George Chakiris
Born: 1932-09-16 in Norwood, Ohio, USA
Known For: Acting
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 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
2021
- Not to Forget as Bank Manager
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
2013
- Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical as Self - Guest Speaker
2009
- Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's as (archive footage)
2008
1995
- Les Filles du Lido as Saskia
1993
- The Young Girls Turn 25 as Self (archive footage)
1990
- Pale Blood as Michael Fury
1988
- Superboy as Professor Peterson
1985
- Hell Town as Ric Montenez
- That's Dancing! as Bernardo
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Eric Bowman
1983
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Angelo Spinelli
1982
- Matt Houston as Brett Cole
- Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again as George Chakiris
1979
- Why Not Stay For Breakfast? as George Clark
1978
- Return to Fantasy Island as Pierre
1977
- CHiPs as Bernard DeJardine
1975
- Midi Première as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Numéro un as Self
- Wonder Woman as Carlo Indrezzano
- Système 2 as Self
1974
- Kiss Me and Die as Robert Stone
- Notorious Woman as Frédéric Chopin
1973
- Thriller as Robert Stone
1970
- The Partridge Family as Captain Chuck Corwin
1969
- Medical Center as Dr. John Martins
- The Big Cube as Johnny Allen
- Sharon vestida de rojo as Robert Bowman
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Chris Lahani
- The Day the Hot Line Got Hot as Eric Ericson
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- Kismet as The Caliph
- The Young Girls of Rochefort as Etienne
1966
- Is Paris Burning? as GI in Tank
- The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen as Vincent
- Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort as Self
1964
- 633 Squadron as Lieutenant Erik Bergman
- Flight from Ashiya as 2nd Lt. John Gregg
- Bebo's Girl as Bube
- The High Bright Sun as Haghios
1963
- Kings of the Sun as Balam
1962
- Diamond Head as Dr. Dean Kahana
- Two and Two Make Six as Larry Curado
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- West Side Story as Bernardo
- Flower Drum Song as Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)
1957
- Under Fire as Pvt. Steiner
1956
- Telephone Time
- Meet Me in Las Vegas as Young Groom
1955
- The Girl Rush as Dancer
1954
- White Christmas as Dancer (uncredited)
- Brigadoon as Dancer (uncredited)
- There's No Business Like Show Business as Dancer (uncredited)
- The Country Girl as Dancer in Play (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. as Dancer
- Call Me Madam as Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited)
- Give a Girl a Break as Dancer
1951
- The Great Caruso as Dancer (uncredited)
1947
- Song of Love as Choir Boy
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee