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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.
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Filmography
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| 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/ |
- | 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 |