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George Chakiris

AKA: George Chakaris
Birthday: 1932-09-16
Birthplace: Norwood, Ohio, USA
Home Page: http://GeorgeChakiris.com


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 tour of Stephen Sondheim's Company. He had guest roles in many television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including appearances on Dallas, Superboy, and the series finale of The Patridge Family. Chakiris emerged from retirement to act in the film Not to Forget (2021), which aims to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease.

Filmography

West Side Story
Character: Bernardo
Is Paris Burning?
Character: GI in Tank
There's No Business Like Show Business
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

Flower Drum Song
Character: Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)
633 Squadron
Character: Lieutenant Erik Bergman
Pale Blood
Character: Michael Fury

Kings of the Sun
Character: Balam
The Big Cube
Character: Johnny Allen

Bebo's Girl
Character: Bube
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Character: Dancer
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Character: Young Groom

Give a Girl a Break
Character: Dancer
Flight from Ashiya
Character: 2nd Lt. John Gregg
The High Bright Sun
Character: Haghios

Diamond Head
Character: Dr. Dean Kahana
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
Character: Eric Ericson
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
Character: Vincent

The Young Girls Turn 25
Character: Self (archive footage)
Under Fire
Character: Pvt. Steiner
Brigadoon
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

Brigadoon
Character: Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Return to Fantasy Island
Character: Pierre
Song of Love
Character: Choir Boy

Two and Two Make Six
Character: Larry Curado
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Character: George Chakiris
The Great Caruso
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

The Girl Rush
Character: Dancer
White Christmas
Character: Dancer (uncredited)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Character: Chorus Boy (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
Character: Bernardo
And the Oscar Goes To...
Character: Self (archive footage)

Why Not Stay For Breakfast?
Character: George Clark
Kismet
Character: The Caliph
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Character: Etienne

Sharon vestida de rojo
Character: Robert Bowman
Not to Forget
Character: Bank Manager
Kiss Me and Die
Character: Robert Stone

Call Me Madam
Character: Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited)

The Country Girl
Character: Dancer in Play (uncredited)