# George Chakiris

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American actor and dancer (born 1932)

George Chakiris Chakiris in 2010 Born (1932-09-16) September 16, 1932 (age 93) Norwood, Ohio, U.S. Other name George Kerris Occupations Actor, dancer Years active 1947–1996, 2021 Website georgechakiris.com

**George Chakiris** (born September 16, 1932) is an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of *[West Side Story](/source/West_Side_Story_(1961_film))* as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the [Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor) and the [Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture](/source/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture).[1]

## Life and career

### Early life

Chakiris was born on September 16, 1932, in [Norwood, Ohio](/source/Norwood%2C_Ohio), to Stelianos (Steve) and Zoe (*née* Anastasiadou) Chakiris, Greek immigrants from Turkey. He is one of eight siblings.[2][3][4]

His family moved to [Long Beach, California](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California), in 1944.[5][6] He attended Jefferson Junior High school and was graduated in 1950 from [Woodrow Wilson Classical High School](/source/Woodrow_Wilson_Classical_High_School), both in Long Beach.[7][8]

Chakiris attended one year at [Long Beach City College](/source/Long_Beach_City_College), but wanted to pursue a career in dance, so he dropped out and moved to Hollywood. He worked in the advertising department of [May Company California](/source/May_Company_California), a department store, and studied dance at night.[7][8]

### Early films

[Marilyn Monroe](/source/Marilyn_Monroe) performing "[Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend](/source/Diamonds_Are_a_Girl's_Best_Friend)" in *[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes](/source/Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_(1953_film))* (1953). George Chakiris is on the right (uncredited).

Chakiris made his film debut at age 15 in 1947 in the chorus of *[Song of Love](/source/Song_of_Love_(1947_film))*.[8]

For several years he appeared in small roles, usually as a dancer or a member of the chorus in various musical films, including *[The Great Caruso](/source/The_Great_Caruso)* (1951), *[Stars and Stripes Forever](/source/Stars_and_Stripes_Forever_(film))* (1952), *[Call Me Madam](/source/Call_Me_Madam_(film))* (1953), *[Second Chance](/source/Second_Chance_(1953_film))* (1953), and *[The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.](/source/The_5%2C000_Fingers_of_Dr._T.)* (1953). He was a dancer in [Marilyn Monroe](/source/Marilyn_Monroe)'s "[Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend](/source/Diamonds_Are_a_Girl's_Best_Friend)" number in *[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes](/source/Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_(1953_film))* (1953), and he appeared in *[Give a Girl a Break](/source/Give_a_Girl_a_Break)* (1953) and *[White Christmas](/source/White_Christmas_(film))* (1954).[1]

He can be seen in the wedding dance in the MGM musical film *[Brigadoon](/source/Brigadoon_(film))* (1954), and appeared in *[There's No Business Like Show Business](/source/There's_No_Business_Like_Show_Business_(film))* (1954).

Chakiris was sometimes cast in non-[Caucasian](/source/White_people) roles, including in *West Side Story* as a [Puerto Rican](/source/Puerto_Ricans) and in *Diamond Head* as a [native Hawaiian](/source/Native_Hawaiians).

### Paramount

Chakiris appeared uncredited as a dancer in *[White Christmas](/source/White_Christmas_(film))* (1954), and his big break came when he appeared in a close-up with [Rosemary Clooney](/source/Rosemary_Clooney) while she sang "Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me". A publicity photo of this generated a great deal of fan mail, and [Paramount](/source/Paramount_Pictures) signed him to a movie contract. "I got lucky with the close-up with Rosemary," said Chakiris.[9][10]

Chakiris appeared in *[The Country Girl](/source/The_Country_Girl_(1954_film))* (1954) and *[The Girl Rush](/source/The_Girl_Rush)* (1955), dancing with [Rosalind Russell](/source/Rosalind_Russell) in the latter. He received a positive review from [Hedda Hopper](/source/Hedda_Hopper).[11]

MGM borrowed him for *[Meet Me in Las Vegas](/source/Meet_Me_in_Las_Vegas)* (1956), and he danced in Las Vegas.[12]

Chakiris had a small non-dancing part in *[Under Fire](/source/Under_Fire_(1957_film))* (1957).

