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Actors who played Santa Claus


Actors who played Santa Claus

This list contains informations taken from IMDB and Wikipedia, therefore they may be inaccurate or incomplete.

actors who appeared in movies, TV movies, few animations; not in serials

-         actors who have played the actual Santa Claus himself (as Santa Clause)
-         actors whose characters have dressed as Santa Claus (as Santa)
-         actors who used their voice as Santa Claus character (voice)

Aaron Pikala as Santa in Potpourri 2011, USA, director & writer: Elliot Diviney

Achim Wolff as Weihnachtsmann in Beutolomäus und der geheime Weihnachtswunsch 2006 (TV movie), Germany, director & co-writer: Karl-Heinz Käfer
Achim Wolff as Weihnachtsmann in Beutolomäus und die Wunderflöte 2011 (TV movie), Germany, director: Andrea Katzenberger

Ahmad Ayadi as kid Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Al 'Red Dog' Weber as Santa Claus in Scrooged 1988 (based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas carol), USA, director & producer: Richard Donner

Alberto Rabagliati as Santa Claus in The Christmas that almost wasn't [Il Natale che quasi non fu] 1966 (after a story by Paul Tripp), Italy & USA, director & writer: Rossano Brazzi

Alejandro Hener as Papá Noel del shopping in Navidad en el placard 2004, Argentina, director, writer & actor: Horacio Almada

Alwishus Jacko Jr. as Santa in Only God knows [Sólo Dios sabe] 2006, Brazil & Mexico, director & co-writer: Carlos Bolado

Armand Meffre as Le Père Noël (Santa Claus) in J'ai rencontré le Père Noël [I believe in Santa Claus] 1984, France, director & writer: Christian Gion

Armin Rohde as Weihnachtsmann Erwin in Jingle all the way [Zwei Weihnachtsmänner] 2008 (TV movie), Germany, director: Tobi Baumann

Arno Reckers as Weihnachtsmann in Alles Samba 2003 (TV movie), Germany, director & co-writer: Bernd Böhlich

Art Carney as Santa Claus in The night they saved Christmas 1984 (TV movie), USA, director: Jackie Cooper

Artur Pinto as Santa Claus in Still orangutans [Ainda orangotangos] 2007 (after a book by Paulo Scott ), Brazil, director: Gustavo Spolidoro

Austin Miles as mall Santa in Single Santa seeks Mrs. Claus 2004 (TV movie), USA & Germany, director: Harvey Frost

Austin Pendleton as Umbrella Santa in Christmas with the Kranks 2004 (after the novel 'Skipping Christmas' by John Grisham), director: Joe Roth

Austin Schatz as office Santa in Home for Christmas (TV movie) 1990, Canada, director & co-writer: Peter McCubbin

Ben Affleck as Rudy Duncan (When this ex-con is blackmailed into participating in a heist, he ends up having to dress up as Santa on Christmas Eve in an attempt to rob a casino.) in Reindeer games 2000, USA, director: John Frankenheimer

Ben Falcone as Santa at mall in in Unaccompanied minors 2006, USA, director: Paul Feig

Bernard Ledger as Santa in The Coca-Cola kid 1985, Australia, director: Dusan Makavejev

Bernie Landis as Santa Claus in ViceVersa 1988 (after a novel by F. Anstey), USA, director: Brian Gilbert

Bill Chandler as Santa in The love crimes of Gillian Guess 2004 (TV movie), Canada, director:  Bruce McDonald

Bill Glanting as Santa in Faith 2008, USA, director & co-writer: Lewis Morphew

Bill Goldberg as Santa in Santa's slay 2005, Canada & USA, director & writer: David Steiman 

Bill Lynn as Santa Claus in The Christmas wife 1988 (after a short story Helen Norris) (TV movie), USA & Canada, director: David Hugh Jones

Bob Cleary as Santa in Fans anonymous 2008, USA, director & co-writer: Sean Guess

Boman Irani as Santa Claus in Home delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak 2005, India, director & writer: Sujoy Glosh
Boman Irani as Santa in Santa Banta 2013, India, director & writer: Akashdeep

Boris Khimichev as Santa Claus in Kto prikhodit v zimniy vecher... [Кто приходит в зимний вечер ...] 2007, Rusia, director: Stanislav Dremov

Brendan Wall as mall Santa in Santa who? 2000 (TV movie), USA, director: William Dear

Bruce Kirby as Santa in A different kind of Christmas 1996 (TV movie), USA, director: Tom McLoughlin

Calvin Brown as Santa Claus in Mixed company 1974, USA, director: Melville Shavelson

Carlos Monsivåis as Santa Claus in The outsiders [Los caifanes] 1967, Mexico, director: Juan Ibáñez

Charles Dierkop as Killer Santa (archive footage) in Silent night, deadly night 1984 (after a story by Paul Caimi), USA, director: Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Charles Dierkop as Killer Santa (archive footage) in Silent night, deadly night part 2 1987, USA, director & co-writer: Lee Harry

Charles Durning as Kris Kringle in Three Chris's 2010, USA, directors: John Bacchus & Hiroo Takaoka
Charles Durning as Santa Claus in A boyfriend for Christmas 2004 (TV movie), USA & Germany, director: Kevin Connor
Charles Durning as Santa Claus in Captured hearts 2013, USA, director: Dylan Bank
Charles Durning as Santa Claus in Mrs. Santa Claus 1996 (TV movie), USA, director: Terry Hughes
Charles Durning as Santa in It nearly wasn't Christmas 1989 (TV movie), USA, director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Charles Winninger as Santa Claus in The miracle of the White Reindeer 1960 (after a story by Nitram Kesson), USA, director: Martin Nosseck

Chris Elliot as Santa Claus in The sky is falling 2001, USA, director & co-writer: Florrie Laurence

