At 83, the star of The Princess Bride, Fright Night and so much more is carving out a new career as a podcaster. He remembers the movies that defined him – and working with ‘malevolent’ Michael Winner on The Sentinel
Chris Sarandon is doing great, thanks. The veteran actor looks extremely well for his 83 years, over Zoom from his home office in Connecticut, exuding warmth and geniality. More than once in our conversation – filled with digressions, anecdotes and impersonations – he talks about how he doesn’t take anything for granted.
“I occasionally do autograph conventions at Comic Cons,” he says. “And I was standing and talking to [fellow actor] Giancarlo Esposito. He said, ‘Well, how you doing?’ I said, ‘Giancarlo, look around you. There are thousands of people here just to see us and tell us they love us.’ If I said anything other than ‘I’m great’, just grab the nearest inanimate object and smack me with it.”