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George Chakiris

Actor | * 09/16/1934 (89) | Norwood, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
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George Chakiris (born September 16, 1932) is an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. ()

George Chakiris is an American dancer, singer and actor.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

A young woman and her drug addict boyfriend plot to drive the woman's stepmother insane with LSD in a plot to secure an inheritance. ...

The Big Cube

Certification unknown

1969 | 2.3/5 | 1h 38min
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the ...

West Side Story

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1961 | 3.7/5 | 2h 32min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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A judge sentences a self-centered millennial to take care of his grandmother, who's affected by Alzheimer's. As he realizes the extent of the elderly woman's wealth and becomes her caregiver, the youn ...

Not to Forget

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2021 | 3.9/5 | 1h 21min
Drama
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Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a poet and a painter. He is doing his military service. S ...

The Young Girls of Rochefort

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1967 | 3.8/5 | 2h 6min
Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for George Chakiris

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with George Chakiris as Actor(39)

as Bank Manager2021 Not to Forget
as himself2021 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as himself2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self (archive footage)1993 The Young Girls Turn 25
as Michael Fury1990 Pale Blood
as Bernardo1985 That's Dancing!
as himself1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
as George Clark1979 Why Not Stay For Breakfast?
as Pierre1978 Return to Fantasy Island
as Robert Stone1974 Kiss Me and Die
as Johnny Allen1969 The Big Cube
as Robert Bowman1969 Sharon vestida de rojo
as Eric Ericson1968 The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
as Etienne1967 The Young Girls of Rochefort
as The Caliph1967 Kismet
as Vincent1966 The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
as GI in Tank1966 Is Paris Burning?
as Lieutenant Erik Bergman1964 633 Squadron
as Haghios1964 The High Bright Sun
as Bube1964 Bebo's Girl
as 2nd Lt. John Gregg1964 Flight from Ashiya
as Balam1963 Kings of the Sun
as Larry Curado1962 Two and Two Make Six
as Dr. Dean Kahana1962 Diamond Head
as Bernardo1961 West Side Story
as Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)1961 Flower Drum Song
as Young Groom1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Dancer1955 The Girl Rush
as Dancer with Pick1954 The Country Girl
as Dancer (uncredited)1954 White Christmas
as Dancer (uncredited)1954 There's No Business Like Show Business
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)1954 Brigadoon
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Dancer in The Ocarina Number1953 Call Me Madam
1953 The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
as Dancer (uncredited)1953 Give a Girl a Break
as Dancer (uncredited)1951 The Great Caruso
as Choir Boy (as George Kerris)1947 Song of Love

TV Shows/Series with George Chakiris as Actor(22)

as Saskia1995 Les Filles du Lido
as Professor Peterson1988 Superboy
1985 Hell Town
as Eric Bowman1984 Murder, She Wrote
1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1982 Matt Houston
1977 CHiPs
as himself1975 Système 2
as Carlo Indrezzano1975 Wonder Woman
as himself1975 Midi Première
as himself1975 Numéro un
as Self - Host1975 Numéro un
as Self (archive footage)1975 Numéro un
as himself1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Frédéric Chopin1974 Notorious Woman
as Robert Stone1973 Thriller
as Max Bernard1973 Last of the Summer Wine
1969 Medical Center
as Chris Lahani1968 Hawaii Five-O
as himself1967 The Carol Burnett Show
1956 Telephone Time
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour

Full Name: George Chakiris
Born: Sunday, 09/16 1934 (September) in Norwood, Ohio (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 89 years + 216 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for George Chakiris (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"George Chakaris"
"Georges Chakiris"
"George Kerris"
"Джордж Чакирис"
George Chakiris frequently works together with these people:
Alan Fudge (13x, Actor)
Bradford Dillman (11x, Actor)
Monte Markham (10x, Actor)
Soon-Tek Oh (9x, Actor)
Jessica Walter (9x, Actress)
Lloyd Bochner (9x, Actor)
George DiCenzo (9x, Actor)
Jack Hogan (9x, Actor)
Nehemiah Persoff (8x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (8x, Actor)
Allan Miller (8x, Actor)
Bess Flowers (6x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:490510, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024