George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Actor 26 · 1947 – 2021 · 🎬 26 · 🇺🇸 United States

George Chakiris is an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

All · 26 🎬 Movies · 26

Romance Drama Music Comedy documentary

Highlights

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

1968

The Young Girls of Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966

Frequent Collaborators

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

4 shared

Michel Piccoli

3 shared

Agnès Varda

3 shared

Jacques Demy

3 shared

Cyd Charisse

3 shared

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

3 shared

All decades 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

🎬 Movies

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

actor

1968

The Young Girls of Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort

actor

1967

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

actor

1966

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen

actor

1966

The High Bright Sun

The High Bright Sun

actor

1964

633 Squadron

633 Squadron

actor

1964

Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya

actor

1964

Bebo's Girl

Bebo's Girl

actor

1964

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

actor

1963

Diamond Head

Diamond Head

actor

1962

West Side Story

West Side Story

actor

1961

Flower Drum Song

Flower Drum Song

actor

1961

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