George Chakiris

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-09-16 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Norwood, Ohio, USA

George Chakiris

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 n...

Acting

1961

West Side Story

as Bernardo

1966

Is Paris Burning?

as GI in Tank

1954

1961

Flower Drum Song

as Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)

1964

633 Squadron

as Lieutenant Erik Bergman

1990

Pale Blood

as Michael Fury

1963

1969

The Big Cube

as Johnny Allen

1964

1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

as Young Groom

1953

1964

Flight from Ashiya

as 2nd Lt. John Gregg

1964

1962

Diamond Head

as Dr. Dean Kahana

1968

1993

The Young Girls Turn 25

as Self (archive footage)

1957

Under Fire

as Pvt. Steiner

1954

Brigadoon

as Dancer (uncredited)

1954

Brigadoon

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

1947

Song of Love

as Choir Boy

1962

Two and Two Make Six

as Larry Curado

1982

1951

The Great Caruso

as Dancer (uncredited)

1955

The Girl Rush

as Dancer

1954

White Christmas

as Dancer (uncredited)

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

1985

That's Dancing!

as Bernardo

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

1979

1967

Kismet

as The Caliph

1969

Sharon vestida de rojo

as Robert Bowman

2021

Not to Forget

as Bank Manager

1974

Kiss Me and Die

as Robert Stone

1953

Call Me Madam

as Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited)

1954

The Country Girl

as Dancer in Play (uncredited)

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