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George Chakiris

American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1932 · age 94

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.

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2022Marilyn, Her Final SecretFilm2012“Be vegan’ and ‘make peace’ are fantastic four words to think about in daily life and in everything we do.”In their words"In-Depth with Loving the Silent Tears Guest Speaker: George Chakiris", GodsDirectContact.org (2012).

2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical HistoryFilm1995Les Filles du LidoSeries, Saskia1993The Young Girls Turn 25Film1985Hell TownSeries, Ric MontenezThat's Dancing!Film, 1985Bernardo1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Eric Bowman1982Matt HoustonSeries, Brett ColeJekyll and Hyde... Together AgainFilm, 1982George Chakiris1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries1974Notorious WomanSeries, Frédéric ChopinKiss Me and DieFilm, 1974Robert Stone1970The Partridge FamilySeries, Captain Chuck Corwin1968The Day the Hot Line Got HotFilm, Eric Ericson1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeries1966Is Paris Burning?Film, GI in Tank1963Kings of the SunFilm, Balam1962Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorAwardGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion PictureAward1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesFlower Drum SongFilm, 1961Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)1957Under FireFilm, Pvt. Steiner1955The Girl RushFilm, Dancer1953Call Me MadamFilm, Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited)1947Song of LoveFilm, Choir Boy1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1932Born16 September 1932

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  • The Young Girls of Rochefort 1967
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
  • Is Paris Burning? 1966
  • West Side Story 1961
  • White Christmas 1954

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Filmography 40

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Television 22

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One statement

  1. My personal way to be a hero... is to be a vegetarian.

    At the pre-show of the musical Loving the Silent Tears, as quoted in "That Musical About Veganism Starring Jon Secada and Based on the, Own words

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Awards

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor1962
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture1962

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United States
Category
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Type
Actor
Status
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Dates
Born 1932 · age 94

In the same film or series as George

Marina VladyAlso in The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966)Miyoshi UmekiAlso in Flower Drum Song (1961)Dr. SeussAlso in The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)George WendtAlso in Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)William HoldenAlso in The Country Girl (1954)