George Chakiris

Actor Sep 16 (age 93) Norwood, Ohio, USA 1944–2022 (78 year career)

6.2 avg rating

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 le…

Known For

Film

West Side Story

Bernardo

Film

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Film

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Etienne

Film

White Christmas

Dancer (uncredited)

Film

Is Paris Burning?

GI in Tank

Film

Brigadoon

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Film

The Country Girl

Dancer in Play (uncredited)

Film

There's No Business Like Show Business

Dancer (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (68)

Movies (44)

Marilyn, Her Final Secret

2022

6.5

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

as Self

Not to Forget

as Bank Manager

Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical

2013

as Self - Guest Speaker

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

2009

as (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

2008

as Self

8.0

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

2002

as Self

6.5

The Young Girls Turn 25

1993

as Self (archive footage)

Pale Blood

as Michael Fury

That's Dancing!

as Bernardo

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

1982

as George Chakiris

4.8

Why Not Stay For Breakfast?

1979

as George Clark

Return to Fantasy Island

as Pierre

Kiss Me and Die

as Robert Stone

The Big Cube

as Johnny Allen

Sharon in Scarlet

as Robert Bowman

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

1968

as Eric Ericson

5.0

The Young Girls of Rochefort

as Etienne

Kismet

as The Caliph

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen

as Vincent

Is Paris Burning?

as GI in Tank

Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort

1966

as Self

633 Squadron

1964

as Lieutenant Erik Bergman

Bebo's Girl

as Bube

The High Bright Sun

as Haghios

Flight from Ashiya

as 2nd Lt. John Gregg

Kings of the Sun

as Balam

Diamond Head

as Dr. Dean Kahana

Two and Two Make Six

as Larry Curado

West Side Story

as Bernardo

Flower Drum Song

as Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)

Under Fire

as Pvt. Steiner

Meet Me in Las Vegas

as Young Groom

The Girl Rush

as Dancer

White Christmas

as Dancer (uncredited)

7.2

Brigadoon

1954

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

6.5

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954

as Dancer (uncredited)

6.1

The Country Girl

1954

as Dancer in Play (uncredited)

6.9

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Give a Girl a Break

as Dancer

Call Me Madam

as Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited)

6.2

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

1953

as Dancer

6.1

The Great Caruso

1951

as Dancer (uncredited)

5.7

Song of Love

1947

as Choir Boy

6.7

Television (24)

Les Filles du Lido

1995

as Saskia

1.0

Superboy

1988

as Professor Peterson

Hell Town

as Ric Montenez

Murder, She Wrote

as Eric Bowman

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as Angelo Spinelli

Matt Houston

as Brett Cole

Fantasy Island

as Pierre

CHiPs

as Bernard DeJardine

Midi Première

as Self

Wonder Woman

as Carlo Indrezzano

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Numéro un

as Self

Système 2

as Self

Notorious Woman

as Frédéric Chopin

Thriller

as Robert Stone

Last of the Summer Wine

1973

as Max Bernard

7.1

The Partridge Family

1970

as Captain Chuck Corwin

Medical Center

as Dr. Christopher

Hawaii Five-O

as Chris Lahani

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

as Self

7.7

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Telephone Time

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee