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George Chakiris
Actor

George Chakiris

16 Sep 1932Born
94Age
52Credits
Norwood, Ohio, USABirthplace

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).

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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.

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Filmography

  1. 2022Marilyn, Her Final SecretFilm
  2. 2021Not to ForgetFilm: Bank Manager
  3. 2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960'sFilm: (archive footage)
  4. 1995Les Filles du LidoSeries: Saskia (3 episodes)
  5. 1990Pale BloodFilm: Michael Fury
  6. 1988SuperboySeries: Professor Peterson (8 episodes)
  7. 1985Hell TownSeries: Ric Montenez (1 episode)
  8. 1985That's Dancing!Film: Bernardo
  9. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Eric Bowman (1 episode)
  10. 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries: Angelo Spinelli (1 episode)
  11. 1982Jekyll and Hyde... Together AgainFilm: George Chakiris
  12. 1982Matt HoustonSeries: Brett Cole, Clark Sawyer (1 episode)
  13. 1979Why Not Stay For Breakfast?Film: George Clark
  14. 1978Return to Fantasy IslandFilm: Pierre
  15. 1977CHiPsSeries: Bernard DeJardine (1 episode)
  16. 1975Wonder WomanSeries: Carlo Indrezzano (1 episode)
  17. 1975Ten from the TwentiesSeries: James Dell (1 episode)
  18. 1974Notorious WomanSeries: Frédéric Chopin (4 episodes)
  19. 1974Kiss Me and DieFilm: Robert Stone
  20. 1973ThrillerSeries: Robert Stone (1 episode)
  21. 1970The Partridge FamilySeries: Captain Chuck Corwin (1 episode)
  22. 1969Medical CenterSeries: Dr. John Martins, Alex Solkin, Dr. Christopher (1 episode)
  23. 1969Sharon in ScarletFilm: Robert Bowman
  24. 1969Hawaii Five-OSeries: Chris Lahani (1 episode)
  25. 1969The Big CubeFilm: Johnny Allen
  26. 1968The Day the Hot Line Got HotFilm: Eric Ericson
  27. 1967KismetFilm: The Caliph
  28. 1967The Young Girls of RochefortFilm: Etienne
  29. 1966Is Paris Burning?Film: GI in Tank
  30. 1966The Mona Lisa Has Been StolenFilm: Vincent
  31. 1964The High Bright SunFilm: Haghios
  32. 1964633 SquadronFilm: Lieutenant Erik Bergman
  33. 1964Flight from AshiyaFilm: 2nd Lt. John Gregg
  34. 1964Bebo's GirlFilm: Bube
  35. 1963Kings of the SunFilm: Balam
  36. 1962Diamond HeadFilm: Dr. Dean Kahana
  37. 1962Two and Two Make SixFilm: Larry Curado
  38. 1961West Side StoryFilm: Bernardo
  39. 1961Flower Drum SongFilm: Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)
  40. 1957Under FireFilm: Pvt. Steiner
  41. 1956Meet Me in Las VegasFilm: Young Groom
  42. 1955The Girl RushFilm: Dancer
  43. 1954There's No Business Like Show BusinessFilm: Dancer (uncredited)
  44. 1954The Country GirlFilm: Dancer in Play (uncredited)
  45. 1954White ChristmasFilm: Dancer (uncredited)
  46. 1954BrigadoonFilm: Dancer (uncredited), Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
  47. 1953Give a Girl a BreakFilm: Dancer
  48. 1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesFilm: Chorus Boy (uncredited)
  49. 1953The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.Film: Dancer
  50. 1953Call Me MadamFilm: Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited)
  51. 1951The Great CarusoFilm: Dancer (uncredited)
  52. 1947Song of LoveFilm: Choir Boy

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