Chris Gabriel as Santa Zombie in Silent night, zombie night 2009, USA, director: Sean Cain

Chris Hession as Santa in in The Coca-Cola kid 1985 (based on the short stories 'The Americans, baby' and 'The electrical experience' by Frank Moorhouse), Australia, director: Dusan Makavejev

Christian Waldner as silhouette Père Noèl in Taxi 3 2003, France, director: Gérard Krawczyk

Christopher Durang as Santa in Life with Mikey 1993, USA, director: James Lapine

Christopher Plummer as Santa Claus in Blizzard 2003, USA & Canada, director: LeVar Burton

Clayton T. Stewart as Fake Santa #1 in Silent night 2012, USA, director: Steven C. Miller

Colin Barnhill as Santa Claus in Two front teeth 2006, USA, directors: Jamie Nash (co-writer) & David Thomas Sckrabulis

Conrad E. Palmisano as Santa in in Unccompanied minors 2006, USA, director: Paul Feig

Craig J. Harris as Jermaine Santa in Fred Claus 2007, USA, director: David Dobkin

Dan Sweeney as Santa Claus in 'R Xmas 2001 (after a story by Cassandra De Jesus), USA & France, director & co-writer: Abel Ferrara

Dane Stevens as Santa Claus in I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus 2002, USA & Germany, director & co-writer: John Shepphird

Danny McCarthy as Salvation Army Santa in Fred Claus 2007, USA, director: David Dobkin

Dara-Indo Oum as Père Noèl Tunnel in Taxi 3 2003, France, director: Gérard Krawczyk

David Asher as Santa Claus in Do not disturb 2009, USA, director & co-writer: Jed I. Goodman

David Bracks as Santa in The Coca-Cola kid 1985 (based on the short stories 'The Americans, baby' and 'The electrical experience' by Frank Moorhouse), Australia, director: Dusan Makavejev

David Huddleston as Santa Claus in Santa Claus aka Santa Claus: The movie 1985, director: Jeannot Szwarc

David MacIntyre as Santa in Come see the paradise 1990, USA, director & writer: Alan Parker

David Neale  as running Santa in I'll be home for Christmas 1998 (after a story by Michael Allin), USA & Canada, director: Arlene Sanford

David Robinson as Santa Claus in Buford's Beach bunnies 1993, director: Mark Pirro

David Worcester as Santa Claus in White trash 1992, USA, director: Fred Baker

Dick Clements as stand-in: Fat Santa in The Santa Clause 2 2002, USA, director: Michael Lembeck

Dick Van Patten as Santa Claus in A mouse, a mystery and me 1987 (TV movie), USA, director: Randy Bradshaw
Dick Van Patten as Santa Claus in The Santa trap 2002 (TV movie), USA, director & co-writer: John Shepphird

Dishara Katelo as kid Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Don Shanks as Santa at window (archive footage) in Silent night, deadly night part 2 1987, USA, director & co-writer: Lee Harry
Don Shanks as Santa climbing in window (uncredited) in Silent night, deadly night 1984 (after a story by Paul Caimi), USA, director: Charles E. Sellier Jr.

Donal Logue as as Santa Jim in Silent night 2012, USA, director: Steven C. Miller

Donovan Scott as Santa in The three gifts aka The Christmas gift 2009 (TV movie), USA, director: David S. Cass Sr.
Donovan Scott as Santa in Santa switch 2013 (TV movie), USA, director: David S. Cass Sr.

Donavon Stinson as Santa in A fairly odd Christmas 2012 (TV movie), USA, director: Savage Steve Holland

Doug Abrahams as Santa in The Mrs. Clause aka The Christmas Clause 2008 (TV movie), USA & Canada, director: George Erschbamer

Douglas Campbell as Santa Claus in Once upon a Christmas 2000 (TV movie), Canada, director: Tibor Takács

Douglas K. Grimm as Dead Santa in Elves 1989, USA, director & writer: Jeffrey Mandel

Douglas Seale as Santa Claus in Ernest saves Christmas 1988, USA, director:  John R. Cherry III

Ed Corbett as Santa Claus in 976-EVIL 1988, USA, director & writer: Robert Englund

Ed Downey as Santa Claus in The divine emerald 2004, USA, director & writer: Tajudeen Bioku

Ed Mangum as Santa in Stalking Santa 2006, USA, director: Greg Kiefer

Edmund Gwenn [Ed Gwenn] as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street 1947, director & writer: George Seaton

Edward Asner as Papa Noel in Christmas on the Bayou 2013 (TV movie - Lifetime Movie), USA, director: Leslie Hope
Edward Asner as Santa Claus (voice) in The story of Santa Claus 1999 (TV movie; animation), USA, director: Toby Bluth
Edward Asner as Santa in Elf 2003, USA & Germany, director:  Jon Favreau

Edward Ivory as Santa (voice) in The nightmare before Christmas [aka Tim Burton's The nightmare before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D] 1993 (animation), director: Henry Selick

Emilio Disi as Santa Claus in Brigada explosiva: Misión pirata 2008, Argentina & Dominican Republic, director & co-writer: Rodolfo Ledo

Enza Sbordone as Santa (segment "Santa del Grande") in Canterbury proibito 1972 (after a story by Enzo Boetani), Italy, director & writer: Italo Alfaro

Eric Forsberg as Santa in Midwestern myth 2003, USA, director & writer: Charles Schneider

Eric Keenleyside as charity Santa in The search for Santa Paws 2010, USA, director & writer: Robert Vince

Eric Messner as mall Santa in Two front teeth 2006, USA, directors: David Thomas Sckrabulis & Jamie Nash (co-writer)