### *West Side Story*

Chakiris in *[West Side Story](/source/West_Side_Story_(1961_film))* (1961)

About 1958, frustrated with the progress of his career, Chakiris left Hollywood for New York. The stage musical *[West Side Story](/source/West_Side_Story)* had been running for a year on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre), and Chakiris auditioned for [Jerome Robbins](/source/Jerome_Robbins). He was cast in the London production as Riff, leader of the Jets. The musical launched on the [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) in late 1958, and Chakiris received excellent reviews, playing it for almost 22 months.[13]

The [Mirisch Brothers](/source/Mirisch_Brothers) bought the film rights to *West Side Story* and screen-tested Chakiris. They thought his dark complexion made him more suited to the role of Bernardo, leader of the Sharks, and cast [Russ Tamblyn](/source/Russ_Tamblyn) as Riff. Filming took seven months.[14][7]

The film adaptation of *[West Side Story](/source/West_Side_Story_(1961_film))* (1961) was hugely successful, and Chakiris won the [Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor) for his performance. This led to a long-term contract with the [Mirisch Company](/source/Mirisch_Company).[15]

### After *West Side Story*

Chakiris played the lead role in *[Two and Two Make Six](/source/Two_and_Two_Make_Six)* (1962), directed by [Freddie Francis](/source/Freddie_Francis).[1] He starred as a doctor in the film *[Diamond Head](/source/Diamond_Head_(film))* (1963), opposite [Charlton Heston](/source/Charlton_Heston) and [Yvette Mimieux](/source/Yvette_Mimieux).[16]

In the early 1960s, he embarked on a career as a [pop singer](/source/Pop_singer), resulting in a couple of minor hits. In 1960, he recorded a [single](/source/Single_(music)) with producer [Joe Meek](/source/Joe_Meek). He would have two charting albums, *George-Chakiris* and *Memories Are Made of This*, they would peak at No. 28 and 45 in the [US](/source/Billboard_200) respectively.[17]

In May 1962 Chakiris's fee was reported to be $100,000 per movie.[18] His first new film for the Mirisches was *[Flight from Ashiya](/source/Flight_from_Ashiya)* (1964), shot in Japan with [Yul Brynner](/source/Yul_Brynner) and [Richard Widmark](/source/Richard_Widmark). The Mirisches reunited Chakiris with Brynner in *[Kings of the Sun](/source/Kings_of_the_Sun)* (1963), an epic about the [Mayans](/source/Maya_peoples), which was a box-office flop. Chakiris went to Italy to make *[Bebo's Girl](/source/La_ragazza_di_Bube_(film))* (1964) with [Claudia Cardinale](/source/Claudia_Cardinale). He acted in *[633 Squadron](/source/633_Squadron)* (1964), a war movie with [Cliff Robertson](/source/Cliff_Robertson), the last movie he made for the Mirisches.[1] Chakiris later said he made a mistake with his Hollywood films by looking at the "potential" of them instead of the quality of the roles.[19]

### Europe

Chakiris played a Greek terrorist in Cyprus in a British film, *[The High Bright Sun](/source/The_High_Bright_Sun)* (1965), with [Dirk Bogarde](/source/Dirk_Bogarde).[20] He went to Italy for *[The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen](/source/The_Mona_Lisa_Has_Been_Stolen)* (1965) and France for *[Is Paris Burning?](/source/Is_Paris_Burning%3F_(film))* (1966).[21]

He appeared with [Catherine Deneuve](/source/Catherine_Deneuve) and [Gene Kelly](/source/Gene_Kelly) in [Jacques Demy](/source/Jacques_Demy)'s French musical film *[The Young Girls of Rochefort](/source/The_Young_Girls_of_Rochefort)* (1967). Around this time, his manager cancelled his contract with Capitol Records.[22] However, he enjoyed his time in Europe, saying he had time to "experiment and refine my craft."[19] He also performed a nightclub act at [Caesars Palace](/source/Caesars_Palace) in Las Vegas, his first stage work since *West Side Story*. The show was successful and led to Chakiris receiving an offer to appear with [Jose Ferrer](/source/Jose_Ferrer) in a TV production of *[Kismet](/source/Kismet_(1967_film))* (1967). He appeared in *[The Day the Hot Line Got Hot](/source/The_Day_the_Hot_Line_Got_Hot)* (1968) in France, and *[The Big Cube](/source/The_Big_Cube)* (1969) with [Lana Turner](/source/Lana_Turner) in America. He made *Sharon Vestida de Rojo* (*Sharon Dressed in Red*) (1970) in Spain.[23]

