George Chakiris
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), an…
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George Chakaris · Georges Chakiris · George Kerris · Джордж Чакирис
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV
The Partridge Family
1970 · TV
Midi Première
1975 · TV
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · TV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV
The Oscars
1953 · TV
Medical Center
1969 · TV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · TV
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1975 · TV