Eric N. Newton as Santa Claus in Special delivery 2000, Canada & USA, director: Mark Jean

Ernie Jackson as Kenyan Santa in I'll be home for Christmas 1998 (after a story by Michael Allin), USA & Canada, director: Arlene Sanford

Eugenio Allegri as Babbo Natale in Round trip [A/R: Andata+ritorno] 2004, Italy, director & writer: Marco Ponti

Federico Peretti as Papá Noel del salón infantil in Navidad en el placard 2004, Argentina, director, writer & actor: Horacio Almada

Fianas Moukabaa as kid Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Frank Adamson as Santa #1 in Naughty or nice 2004 (TV movie), USA, director: Eric Laneuville

Frank Duffield as store Santa in Home for Christmas (TV movie) 1990, Canada, director & co-writer: Peter McCubbin

Frank Takacs as Santa in park in Karroll's Christmas 2004 (TV movie) (based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas carol), USA, director: Dennis Dugan

Fred Astaire as Santa Claus in The man in the Santa Claus suit 1979 (after a story by  Leonard Gershe) (TV movie), USA, director: Corey Allen

Fred Ellis as drunk Santa in The year without a Santa Claus 2006 (TV movie) (after the book 'The year without a Santa Claus' by Phyllis McGinley), director: Ron Underwood

Geoffrey [born Godfrey C. Danchimah Jr.] as Santa in A Dennis the Menace Christmas 2007, Canada & USA, director: Ron Oliver

George Buza as Kris Kringle in The case for Christmas 2011 (TV movie), Canada & USA, director: Timothy Bond

George Hamilton as Santa Claus in A very cool Christmas aka Too cool for Christmas 2004 (TV movie), Canada, director: Sam Irvin

George Ibrahim as Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

George Wendt as Santa Claus in Santa Baby 2006 (TV movie), USA, director: Ron Underwood
George Wendt as Santa Claus in Merry in-laws 2012 (TV movie), Canada, director: Leslie Hope
George Wendt as Santa in A Colbert Christmas: The greatest gift of all! (TV movie) 2008, USA, director: Jim Hoskinson
George Wendt as Santa Claus in Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas spectacular (TV movie) 2007, USA, director: C.B. Harding

Gerry Quigley as Skinny Santa in Santa who? 2000 (TV movie), USA, director: William Dear
Gojko Mitic as Weihnachtsmann in Weihnachtsgeschichten 1986 (TV movie), East Germany, director & co-writer: Christa Mühl

Googy Gress as Santa Claus in Naughty or nice 2012 (TV movie), USA & Canada, director: David Mackay

Graeme Kingston as pizza eating Santa in I'll be home for Christmas 1998 (after a story by Michael Allin), USA & Canada, director: Arlene Sanford

Hal Smith as man in Santa Claus suite in The apartment 1960, USA, director: Billy Wilder

Hannu-Pekka Björkman as Nikolas in Christmas story [Joulutarina] 2007, Finland, director & co-writer: Juha Wuolijoki

Hamilton Camp as Santa in How to marry a billionaire: A Christmas tale 2000 (TV movie), USA, director: Rod Daniel

Harace Carpenter as Santa in It's Christmas 2007, USA, director: D. Milles

Harry Frazier as lunatic Santa in Deep Cover 1992 (after a story by Michael Tolkin), USA, director: Bill Duke
Harry Frazier as Santa Claus in The elf and the magic key 1993 (TV movie), USA, director: Bob Sykes
Harry Frazier as Santa Claus in The elf who saved Christmas 1992 (TV short), USA, director: Bob Sykes

Harry Kirkham as St Nicholas in Millions 2004, UK, director: Danny Boyle
Harvey Genkins as Salvation Santa in Silent night, deadly night part 2 1987, USA, director & co-writer: Lee Harry

Hiroshi Hirano as Santa Claus in Asphalt girl 1964, Japan, director: Koji Shima

Howard D'Arcy as Santa in Three days 2001 (TV movie), USA, director: Michael Switzer
Howard D'Arcy as St. Nick in Old St. Nick 2003 (short), Canada, director & writer: Walter Forsyth

Hume Cronyn as Saint Nick in Santa and Pete 1999 (TV movie) (after a novel by Christopher Moore & Pamela Johnson), USA, director: Duwayne Dunham

Ian Nimmo as Santa in The Coca-Cola kid 1985 (based on the short stories 'The Americans, baby' and 'The electrical experience' by Frank Moorhouse), Australia, director: Dusan Makavejev

Iko Sawamura as Santa in Man against man [Otoko tai otoko] 1960, Japan, director: Senkichi Taniguchi

Iovu Costel as Father Christmas in A princess for Christmas 2011 (TV movie), USA (filmed in Romania), director & writer: Michael Damian

James Cosmo as Father Christmas in The chronicles of Narnia: The lion, the witch and the wardrobe 2005 (after a book by C.S. Lewis), USA & UK, director & co-writer: Andrew Adamson
James Cosmo as Santa Claus in Santa/ Claws 1997 (short), UK, director & co-writer: Saul Metzstein

J.B. Bivens as Port-A-Potty Santa in I'll be home for Christmas 1998 (after a story by Michael Allin), USA & Camada, director: Arlene Sanford

J. Paul Broadhead as Santa in store in Silent night, deadly night 1984 (after a story by Paul Caimi), USA, director: Charles E. Sellier Jr.

