. He didn't have time for singing lessons, Danny Elfman was chosen for Jack's singing voice.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Samurai Spy | The Shogun | |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | Carter | ||
| The Cincinnati Kid | Flik | ||
| Doctor Zhivago | Omar | ||
| 1966 | Fantastic Voyage | Jimmy Bradshaw | |
| The Bible: In the Beginning... | Dr. Lawarence Claudet | ||
| El Dorado | Kip Tarleton | ||
| Blowup | Hummings | ||
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Dr. Ackerman | |
| In the Heat of the Night | William Sidney | ||
| Bonnie and Clyde | Luke Matthews | ||
| Cool Hand Luke | George Johnson | ||
| The Graduate | Mike Buck | ||
| 1968 | Planet of the Apes | Dave Negli | |
| Bullitt | Vic Vaughn | ||
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Ralph Thomas | |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Warden Stack | |
| Patton | Raf Perry | ||
| The Hawaiians | Stack | ||
| Kelly's Heroes | Inch | ||
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Beatty Edmund | |
| Dirty Harry | Dick Ogden | ||
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Gordon Evans | |
| 1973 | Soylnet Green | Jim Fowler | |
| Westworld | Benjamin Brolin | ||
| Mean Streets | Harvey Robert | ||
| 1974 | Zardoz | Bobby Preble | |
| Chinatown | Will Connelly | ||
| The Towering Inferno | Jeff Jersey | ||
| 1975 | Nashville | John Stafford | |
| 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 | Mad Max | Oswald Fred | |
| Cuba | Juan Pulido | ||
| 1980 | The Day Christ Died | Jesus Christ | |
| Caddyshack | Pat David | ||
| A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney Carton Charles Darnay |
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| Altered States | William Webb | ||
| 1981 | Excalibur | Woody | |
| Broken Promise | Bud Griggs | ||
| Outland | Billy | ||
| Time Bandits | The Treasure | ||
| 1983 | The Outsiders | Captain Fritzroy | |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | William Drexel | ||
| Strange Brew | Jack Forrester | ||
| Never Say Never Again | Sean Fox | ||
| The Right Stuff | Pat Wells | ||
| The Osterman Weekend | Joseph Cardone | ||
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Harry Paul | |
| The Bounty | Larry Kelly | ||
| Once Upon a Time in America | Burt Woods | ||
| Electric Dreams | Sheldon Lee | ||
| Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers | Sherman | ||
| The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | John Weller | ||
| The Killing Fields | Tony Spear | ||
| Protocol | Michael Ransome | ||
| 1985 | This Child Is Mine | Craig Wilkerson | |
| Ladyhawke | Turtle | ||
| Return to Oz | Prince Luke | ||
| Silverado | Mike Head | ||
| Explorers | Preston Patton | ||
| Fright Night | Jerry Dandridge | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
| Legend | Tony Milburn | ||
| Eleni | Jack Bristow | ||
| 1986 | At Close Range | Peter Carlton | |
| Invaders from Mars | Joe Hatcher | ||
| Liberty[1] | Jacque Marchant | ||
| The Great Mouse Detective | Robert Marvin (voice) | ||
| Big Trouble in Little China | Hugh McKenzie | ||
| Manhunter | Henry Sherman | ||
| Stand by Me | Charley Phelps | ||
| The Mission | Tommy Randall | ||
| The Golden Child | Hank Medhill | ||
| Little Shop of Horrors | Gene Anders | ||
| Platoon | Tom Wakefield | ||
| 1987 | Over the Top | Grand Duke Peter | |
| The Untouchables | Rudi Pal | ||
| Predator | Roger Ash | ||
| Spaceballs | Clive | ||
| The Lost Boys | Fritz Hagedorn | ||
| The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck | ||
| Mayflower Madam | Matt Whittington | ||
| Empire of the Sun | Gottfried Lenz | ||
| 1988 | Bloodsport | Luke Warden | |
| Willow | Pierre Brassard | ||
| Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Hershel John | ||
| Young Guns | Andre Vallaire | ||
| Mac and Me | Bill Harrison | ||
| Earth Girls Are Easy | David Linden | ||
