George Chakiris
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.
West Side Story
(Bernardo)
Is Paris Burning?
(GI in Tank)
There's No Business Like Show Business
(Dancer (uncredited))
Flower Drum Song
(Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited))
633 Squadron
(Lieutenant Erik Bergman)
Pale Blood
(Michael Fury)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
(Self)
Kings of the Sun
(Balam)
The Big Cube
(Johnny Allen)
Bebo's Girl
(Bube)
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
(Dancer)
Meet Me in Las Vegas
(Young Groom)
Give a Girl a Break
(Dancer)
Flight from Ashiya
(2nd Lt. John Gregg)
The High Bright Sun
(Haghios)
Diamond Head
(Dr. Dean Kahana)
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
(Eric Ericson)
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
(Vincent)
The Young Girls Turn 25
(Self (archive footage))
Under Fire
(Pvt. Steiner)
Brigadoon
(Dancer (uncredited))
Brigadoon
(Specialty Dancer (uncredited))
Return to Fantasy Island
(Pierre)
Song of Love
(Choir Boy)
Two and Two Make Six
(Larry Curado)
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
(George Chakiris)
The Great Caruso
(Dancer (uncredited))
The Girl Rush
(Dancer)
White Christmas
(Dancer (uncredited))
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
(Self)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(Chorus Boy (uncredited))
That's Dancing!
(Bernardo)
Why Not Stay For Breakfast?
(George Clark)
Kismet
(The Caliph)
The Young Girls of Rochefort
(Etienne)
Sharon vestida de rojo
(Robert Bowman)
Not to Forget
(Bank Manager)
Kiss Me and Die
(Robert Stone)
Call Me Madam
(Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited))
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
((archive footage))
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
(Self)
Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
(Self)
The Country Girl
(Dancer in Play (uncredited))
Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical
(Self - Guest Speaker)
Murder, She Wrote
(Eric Bowman)
CHiPs
(Bernard DeJardine)
Hawaii Five-O
(Chris Lahani)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(Angelo Spinelli)
Medical Center
(Dr. John Martins)
Wonder Woman
(Carlo Indrezzano)
Superboy
(Professor Peterson)
Matt Houston
(Brett Cole)
Hell Town
(Ric Montenez)
Telephone Time
Matt Houston
(Clark Sawyer)
Medical Center
(Alex Solkin)
The Oscars
(Self)
Thriller
(Robert Stone)
Les Filles du Lido
(Saskia)
Notorious Woman
(Frédéric Chopin)
The Carol Burnett Show
(Self)
Medical Center
(Dr. Christopher)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
(Self)
Numéro un
(Self)
Numéro un
(Self - Host)
Numéro un
(Self (archive footage))
Système 2
(Self)
Midi Première
(Self)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Partridge Family
(Captain Chuck Corwin)