Jack Newman as Borscht Belt Santa in Santa who? 2000 (TV movie), USA, director: William Dear
Jack Newman as Santa in street in The Santa Clause 1994, USA, director: John Pasquin

Jack Wallace as Santa in Christmas rush 2002 (TV movie), USA, director & writer: Charles Robert Carner

Jacques Languirand  as Père Noël in Alice's odyssey [L'odyssée d'Alice Tremblay] 2002, Canada, director: Denise Filiatrault

Jake Gyllenhaal as Anthony Swofford (Though is stationed in blisteringly hot Saudi Arabia, that doesn't stop him from donning a Santa hat to get into the Christmas spirit.) in Jarhead 2005 (after a book by Anthony Swofford), Germany & USA, director: Sam Mendes

James Coco as Santa Claus in The curious case of Santa Claus 1982 (TV movie), UK, director: Robin Crichton

James D. Hopkin as Park Santa in Snow 2: Brain freeze 2008 (TV movie), USA & Canada, director: Mark Rosman

James Dodds as Santa Claus in The gift of love: A Christmas story 1983 (after a novel by Bess Streeter Aldrich), USA, director: Delbert Mann

James Earl Jones as Santa Claus in Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street 2001 (animation), USA, director: Chuck Sheetz

James Gallagher as Santa #3 in You better watch out [aka Christmas evil] 1980, USA, director & writer: Lewis Jackson

James L. Wilson as Santa Claus in Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx 1971 (TV movie),  USA, director: Winston Hibler

Jan Rubes as Santa Claus in One magic Christmas 1985, Canada & USA, director: Phillip Borsos

Jan Saint as Santa in Jacob's ladder 1990, USA, director: Adrian Lyne

Jared 'Evil' Hasselhoff as Santa in A halfway house Christmas 2005, USA, director & writer: Eric Moyer

Jason Barnes as Santa in Psycho Santa 2003, USA, director & writer: Peter Keir

Jason Flemyng as Santa in Seed of Chucky 2004, director & writer: Don Mancini

Jay Brazeau as Santa in Christmas on Chestnut Street 2006 (TV movie - Lifetime TV), USA, director: Anne Wheele
Jay Brazeau as Santa Claus (voice) in Sonic Christmas blast 1996 (animation), USA, director: Blair Peters

Jay Greenberg as Santa Claus security guard in Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island adventure 2003 (TV movie), USA, director: Nick Marck

Jay Ripley as Santa Claus in Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny 1972 (after the fairy tale 'Thumbelina' by Hans Christian Andersen), USA, director: R. Winer

Jean-François Gaudet as Père Noël in Mémoires affectives 2004, Canada, director & writter: Francis Leclerc

Jeff Gillen as Santa Claus in A Christmas story 1983 (based on the novel 'In God we trust, all others pay cash' by Jean Shepherd), USA & Canada, director: Bob Clark

Jefferson Mappin as Santa in 'Twas the night 2001 (TV movie), USA, director:  Nick Castle

Jeffrey R. Smith as Brando Santa in Santa who? 2000 (TV movie), USA, director: William Dear

Jim Gagan as Santa #1 in You better watch out [aka Christmas evil] 1980, USA, director & writer: Lewis Jackson

Jimmy Carville as Santa in The kid who loved Christmas 1990 (TV movie), USA, director: Arthur Allan Seidelman

Jimmy Mac as Santa Max in Naughty or nice 2004 (TV movie), USA, director: Eric Laneuville  

Jirí Pecha as Saint Nicholas in Andel páne 2005, Czech Republic, director: Jirí Strach

John A. Keim as Santa Claus in Secret Santa 2003 (TV movie) (after a story by Beth Polson), USA, director: Ian Barry

John B. Lowe as Santa Claus in The ultimate Christmas present 2000 (TV movie), USA, director: Greg Beeman

John Bilyeu as Santa Claus in Santa's Christmas circus 1966, USA, director: Frank Wiziarde

John Call as Santa Claus in Santa Claus conquers the Martians 1964 (based on a story by Paul L. Jacobson), USA, director: Nicholas Webster

John Capodice as Santa Claus in A family X-mas 2003, USA, director & writer:  Warren Eig

John Goodman as Santa Claus in The year without a Santa Claus 2006 (TV movie) (after the book 'The year without a Santa Claus' by Phyllis McGinley), director: Ron Underwood
John Goodman as Santa Claus in It's a SpongeBob Christmas! 2012 (TV movie), USA, directors: Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh
John Goodman as Santa Claus (voice) in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The movie 1998 (after a story by Robert May) (animation), USA, director: William R. Kowalchuk Jr.

John Hazelwood as Santa in Night patrol 1984, USA, director: Jackie Kong

John Pasquin as Santa #6 in The Santa Clause 1994, USA, director: John Pasquin

John Wheeler as man in Santa suit in Mrs. Santa Claus 1996 (TV movie), USA, director: Terry Hughes
John Wheeler as Mr. Santa in Meet the Santas 2005 (TV movie), USA, director: Harvey Frost
John Wheeler as Santa Claus in Single Santa seeks Mrs. Claus 2004 (TV movie), USA & Germany, director: Harvey Frost

Jon Ljungberg as Tommy Santa in Naughty or nice 2004 (TV movie), USA, director: Eric Laneuville

Jonas Rinne as Nikolas (7 years old) in Christmas story [Joulutarina] 2007, Finland, director & co-writer: Juha Wuolijoki

Jonathan Jorgensen as Santa Claus in The worst movie ever! 2011, USA, director, writer & actor: Glenn Berggoetz

Jonathan Reynolds as young Santa Claus in Good intentions 2010, USA, director: Jim Issa

Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Jake (spends most of this movie dressed as Saint Nick after a group of bullies abandon him in the desert dressed as Santa) in I'll be home for Christmas 1998 (after a story by Michael Allin), USA & Camada, director: Arlene Sanford

Jörg Höpfner as Weihnachtsmann in Frohes Fest 1981, West Germany, director & writer: George Tabori

Joseph H. Earle as Salvation Santa (voice, uncredited) in Silent night, deadly night part 2 1987, USA, director & co-writer: Lee Harry