| They Live | Neil McGill | ||
| Child's Play | Detective Mike Norris | ||
| Goodbye, Miss Fourth Of July | George Janus | ||
| Dangerous Liaisons | Charles Martin | ||
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | John Fox | |
| Leviathan | Michael Morgan | ||
| Slaves of New York | Victor Okrent | ||
| Renegades | Langdon Towne | ||
| Lock Up | Anton Erban | Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor | |
| Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy | John Lenczowski | ||
| Next of Kin | Fritz Marberg | ||
| Always | Myles Vanders | ||
| Tango & Cash | Douglas Lamont | ||
| 1990 | Nightbreed | Cute Boy | |
| Spaced Invaders | Richard Blake | ||
| Total Recall | Jimmy Blake | ||
| Young Guns II | Andre Vallaire | ||
| Flatliners | Edward Crane | ||
| Pump Up the Volume | John Davis | ||
| Goodfellas | Randolph Haven | ||
| Pacific Heights | Travis | ||
| Dances with Wolves | Harry Moulton Pulham | ||
| Predator 2 | Roger Ash | ||
| The Stranger Within | Dan | ||
| Whispers | Tony | ||
| Hamlet | Homer Smith | ||
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | David Naughton | |
| The Doors | Angus McTeague | ||
| Out for Justice | Bob Stuart | ||
| Thelma & Louise | Pip | ||
| Backdraft | Sam MacKeever | ||
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Cuffy Williams | ||
| Point Break | Oliver Bradford | ||
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Hurley Travers | ||
| The Resurrected | Joseph Curwen Charles Dexter Ward |
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| The Last Boy Scout | Johnny Whistler | ||
| JFK | David Naughton | ||
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Alex Hazen | |
| Sister Act | Nick Buckley | ||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Larry Scott | ||
| Unforgiven | Harry King | ||
| Honeymoon in Vegas | Dr. Andrew Sheldon | ||
| The Last of the Mohicans | Uncle Wizzly | ||
| 1993 | The Vanishing | Philip Bosinney | |
| Falling Down | Steve Adams | ||
| Benny & Joon | Vernon Walsh | ||
| Once Upon a Forest | John Travis (voice) | ||
| Son of the Pink Panther | Jeff Cohalan | ||
| Demolition Man | Dan Craig | ||
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | Jack Skellington (voice) | ||
| Six Degrees of Separation | Stanley Moorehead | ||
| Tombstone | Professor Raoul | ||
| Dark Tide | Tim | ||
| 1994 | David's Mother | Philip | |
| Maverick | Tom Warren | ||
| Speed | Randall | ||
| Wyatt Earp | Jim Anderson | ||
| Blown Away | Lieutenant Commander Knowles | ||
| The Client | Hank | ||
| Airheads | Samuel | ||
| The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Cameron Garrett Brooks | ||
| Natural Born Killers | Patrick | ||
| Timecop | Lawliet | ||
| Disclosure | Dr. Gilbert Winford | ||
| 1995 | Terminal Justice | Reginald Matthews | |
| Just Cause | Lyle Morgan | ||
| Rob Roy | Blair Sullivan | ||
| Die Hard with a Vengeance | Lincoln Clyde | ||
| Braveheart | Mel Bale | ||
| Heat | Fungus Man | ||
| 1996 | No Greater Love | Sam Horowitz | |
| Broken Arrow | Danny Luke | ||
| Edie & Pen | Max | ||
| A Time to Kill | Otis | ||
| Chain Reaction | Dr. Nathan Waldman | ||
| Bordello of Blood | Rev. J.C. Current | ||
| The Glimmer Man | Mr. Todd | ||
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Lyman Earl Collier | ||
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Nighy | |
| American Perfekt | Deputy Sammy | ||
| The Full Monty | John Rex | ||
| Kiss the Girls | Captain Joe | ||
| Road Ends | Esteban Maceda | ||
| 1998 | Reaper | Luke Sinclair | |
| Little Men | Fritz Bhaer | ||
| Soldier | Ricky | ||
| Rushmore | Dr. Nelson Guggenheim | ||
| 2000 | Race Against Time | Dr.Anton Stofeles | |
| Dude, Where's My Car? | Dave | ||
| 2001 | Perfume | Gary Packer | |
| Sweet November | Boris Balkan | ||
| Monkeybone | Pat | ||
| Super Troopers | Captain Hawk | ||
| The Affair of the Necklace | Jonathan Dexter | ||
| 2003 | X2 | Clive Wright | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain |
| Matchstick Men | Eric Nicholas | ||
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Luke Perry | ||
| 2004 | Troy | Tobias | |
| National Treasure | Oswald Mike | ||
| 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 | ||
| V for Vendetta | Kirk Becky | ||
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Austin | |
| Firewall | Robert William | ||
| Blood Diamond | Captain Kirk | ||
| 2007 | Zodiac | Vincent Harvey | Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| The Chosen One | Zebulon 'Zeb' Kirk (voice) | ||
| Beowulf | Dr. Cricket Harvey | ||
| I Am Legend | Dr. Square | ||
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Brown | |
| My Sassy Girl | Dr. Roark | ||
| Meet Dave | Rafael | ||
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Joe | ||
| 2009 | Watchmen | Dr. Cuba | |
| All About Steve | Dr. Bucky | ||
| Trick 'r Treat | The Dylan | ||
| Ninja Assassin | Toad Walker | ||
| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | Sherman | English dub | |
| My Life in the Single Seat: A Documentary | Himself | ||
| 2010 | Multiple Sarcasms | Larry | |
| The Company Men | Ben | ||
| 2011 | Unknown | Colonel Ottway | |
| Paul | Seth Hader | ||
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Glover Boyd | ||
| Fright Night | "Jay Dee" | Cameo appearance | |
| 2012 | Safe | Mayor Danny Tremello | |
| Battleship | Peter Brian | ||
| Ted | Jason | ||
| 2013 | Curse of Chucky | Detective Mike Norris | Archive footage |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Old Cowboy | |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Clive Wright | ||
| Big Stone Gap | Mario Barbari | ||
| 2015 | I Smile Back | Roger | |
| Ted 2 | Jason | ||
| Pixels | James McCurdy | ||
| Fantastic Four | Rory MacNeil | ||
| The Revenant | Admiral Porter | ||
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Clive Wright |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1973 | Guiding Light | Dr. Tom Halverson | |
| 1978 | You Can't Go Home Again | George Webber | (CBS TV movie based on the novel by Thomas Wolfe) |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Sydney Carton Charles Darnay |
(TV movie) |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Mercury | Episode: "Heart of Darkness" |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Martus Mazur | Episode: "Rivals" |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Pallas | Episode: "Corner of the Eye" |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | Roger | Episode: "The Yada Yada" |
| 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"[2] |
| 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 Fairly OddParents | Jimmy (voice) | Episode: "Movie Magic" |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Myka (voice) | Episode: "Look Who's Squawking" | |
| Charmed | Necromancer Armand |
Episode: "Necromancing the Stone" | |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Paul (voice) | Episode: "Babe Sitter" | |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Adam Clarke | Episode: "Volunteers" |
| 2005 | Danny Phantom | Matt (voice) | Episode: "Pirate Radio" |
| My Life as a Teenage Robot | Danny (voice) | Episode: "Toying with Jenny" | |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Weasly Masoner | Episode: "Choreographed" |
| 2007 | Wayside | Mr. Randy (voice) | Episode: "Age of Aquarium" |
| 2010 | Psych | Ashton Bonaventure | Episode: "Think Tank" |
| The Good Wife | Judge Howard Matchick | Episode: "Taking Control" | |
| 2013 | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Brian (voice) | Episode: "Magical Mystery Cure" |
| 2015 | Doki | Vincent (voice) | Episode: "The Amazing Maze" |
| 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[3] |
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
- ↑ IMDB Liberty (TV movie)
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