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Academy Awards, USA. 1976 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Dog Day Afternoon.
- July 24, 1942
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon Shermer in Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Early life. Chris Sarandon was born and raised in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of Greek-American restaurateurs Chris and Cliffie (née Cardullias) Sarandon.
Chris made a phenomenally successful film debut in a huge, career-risking part as bank robber's Al Pacino's tormented, gender-confused lover in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), earning the New York Film Critics award and Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his supporting turn.
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- Beckley, West Virginia, USA
- Dennis Hopper, Chris Sarandon, Helen Shaver, and Cassie Yates in The Osterman Weekend (1983)
- Dennis Hopper, Chris Sarandon, and Craig T. Nelson in The Osterman Weekend (1983)
- Chris Sarandon and Jan Tríska in The Osterman Weekend (1983)
- Neil Patrick Harris and Chris Sarandon in Stark Raving Mad (1999)
- Robin Wright and Chris Sarandon in The Princess Bride (1987)
- Brad Dourif and Chris Sarandon in Child's Play (1988)
- Chris Sarandon and Stephen Geoffreys in Fright Night (1985)
Chris made a phenomenally successful film debut in a huge, career-risking part as bank robber's Al Pacino's tormented, gender-confused lover in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), earning the New York Film Critics award and Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his supporting turn.
- July 24, 1942
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon Shermer in Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Christopher Sarandon Jr. (born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night (1985), Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride (1987), Detective Mike Norris in Child ...
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Chris Sarandon (with his sole nomination), husband of Susan Sarandon at the time, as the bank-robber's (co-star Al Pacino) pre-op (male-to-female) gay lover Leon Shermer, in Dog Day Afternoon [Note: This was one of the first transgender roles in a major studio film.]