*Filmink* argued Chakiris "probably spent too much time in Europe. He definitely should have done more musicals – it’s amazing that he became famous in one but didn’t do any apart from *Rochefort*."[1]

### 1970s and 1980s

In 1969, Chakiris did a stage production of *[The Corn Is Green](/source/The_Corn_Is_Green)* in Chicago with [Eileen Herlie](/source/Eileen_Herlie). He enjoyed the experience and it revived his confidence as an actor. He said all the films he made after *West Side Story* had been "a waste of time...it was difficult to take them seriously...It was my fault and no one else's."[24]

Chakiris accepted a dramatic role on TV's *[Medical Center](/source/Medical_Center_(TV_series))* to change his image.[24]

Chakiris as Alex Solkin in *Medical Center*, 1970

He starred in the first national tour of the [Stephen Sondheim](/source/Stephen_Sondheim) musical *[Company](/source/Company_(musical))*, in the role of Bobby, from 1971-1972.

Chakiris worked heavily on TV in the 1970s and 1980s in Britain and the U.S., guest-starring on *[Hawaii Five-O](/source/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series))*, *[Police Surgeon](/source/Dr._Simon_Locke)*, *[Thriller](/source/Thriller_(British_TV_series))*, *[Notorious Woman](/source/Notorious_Woman)*, *[Wonder Woman](/source/Wonder_Woman_(TV_series))*, *[Fantasy Island](/source/Fantasy_Island)*, *[CHiPs](/source/CHiPs)*, *[Matt Houston](/source/Matt_Houston)*, *[Scarecrow and Mrs. King](/source/Scarecrow_and_Mrs._King)*, *[Poor Little Rich Girls](/source/Poor_Little_Rich_Girls_(1984_TV_series))*, *[Hell Town](/source/Hell_Town_(TV_series))* and *[Murder, She Wrote](/source/Murder%2C_She_Wrote)*.

He appeared in the final episode (March 22, 1974) of *[The Partridge Family](/source/The_Partridge_Family)* as an old high school boyfriend to Shirley Partridge ([Shirley Jones](/source/Shirley_Jones)). Their kiss goodbye was the final scene in the program's run. He also starred in the [Terry Marcel](/source/Terry_Marcel) film *Why Not Stay for Breakfast?* (1979).

Chakiris appeared in several episodes of *[Dallas](/source/Dallas_(TV_series))* and had a role on *[Santa Barbara](/source/Santa_Barbara_(TV_series))*.

### Later career

Chakiris was top-billed in the [vampire film](/source/Vampire_film) *[Pale Blood](/source/Pale_Blood)* (1990). On TV, he had a recurring role on the series *[Superboy](/source/Superboy_(TV_series))* as Professor Peterson from 1988 to 1990, and guest-starred on *[Human Target](/source/Human_Target_(1992_TV_series))* and the [miniseries](/source/Miniseries) *The Girls of Lido*.

On stage, he starred in a [Long Beach](/source/Long_Beach) Civic Light Opera production of *[The King and I](/source/The_King_and_I)* in 1995.[25]

On March 23, 1998, on the [70th Academy Awards](/source/70th_Academy_Awards) telecast, he appeared in the "Oscar's Family Album" segment, a historic gathering of 70 actors who have received both competitive and [honorary awards](/source/Academy_Honorary_Award) seated onstage together.[26]

He has given occasional television interviews since then, but is mostly retired. His hobby of making sterling silver jewelry has turned into a new occupation,[27] working as a jewelry designer for his own brand, George Chakiris Collections, consisting of handmade original sterling silver jewelry.

In 2012, he presented a musical about [veganism](/source/Veganism) titled *Loving the Silent Tears*.[28][29]

In 2021, Chakiris appeared in the film *[Not to Forget](/source/Not_to_Forget)* (2021), which aims to raise awareness and funds for the fight against [Alzheimer's disease](/source/Alzheimer's_disease). The movie, directed by Valerio Zanoli, stars [Karen Grassle](/source/Karen_Grassle) and five [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) winners: George Chakiris, [Cloris Leachman](/source/Cloris_Leachman), [Louis Gossett Jr.](/source/Louis_Gossett_Jr.), [Tatum O'Neal](/source/Tatum_O'Neal), and [Olympia Dukakis](/source/Olympia_Dukakis).

