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George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Highest Rated: 98% The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

Lowest Rated: 29% 633 Squadron (1964)

Birthday: Sep 16, 1934

Birthplace: Norwood, Ohio, USA

A talented stage and screen dancer, actor George Chakiris rose from the chorus to the role of Bernardo, leader of the Sharks, in the celebrated film version of "West Side Story" (1961). His fiery turn won him an Academy Award, but did not translate into lasting fame. After a sporadic career in Hollywood as heroic young men of various nationalities in "Diamond Head" (1963) and "Kings of the Sun" (1963), he made a handful of fine if little-seen European films, including the charming French musical "Young Girls of Rochefort" (1967), before settling into character turns as heels or middle-aged Lotharios on American primetime and daytime television. He often cited "West Side Story" as his proudest accomplishment. It was undoubtedly the finest showcase for his dancing skills and magnetic screen presence, which went untouched in the half-century since the film's release.

Highest rated movies

98% The Young Girls of Rochefort
92% West Side Story 77% White Christmas
75% Is Paris Burning?
62% Not to Forget
29% 633 Squadron

Photos

WEST SIDE STORY, from left, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, 1961 WEST SIDE STORY, George Chakiris, 1961 KINGS OF THE SUN, from left: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, 1963 WEST SIDE STORY, George Chakiris, 1961 BEBO'S GIRL, Claudia Cardinale, George Chakiris, 1964 BEBO'S GIRL, George Chakiris, Claudia Cardinale, 1964 WEST SIDE STORY, George Chakiris, 1961 WEST SIDE STORY, George Chakiris (center), 1961 633 SQUADRON, from left: Maria Perschy, George Chakiris, 1964 633 SQUADRON, George Chakiris, 1964 WEST SIDE STORY, George Chakiris (left), Rita Moreno (crouching center), 1961 THE BIG CUBE, George Chakiris, Karin Mossberg, Lana Turner, 1969 KINGS OF THE SUN, from left: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Brad Dexter, 1963 THE BIG CUBE, George Chakiris, Karin Mossberg, 1969 WEST SIDE STORY, Richard Beymer, George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn, 1961 THE BIG CUBE, Karin Mossberg, George Chakiris, 1969 WEST SIDE STORY, Jerome Robbins directs George Chakiris & The Sharks, 1961. WEST SIDE STORY, George Chakiris (center), Russ Tamblyn (right in t-shirt), 1961 633 SQUADRON, George Chakiris, Maria Perschy, Cliff Robertson, 1964 THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT, (aka LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT), George Chakiris, Grover Dale, 1967

Filmography

Movies

Credit
62% 75% Not to Forget Bank Manager (Character) - 2021
96% 93% Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It Self $263.2K 2021
No Score Yet 29% Pale Blood Michael Fury (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 72% Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Self - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Why Not Stay for Breakfast? George Clark (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 100% Return to Fantasy Island Captain Claude Dumarque/Pierre (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kiss Me and Die Robert Stone (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Savage Curse Robert Stone (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 21% The Big Cube Johnny Allen (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Day the Hot Line Got Hot Eric Ericson (Character) - 1969
98% 84% The Young Girls of Rochefort Etienne (Character) $88.5K 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kismet Caliph Abdullah (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen Vincent (Character) - 1966
75% 71% Is Paris Burning? GI in Tank (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet McGuire, Go Home! Haghios (Character) - 1965
29% 56% 633 Squadron Lt. Erik Bergman (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 100% Bebo's Girl Bebo (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 29% Flight From Ashiya 2nd Lt. John Gregg (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 34% Kings of the Sun Balam (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 57% Diamond Head Dr. Dean Kahana (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Two and Two Make Six Larry Curado (Character) - 1962
92% 84% West Side Story Bernardo (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girl Rush Chorus Boy (Character) - 1955
77% 88% White Christmas Dancer in 'Mandy' and 'Love' numbers (Character) - 1954

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Eric Bowman (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
100% 79% Wonder Woman Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Partridge Family Captain Chuck Corwin (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carol Burnett Show Guest 1968