José Elías Moreno as Santa Claus in Santa Claus 1959, Mexico, director: René Cardona

Joseph Mazurk as Background Santa in Fred Claus 2007, USA, director: David Dobkin

Jukka Pääkkönen as Joulupukki in Tonttu Toljanterin joulumieli 2003 (TV movie), Finland, director: Olli Mononen  

Justus von Dohnányi as Weihnachtsmann Nick in Weihnachtsmann über Bord! 2003 TV movie), Germany, director: Thomas Berger

Kay E. Kuter as Santa Claus (voice) in Annabelle's wish 1997 (animation) (after a short story by Dan Henderson), USA, director: Roy Wilson

Keith Dobbins as Santa Claus in A nanny for Christmas 2010, USA, director: Michael Feifer
Keith Dobbins as Santa Claus in A star for Christmas 2012, USA, director: Michael Feifer
Keith Dobbins as Santa Claus in A Christmas wedding tail 2011 (TV movie), USA, director: Michael Feifer

Keith Kupferer as Salvation Army Santa in Fred Claus 2007, USA, director: David Dobkin

Kelly Jay Fordham as Kris Kringle in Donner down 2008 (TV movie), Canada, director & co-writer: Joel Stewart

Kelsey Grammer as Nick St. Nicholas in Mr. St. Nick 2002 (TV movie), USA, director: Craig Zisk

Ken Hudson Campbell as Santa in Home alone 1990, USA, director: Chris Columbus

Ken Jones as Santa in Fetching Cody 2005, Canada, director & writer: David Ray

Khalid Fahoum as kid Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Kim W. Powell as Ivy League Santa in in Unccompanied minors 2006, USA, director: Paul Feig

Klaus Fischer as Weihnachtsmann in Frohes Fest 1981, West Germany, director & writer: George Tabori

Klaus Wiechert as Weihnachtsmann in Zeit der Stille 1986 (TV movie), West Germany, director & writer: Thorsten Näter

Knut Osa Greger as cargo Santa in Rare exports: A Christmas tale 2010, Finland, Norway, France & Sweden, director: Jalmari Helander

Knut Walle as Nissefar in Magic silver [Julenatt i Blåfjell] 2009, Norway, directors: Katarina Launing & Roar Uthaug
Knut Walle as Nissefar in Magic silver 2 [Blåfjell 2 - Jakten på det magiske horn] 2011, Norway, director: Arne Lindtner Næss

Kris Keyes as Evil Santa Claus in Bikini bloodbath Christmas 2009, USA, co-directors & co-writers: Jonathan Gorman & Thomas Edward Seymour

Lazar Ristovski as Santa Claus in Goodbye, 20th century [Zbogum na dvaesetiot vek] 1998, Macedonia, co-directors & co-writers: Darko Mitrevski, Aleksandar Popovski

Lawrence Degley as Santa Claus in And so it goes 2006, USA, director & co-writer: Mike M. Burke

Leib Lensky as Santa #2 in You better watch out [aka Christmas evil] 1980, USA, director & writer: Lewis Jackson  

Les Pollack as Santa in Blackmailing Santa 2002, USA, director: David Michael Maurer

Leslie Nielsen as Santa in All I want for Christmas 1991, USA, director: Robert Lieberman

Lewis Arquette as Santa in A very Brady Christmas 1988 (TV movie), director: Peter Baldwin

Lyle W. Edge as street Santa in Santa Baby 2006 (TV movie), USA, Canada & Germany, director: Ron Underwood

Lloyd Bridges as Santa Claus in In the Nick of time 1991 (after a story by Jon S. Denny) (TV movie), USA & Canada, director: George Miller

Lol Coxhill as Father Christmas in Yes 2004, UK & USA, director & writer: Sally Potter

Lual Zaher as kid Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Mairtin O'Carrigan as Nick Claus in Mistletoe over Manhattan 2011 (TV movie), USA & Canada, director: John Bradshaw

Majd Atiyem as kid Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Manne Grünberger as Santa Claus (voice) in Wonderful adventures of Nils [Nils Holgerssons underbara resa]1962 (animation) (after Selma Lagerlöf 's novel), Sweden, director: Kenne Fant

María Silva as Santa in The two parachutists [I due parà] 1965, Italy & Spain, director & co-writer: Lucio Fulci

Mark Stuart Lane as Santa Claus in Emanon 1987, USA, director & writer:  Stuart Paul

Mario Adorf as Weihnachtsmann in A Christmoose carol [Es ist ein Elch entsprungen] 2005 (after the novel ' Es ist ein Elch entsprungen' by Andreas Steinhöfel), Germany, director: Ben Verbong

Marty Patch as haunted Santa (voice) in in Stalking Santa 2006, USA, director: Greg Kiefer

Matthew Walker as Santa Claus in Christmas in Wonderland 2007, Canada & USA, director & co-writer: James Orr   
Matthew Walker as Santa Claus in Twice upon a Christmas 2001 (TV movie), Canada, director: Tibor Takács

Mauro Colombo as Bobo Natale in Raccontami una storia 2006, Italy, director & co-writer: Francesca Elia

Michael Adamthwaite as Santa in Black Christmas 2006, USA & Canada, director & writer: Glen Morgan

Michael Constantine as Santa in Prancer 1989, USA, director: John D. Hancock

Michael J. Gaeta as Santa in Christmas do-over 2006 (TV movie), USA, director: Catherine Cyran

Michael Masters as Santa in Who is Julia? 1986 (TV movie) (after a novel by Barbara S. Harris ), USA, director: Walter Grauman

Michel Piccoli as Santa Claus breathing (voice) in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus (voice) in A Miser Brothers' Christmas 2008 (TV movie; animation), USA, director: Dave Barton Thomas
Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus in Wreck the hells 2008, USA, co-directors & co-writers: David Abramson & Michelle Goetsch
Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus (voice) in The happy elf 2005 (animation), USA, director: John Rice
Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus (voice) in Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July 1979 (TV movie; animation), USA, directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.
Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus (voice) in The year without a Santa Claus 1974 (TV movie; animation) (after the book 'The year without a Santa Claus' by Phyllis McGinley), director: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.
Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle / Santa Claus (voice) in Santa Claus is comin' to town 1970 (TV movie; animation), director: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.