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1947 Song of Love Choir boy As George Kerris 1951 The Great Caruso Dancer Uncredited 1952 Stars and Stripes Forever Ballroom dancer 1953 Call Me Madam Dancer in 'The Ocarina' Number The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Dancer As George Kerris Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Dancer ("Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend") Uncredited[30] Second Chance Background Observer in Dance Sequence Uncredited Give a Girl a Break Dancer 1954 Brigadoon Specialty dancer White Christmas Dancer in 'Mandy' and 'Love' numbers The Country Girl Dancer with pick There's No Business Like Show Business Dancer 1955 The Girl Rush Chorus boy, 'Hillbilly Heart' number 1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas Young groom As George Kerris 1957 Under Fire Pvt. Steiner Uncredited 1961 West Side Story Bernardo Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 1962 Two and Two Make Six Larry Curado Diamond Head Dr. Dean Kahanna 1963 Kings of the Sun Balam 1964 La ragazza di Bube Bebo English: Bebo's Girl Flight from Ashiya 2nd Lt. John Gregg 633 Squadron Lt. Erik Bergman 1965 The High Bright Sun Haghios 1966 On a volé la Joconde [fr] Vincent English: The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen Is Paris Burning? GI in tank 1967 Les Demoiselles de Rochefort Étienne English: The Young Girls of Rochefort 1968 Le Rouble à Deux Faces Eric Ericson US title: The Day the Hot Line Got Hot 1969 The Big Cube Johnny Allen Sharon Vestida de Rojo Robert Bowman English: Sharon Dressed in Red 1979 Why Not Stay for Breakfast? George Clark 1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Himself 1990 Pale Blood Michael Fury 2021 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Himself Documentary about Rita Moreno, his costar in West Side Story (1961) 2021 Not to Forget Bank Manager

## Selected television appearances

Year Title Role Notes 1956 Ford Star Jubilee Episode: "You're the Top" 1962-1968 The Ed Sullivan Show Bernardo/Singer 2 episodes 1968 The Carol Burnett Show Episode 18 (January 22, 1968) 1969 The Jackie Gleason Show Mousey the Dip Episode: "Mousey the Dip" 1970–1975 Medical Center Alex Solkin 3 episodes 1972 Hawaii Five-O Chris Lahani Episode: "Death Is a Company Policy" 1974 The Partridge Family Capt. Chuck "Cuddles" Corwin Episode: ". . . - - - . . . (S.O.S.)" Thriller Robert Stone Episode: "Kiss Me and Die" Notorious Woman Frédéric Chopin 4 episodes 1978 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Carlo Indrezzano Episode: "Death in Disguise" 1978-1982 Fantasy Island Pierre/Captain Claude Dumont 2 episodes 1983 CHiPs Bernard DeJardine Episode: "Fox Trap" 1983-1984 Matt Houston Brett Cole/Clark Sawyer 2 episodes 1984 One Life to Live Unknown episodes Poor Little Rich Girls Prince Rudolph Episode: "The Gentleman Caller" Nihon no omokage Lafcadio Hearn Japanese miniseries ja:日本の面影 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Angelo Spinelli Episode: "Lost and Found" 1985 Hell Town Ric Montenez Episode: "Let My Jennie Go" 1985-1986 Dallas Nicholas 14 episodes 1988 Santa Barbara Daniel Espinoza 3 episodes 1989 Murder, She Wrote Eric Bowman Episode: "Weave a Tangled Web" 1989–1990 Superboy Professor Peterson 9 episodes 1992 Human Target Robillard Episode: "Chances Are" 1995 The Girls of Lido Saskia French Miniseries 1996 Last of the Summer Wine Max Bernard Episode: "Extra! Extra!"

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Awards for George Chakiris v t e Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Walter Brennan (1936) Joseph Schildkraut (1937) Walter Brennan (1938) Thomas Mitchell (1939) Walter Brennan (1940) Donald Crisp (1941) Van Heflin (1942) Charles Coburn (1943) Barry Fitzgerald (1944) James Dunn (1945) Harold Russell (1946) Edmund Gwenn (1947) Walter Huston (1948) Dean Jagger (1949) George Sanders (1950) Karl Malden (1951) Anthony Quinn (1952) Frank Sinatra (1953) Edmond O'Brien (1954) Jack Lemmon (1955) Anthony Quinn (1956) Red Buttons (1957) Burl Ives (1958) Hugh Griffith (1959) Peter Ustinov (1960) George Chakiris (1961) Ed Begley (1962) Melvyn Douglas (1963) Peter Ustinov (1964) Martin Balsam (1965) Walter Matthau (1966) George Kennedy (1967) Jack Albertson (1968) Gig Young (1969) John Mills (1970) Ben Johnson (1971) Joel Grey (1972) John Houseman (1973) Robert De Niro (1974) George Burns (1975) Jason Robards (1976) Jason Robards (1977) Christopher Walken (1978) Melvyn Douglas (1979) Timothy Hutton (1980) John Gielgud (1981) Louis Gossett Jr. (1982) Jack Nicholson (1983) Haing S. Ngor (1984) Don Ameche (1985) Michael Caine (1986) Sean Connery (1987) Kevin Kline (1988) Denzel Washington (1989) Joe Pesci (1990) Jack Palance (1991) Gene Hackman (1992) Tommy Lee Jones (1993) Martin Landau (1994) Kevin Spacey (1995) Cuba Gooding Jr. (1996) Robin Williams (1997) James Coburn (1998) Michael Caine (1999) Benicio del Toro (2000) Jim Broadbent (2001) Chris Cooper (2002) Tim Robbins (2003) Morgan Freeman (2004) George Clooney (2005) Alan Arkin (2006) Javier Bardem (2007) Heath Ledger (2008) Christoph Waltz (2009) Christian Bale (2010) Christopher Plummer (2011) Christoph Waltz (2012) Jared Leto (2013) J. K. Simmons (2014) Mark Rylance (2015) Mahershala Ali (2016) Sam Rockwell (2017) Mahershala Ali (2018) Brad Pitt (2019) Daniel Kaluuya (2020) Troy Kotsur (2021) Ke Huy Quan (2022) Robert Downey Jr. (2023) Kieran Culkin (2024) Sean Penn (2025) v t e Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Akim Tamiroff (1943) Barry Fitzgerald (1944) J. Carrol Naish (1945) Clifton Webb (1946) Edmund Gwenn (1947) Walter Huston (1948) James Whitmore (1949) Edmund Gwenn (1950) Peter Ustinov (1951) Millard Mitchell (1952) Frank Sinatra (1953) Edmond O'Brien (1954) Arthur Kennedy (1955) Earl Holliman (1956) Red Buttons (1957) Burl Ives (1958) Stephen Boyd (1959) Sal Mineo (1960) George Chakiris (1961) Omar Sharif (1962) John Huston (1963) Edmond O'Brien (1964) Oskar Werner (1965) Richard Attenborough (1966) Richard Attenborough (1967) Daniel Massey (1968) Gig Young (1969) John Mills (1970) Ben Johnson (1971) Joel Grey (1972) John Houseman (1973) Fred Astaire (1974) Richard Benjamin (1975) Laurence Olivier (1976) Peter Firth (1977) John Hurt (1978) Melvyn Douglas / Robert Duvall (1979) Timothy Hutton (1980) John Gielgud (1981) Louis Gossett Jr. (1982) Jack Nicholson (1983) Haing S. Ngor (1984) Klaus Maria Brandauer (1985) Tom Berenger (1986) Sean Connery (1987) Martin Landau (1988) Denzel Washington (1989) Bruce Davison (1990) Jack Palance (1991) Gene Hackman (1992) Tommy Lee Jones (1993) Martin Landau (1994) Brad Pitt (1995) Edward Norton (1996) Burt Reynolds (1997) Ed Harris (1998) Tom Cruise (1999) Benicio del Toro (2000) Jim Broadbent (2001) Chris Cooper (2002) Tim Robbins (2003) Clive Owen (2004) George Clooney (2005) Eddie Murphy (2006) Javier Bardem (2007) Heath Ledger (2008) Christoph Waltz (2009) Christian Bale (2010) Christopher Plummer (2011) Christoph Waltz (2012) Jared Leto (2013) J. K. Simmons (2014) Sylvester Stallone (2015) Aaron Taylor-Johnson (2016) Sam Rockwell (2017) Mahershala Ali (2018) Brad Pitt (2019) Daniel Kaluuya (2020) Kodi Smit-McPhee (2021) Ke Huy Quan (2022) Robert Downey Jr. (2023) Kieran Culkin (2024) Stellan Skarsgård (2025)

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