People
George Chakiris
- Name: George Chakiris
- Birthday: 1932-09-16
- Also known as: George Chakaris,Georges Chakiris,George Kerris,Джордж Чакирис
- Place of birth: Norwood, Ohio, USA
- Popularity: 0.8865
Biography:
George Chakiris (born September 16, 1932) is an American dancer, singer and actor. He is best known for his role as Bernardo in the 1961 film version of West Side Story, which earned him an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Prior to West Side Story, Chakiris appeared uncredited in many musicals such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), White Christmas (1954), and Brigadoon (1954) as a dancer or chorus member. After West Side Story, he had starring roles in several lesser-known critical and commercial failures such as Diamond Head (1962), Kings of the Sun (1963), and The High Bright Sun (1965). On stage, his most notable role was as Bobby in the first national... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Not to Forget as Bank Manager | 2021-11-26 |
| Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self | 2021-06-18 |
| Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical as Self - Guest Speaker | 2013-01-01 |
| Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's as (archive footage) | 2009-05-19 |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Self | 2008-10-14 |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self | 2002-06-11 |
| The Young Girls Turn 25 as Self (archive footage) | 1993-05-19 |
| Pale Blood as Michael Fury | 1990-10-01 |
| That's Dancing! as Bernardo | 1985-01-18 |
| Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again as George Chakiris | 1982-11-10 |
| Why Not Stay For Breakfast? as George Clark | 1979-12-12 |
| Return to Fantasy Island as Pierre | 1978-01-20 |
| Kiss Me and Die as Robert Stone | 1974-02-09 |
| Sharon in Scarlet as Robert Bowman | 1969-06-30 |
| The Big Cube as Johnny Allen | 1969-04-30 |
| The Day the Hot Line Got Hot as Eric Ericson | 1968-01-01 |
| Kismet as The Caliph | 1967-10-24 |
| The Young Girls of Rochefort as Etienne | 1967-03-08 |
| Is Paris Burning? as GI in Tank | 1966-10-26 |
| The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen as Vincent | 1966-02-01 |
| Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort as Self | 1966-01-01 |
| The High Bright Sun as Haghios | 1964-11-01 |
| 633 Squadron as Lieutenant Erik Bergman | 1964-04-06 |
| Flight from Ashiya as 2nd Lt. John Gregg | 1964-03-25 |
| Bebo's Girl as Bube | 1964-01-24 |
| Kings of the Sun as Balam | 1963-12-18 |
| Diamond Head as Dr. Dean Kahana | 1962-12-27 |
| Two and Two Make Six as Larry Curado | 1962-05-01 |
| West Side Story as Bernardo | 1961-12-13 |
| Flower Drum Song as Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited) | 1961-11-09 |
| Under Fire as Pvt. Steiner | 1957-09-23 |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas as Young Groom | 1956-03-09 |
| The Girl Rush as Dancer | 1955-09-16 |
| There's No Business Like Show Business as Dancer (uncredited) | 1954-12-16 |
| The Country Girl as Dancer in Play (uncredited) | 1954-12-15 |
| White Christmas as Dancer (uncredited) | 1954-10-14 |
| Brigadoon as Dancer (uncredited) | 1954-09-08 |
| Brigadoon as Specialty Dancer (uncredited) | 1954-09-08 |
| Give a Girl a Break as Dancer | 1953-11-13 |
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1953-07-14 |
| The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. as Dancer | 1953-06-19 |
| Call Me Madam as Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited) | 1953-03-25 |
| The Great Caruso as Dancer (uncredited) | 1951-04-16 |
| Song of Love as Choir Boy | 1947-10-09 |