Mike Battie as Santa on Stilts in I'll be home for Christmas 1998 (after a story by Michael Allin), USA & Camada, director: Arlene Sanford

Mikhail Porechenkov as Pere Noel in Nazad - k schastyu, ili Kto naydyot Sinyuyu ptitsu 2011, Rusia, director & co-writer: Dmitriy Gerasimov

Mitchel Musso as Santa Paws (voice) in The search for Santa Paws 2010, USA, director & writer: Robert Vince

Morrie Lubeznik as Santa Claus in Miracle beach 1992, USA, director & writer:  Skott Snider

Ned Beatty as Santa Claus in Angel square [aka The comic book Christmas caper]1990 (after a novel by Brian Doyle), Canada, director & co-writer: Anne Wheeler

Nick Angel as Santa in The angel doll 2002 (after a novel by Jerry Bledsoe), USA, director & writer: Alexander Johnston

Nick Thune as handsome Santa in Unccompanied minors 2006, USA, director: Paul Feig

Nickolas Ballard as Black Santa in Egg nog 2010, USA, director & writer: Brandon Robinson

Nico Grüneke as Weihnachtsmann in Frohes Fest 1981, West Germany, director & writer: George Tabori

Noah Emmerich as Nikolas (voice) in Christmas story [Joulutarina] 2007, Finland, director & co-writer: Juha Wuolijoki

Oliver MacGreevy as Maniac in Santa suit in Tales from the crypt 1972 (segment 1 'And all through the house'), UK & USA, director:  Freddie Francis

Otto Gustavsson as Nikolas (13 years old) in Christmas story [Joulutarina] 2007, Finland, director & co-writer: Juha Wuolijoki

Pablo Ferrabone as Papá Noel in El infinito sin estrellas 2007, Argentina, director & writer: Edgardo González Amer

Pat Finn as Santa Claus in Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 2012, USA, director & writer: Robert Vince

Patrick Bauchau as Santa Claus in Jackpot 2001, USA, director & co-writer: Michael Polish

Patrick Farrelly as Santa in Scenes from a mall 1991, USA, director & writer: Paul Mazursky

Patrick Floersheim as Le Père Noël (Santa Claus) in Game over [3615 code Père Noël] 1989, France, director & writer: René Manzor

Patton Oswalt as mall Santa in A very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas 2011, USA, director: Todd Strauss-Schulson

Paul Ferm as Santa Claus in Krampus: The Christmas devil 2013, USA, director & writer: Jason Hull

Paul Giamatti as Nick 'Santa' Claus in Fred Claus 2007, USA, director: David Dobkin

Paul Marini as Santa Claus in The box 2009, USA, director: Richard Kelly (after his short story 'Button, button')

Paul Sorvino as Santa Claus in Santa Baby 2: Christmas maybe 2009 (TV movie), USA & Canada, director: Ron Underwood

Paul Trierweiler as Père Noël in Three shake-a-leg steps to heaven 1993, Germany, Belgium & Luxembourg, director: Andy Bausch

Pauli Pallaskorpi as Joulupukki in Stormheart [Myrsky] 2008, Finland, director & writer: Kaisa Rastimo

Peeter Jakobi as Santa Claus in Rare exports: A Christmas tale 2010, Finland, Norway, France & Sweden, director: Jalmari Helander

Pentti Kotkaniemi as Joulupukki in Naurukierukka 1965 (TV movie), Finland, director: Helke Sander

Perk Bennett as Santa Claus in Morgan Stewart's coming home 1987, USA, directors: Paul Aaron & Terry Winsor

Peter Franzén as Santa Claus in Three wise men [Kolme viisasta miestä] 2008, Finland, director & co-writer: Mika Kaurismäki

Peter Hehir as Father Christmas in Fortress 1985 (TV movie) (from the novel by Gabrielle Lord) , USA, director: Arch Nicholson

Peter Ruginis as Santa in Under the mistletoe in 2006 (TV movie), Canada, director: George Mendeluk
Peter Ruginis as Santa Claus in Christmas town 2008, Canada & USA, director: George Erschbamer

Peter Schrum as Santa Claus in Trancers 1985, director: Charles Band

Peter Sharp as Father Christmas in Ruby and Rata 1990, New Zealand, director & co-writer: Gaylene Preston

Peter Stanley-Ward as Santa Zombie in Stalled 2013, UK, director: Christian James

R.D. Reid as Santa in The night before the night before Christmas 2010 (TV movie), director & co-writer: James Orr  

Raili Veivo as Santa Claus in Together at last [V.Y. Vihdoinkin yhdessä] 1986, Finland, director & co-writer:  Kari Kyrönseppä

Ralf Schermuly as Weihnachtsmann in Autsch, du Fröhliche (TV movie), Germany, director: Jorgo Papavassiliou

Raúl Rossi as Claus in Todo al año es Navidad 1960 (after a story by Horacio S. Meyrialle) (black & white), Argentina, director: Román Viñoly Barreto

Razak Khan as Santa in Fool N Final 2007, India, director: Ahmed Khan 

Richard Hendery as Santa in Battle in Seattle 2007, Canada, USA & Germany, director: Stuart Townsend

Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Bärchen sucht den Weihnachtsmann 1984 (TV movie; musical), East Germany, director: Jochen Thomas
Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Bärchens neue Abenteuer 1977 (TV movie; musical) director & co-writer: Jochen Thomas
Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Bärchens Traum 1979 (TV movie; musical) director & co-writer: Jochen Thomas
Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Bärchens Weihnachtsüberraschung 1986 (TV movie; musical) director & co-writer: Jochen Thomas
Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Bärchens wundersame Reise 1976 (TV movie; musical), West Germany, director & co-writer: Jochen Thomas
Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Bärchens wundersame Reise 1976 (TV movie; musical), director & co-writer: Jochen Thomas
Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Der verzauberte Weihnachtsmann 1985 (TV movie; musical), East Germany, director: Margot Schäfer
Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Märchenzirkus 1987 (TV movie; musical), director: Margot Schäfer
Reinhard Michalke as Weihnachtsmann in Wie Bärchen zur Sonne flog 1982 (TV movie; musical) director & co-writer: Jochen Thomas

Richard C. Adams as Santa in Silent night, deadly night III: Better watch out! 1989, director: Monte Hellman

Richard Riehle as Santa Claus in A very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas 2011, USA, director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Richard Riehle as Santa Claus in The search for Santa Paws 2010, USA, director & writer: Robert Vince
Richard Riehle as Santa in Our first Christmas (TV movie) 2008, USA, director: Armand Mastroianni
Richard Riehle as Santa in The Hebrew hammer 2003, USA, director & writer: Jonathan Kesselman

Rick Kleber as Santa Claus in Sole survivor 1983, USA, director & writer: Thom Eberhardt

Rick Poltaruk as boozy Santa in Off season (TV movie - Hallmark Channel), Canada & USA, director & actor: Bruce Davison
Rick Poltaruk as Santa Claus in The angel of Pennsylvania Avenue 1996, USA & Canada , director: Robert Ellis Miller
Rick Poltaruk as Santa in To grandmother's house we go 1992 (TV movie), USA, director & writer: Jeff Franklin
Rick Poltaruk as store Santa in The Christmas secret 2000 (TV movie) (after the book 'Flight of the reindeer' by Robert Sullivan , Glenn Wolff & Bruce Graham), USA, director: Ian Barry
Rick Poltaruk as street Santa in Hostage negotiator 2001 (TV movie), USA, director: Keoni Waxman

Rick Touhy as Santa Claus in The ice harvest 2005 (after a novel by Scott Phillips), USA, director: Harold Ramis

Rickey Smiley as Santa Claus in Friday after next 2002, USA, director: Marcus Raboy

Ricky Kennedy as Theatre Santa Claus in Don't open till Christmas 1984, USA, director: Edmund Purdom

Risto Salmi as Santa Claus in Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut 1990, Finland, director & co-writer: Matti Kuortti

Robert Ayres as Santa Claus in Santa and sons & daughter 2005 (musical), USA, director & co-writer: Robert Battaile

Robert Clark as Santa Claus in Mr. Christmas 2005, USA, director & writer: Beth Brickell

Robert Cummins as Satan Claus in Satan Claus 1996, USA, director: Massimiliano Cerchi

Robert Higden as Santa Claus in The wool cap 2004 (TV movie) (after the story Gigot by Jackie Gleason), USA, director: Steven Schachter

Robert McKenna as Soused Santa in Santa who? 2000 (TV movie), USA, director: William Dear

Robert Smith as Santa Claus in Saint Ralph 2004, Canada, director & writer: Michael McGowan

Rolf Herricht as Weihnachtsmann Willi in Der Weihnachtsmann heißt Willi 1969, West Germany, director: Ingrid eschke

Rolf Skoglund as Santa Claus in Modern people [Moderna människor] 1983, Sweden, director & writer: Marie-Louise De Geer Bergenstråhle

Roni Rock as Santa Claus patient in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Roy Homer Wallack as Santa Claus in Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982, USA, director: Amy Heckerling

Rudolf Kremel as Santa Claus in Gossip 2000, Sweden, director & writer: Colin Nutley

Russ Bruzek as Santa in Homeless for the holidays 2009, USA, director & writer: George A. Johnson

Ryan Phillippe as Shane O'Shea (Santa may be known for having a belly like a bowl full of Jelly, but Phillippe defies tradition, rocking a six-pack in his shirtless Santa suit instead.) in 54 aka Studio 54, 1998, USA, director & writer: Mark Christopher

Sainuddin as The Santa Claus in Onnu Muthal Poojaym Vare 1986, director & writer: Reghunath Paleri

Sal Lizard as Santa in I don't know how she does it 2011 (after a novel by Allison Pearson), USA, director: Douglas McGrath

Samor Katelo as kid Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Scott J. Ateah as Santa in The Coca-Cola kid 1985 (based on the short stories 'The Americans, baby' and 'The electrical experience' by Frank Moorhouse), Australia, director: Dusan Makavejev

Sebastian Cabot as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street 1973 (TV Movie) (based on the screenplay by George Seaton), director: Fielder Cook

Sergio Nicolli as Papá Noel de la fiesta in Navidad en el placard 2004, Argentina, director, writer & actor: Horacio Almada

Shehzad Khan as Santa in Ittefaq 2001, India, director:  Sanjay Khanna

Shend [born Chris Harz] as Hogfather in Hogfather 2006 (after a novel by Terry Pratchett), UK, director & co-writer: Vadim Jean

Shui-Fan Fung as Santa Claus in The iceman cometh [Ji dong ji xia] 1989, Hong Kong, director:  Clarence Fok Yiu-leung

Sjoerd Dejong as Santa Claus in The good shepherd 2006, USA, director & actor: Robert De Niro

