Actor

George Chakiris

1932Norwood, Ohio, USA43 Movies21 TV Shows

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.

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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

The Young Girls Turn 25

Pale Blood

That's Dancing!

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

Why Not Stay For Breakfast?

Return to Fantasy Island

Kiss Me and Die

Sharon in Scarlet

The Big Cube

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

Kismet

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Is Paris Burning?

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen

Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort

The High Bright Sun

633 Squadron

Flight from Ashiya

Bebo's Girl

Kings of the Sun

Diamond Head

Two and Two Make Six

West Side Story

Flower Drum Song

Under Fire

Meet Me in Las Vegas

The Girl Rush

There's No Business Like Show Business

The Country Girl

White Christmas

Brigadoon

Give a Girl a Break

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Call Me Madam

The Great Caruso

Song of Love

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Les Filles du Lido

Superboy

Hell Town

Murder, She Wrote

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Matt Houston

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Wonder Woman

Numéro un

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Midi Première

Notorious Woman

Thriller

The Partridge Family

Medical Center

Hawaii Five-O

The Carol Burnett Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Telephone Time

The Oscars

Golden Globe Awards