Sonny Carl Davis as Santa in I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus 2002, USA & Germany, director & co-writer: John Shepphird

Spencer Ashby as Santa at orphanage (archive footage) in Silent night, deadly night 1984 (after a story by Paul Caimi), USA, director: Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Spencer Ashby as Santa at orphanage (archive footage) in Silent night, deadly night part 2 1987, USA, director & co-writer: Lee Harry

Stan Francis as Santa Claus (voice) in Rudolph, the Red-Nosed reindeer 1964 (after a story by Robert May) (TV movie; animation), USA, director: Larry Roemer

Stephen Coit as Santa Claus in The arrangement 1969, USA, director & writer: Elia Kazan

Stephen Hirsekorn as Drunk Santa in Nothing for Christmas 2011, USA, director & writer: Sean Guess

Steve Lippe as Santa Claus in Home of angels 1994, USA, director: Nick Stagliano

Steve Mikula as Salvation Army Santa in Fred Claus 2007, USA, director: David Dobkin

Steven Krietzberg as Santa in Hate's haunted slay ride 2010, USA, director & writer: Warren F. Disbrow

T. Wellington Perkins as Black Santa in You better watch out [aka Christmas evil] 1980, USA, director & writer: Lewis Jackson

Tauno Miettinen as Santa Claus in Herra Huu - jestapa jepulis - penikat sipuliks 1973 (after the book ' Herra Huu' by Hannu Mäkelä), Finland, director: Jaakko Talaskivi

Ted Simpson as Santa in The present 2005, USA, director & writer: Peter Shanelaris

Terry Weston as Satan in Santa claws 1996, USA, director & writer: John A. Russo

Theo Stevenson as young Nick (6 years old) in Fred Claus 2007, USA, director: David Dobkin

Thornton Simmons as other Santa in Silent night, deadly night 5: The toy maker 1991, USA, director & co-writer: Martin Kitrosser

Tim Allen as Santa Claus / Toy Santa in The Santa Clause 2 2002, USA, director: Michael Lembeck  
Tim Allen as Santa Claus in The Santa Clause 1994, USA, director: John Pasquin
Tim Allen as Santa Claus in The Santa Clause 3: The escape Clause 2006, USA, director: Michael Lembeck  

Todd Carpenter as Satan in Feeders 2: Slay bells 1998, USA, directors: John Polonia & Mark Polonia (co-writer & actor)

Tom Bosley as Les Turner (as Santa Clause) in Mary Christmas 2002 (TV movie) (after a story by Stanley M. Brooks), USA, director: John Schneider
Tom Bosley as Santa Paws (voice) in The search for Santa Paws 2010, USA, director & co-writer: Robert Vince
Tom Bosley as Santa Claus (voice) in Felix the Cat saves Christmas 2004 (animation), China & USA, director, writer & actor: Don Oriolo

Tom Boykin as Santa in Egg nog 2010, USA, director & writer: Brandon Robinson

Tom Everett Scott as Santa Paws (voice) in Santa Paws 2: The Santa pups 2012, USA, director & writer: Robert Vince

Tom Freeman as Father Christmas in The hound of the Baskervilles 2002 (after a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), UK, director: David Attwood

Tom Hanks as Santa Claus (voice) in The Polar Express 2004 (animation) (after  book after Chris Van Allsburg), director & co-writer: Robert Zemeckis

Tom Magner as Santa Claus in State of grace 2005, USA, director & writer: Richard Dutcher

Tom Skerritt as Santa in Redemption Road 2010 (after a story by Morgan Simpson), director: Mario Van Peebles

Tom Strnad as Santa Claus in Holiday hypnosis 2005, Canada, director & writer: Sean Cisterna

Tom Tumminello as Santa Claus in Eloise at Christmastime 2003 (after a book by Kay Thompson ), UK & USA, director: Kevin Lima

Tony Alcantar as Santa Charlie Ketchum in Christmas town 2008, Canada & USA, director: George Erschbamer

Tumbleweed as Santa in Surviving Christmas 2004, USA , director: Mike Mitchell

Tuukka Kouri as Santa Claus on the street in Three wise men [Kolme viisasta miestä] 2008, Finland, director & co-writer: Mika Kaurismäki

Veikko Honkanen as Joulupukki (Finnish version, voice) in The flight before Christmas [Niko - Lentäjän poika] 2008 (animation), Finland, Denmark, Germany & Irland, directors: Michael Hegner & Kari Juusonen

Viacheslav Prokopy as Santa Claus in Childhood 2001, USA, director, co-writer & actor: Serge Davidoff

Victor Argo as Santa Claus in Somebody to love 1994, USA, director & co-writer: Alexandre Rockwell

Waage Sandø as Julemanden in The Crumbs – A very crumby Christmas [Krummerne - Så er det jul igen] 2006, Denmark, director: Morten Lorentzen

Wajdi Tallouzi as kid Santa Claus in Chronicle of love and pain aka Intervention divine [Yadon ilaheyya] 2002, France, Marocco, Germany & Palestine, director, writer & actor: Elia Suleiman

Wayne Thomas Yorke as Santa Claus in American crime 2004, USA, director: Dan Mintz

Werner Prinz as Weihnachtsmann in Schneemann sucht Schneefrau 2002 (TV movie), Germany, director:  Marco Serafini

Wilfred Corlett as 'Experience' Santa Claus in Don't open till Christmas 1984, USA, director: Edmund Purdom

Will Prescott as Santa in Herpes boy 2009, USA, director: Nathaniel Atcheson

William Morgan Sheppard as Kris Kringle in Farewell Mr. Kringle 2010 (TV movie), USA, director: Kevin Connor  

Wolfgang S. Zechmayer as Weihnachtsmann in Schöner Leben 2006, Germany, director & co-writer: Markus Herling