---
name: "George Chakiris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-chakiris"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 September 1932"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:52:25.290729+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# George Chakiris

Actor. Born 16 September 1932 in Norwood, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 September 1932, Norwood, Ohio, USA
- **Also known as:** George Chakaris, Georges Chakiris, George Kerris, Джордж Чакирис
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 74 (1), 1960s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Chakiris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336841, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24880

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*West Side Story*](https://film.one/film/west-side-story.md) (80)

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## Biography

George Chakiris is an American actor and dancer. He was born on 16 September 1932 in Norwood, Ohio.

He is best known for his role as Bernardo in the 1961 film *West Side Story*, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. Earlier in his career he appeared uncredited as a dancer in films including *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), *White Christmas* (1954) and *Brigadoon* (1954). He had played Riff in the London stage production of *West Side Story* before being cast in the film.

Chakiris had subsequent roles in films such as *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967) and guest appearances in television series including *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), *CHiPs* (1977) and *Dallas*. He returned to acting for the film *Not to Forget* (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tcm.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *West Side Story* (1961), Fi1m 80, as Bernardo — [page](https://film.one/film/west-side-story.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Country Girl* (1954), Fi1m 74, as Dancer in Play (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-country-girl.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Marilyn, Her Final Secret* (2022), Actor
- *Not to Forget* (2021), as Bank Manager
- *Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's* (2009), as (archive footage)
- *Les Filles du Lido* (1995), series, as Saskia
- *Pale Blood* (1990), as Michael Fury
- *Superboy* (1988), series, as Professor Peterson
- *Hell Town* (1985), series, as Ric Montenez
- *That's Dancing!* (1985), as Bernardo
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Eric Bowman
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, as Angelo Spinelli
- *Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again* (1982), as George Chakiris
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, as Brett Cole, Clark Sawyer
- *Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady* (1982), Actor
- *Why Not Stay For Breakfast?* (1979), as George Clark
- *Return to Fantasy Island* (1978), as Pierre
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Bernard DeJardine
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), series, as Carlo Indrezzano
- *Ten from the Twenties* (1975), series, as James Dell
- *Notorious Woman* (1974), series, as Frédéric Chopin
- *Kiss Me and Die* (1974), as Robert Stone
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Robert Stone
- *The Partridge Family* (1970), series, as Captain Chuck Corwin
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Dr. John Martins, Alex Solkin, Dr. Christopher
- *Sharon in Scarlet* (1969), as Robert Bowman
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Chris Lahani
- *The Big Cube* (1969), as Johnny Allen
- *The Day the Hot Line Got Hot* (1968), as Eric Ericson
- *Kismet* (1967), as The Caliph
- *The Young Girls of Rochefort* (1967), as Etienne
- *Is Paris Burning?* (1966), as GI in Tank
- *The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen* (1966), as Vincent
- *The High Bright Sun* (1964), as Haghios
- *633 Squadron* (1964), as Lieutenant Erik Bergman
- *Flight from Ashiya* (1964), as 2nd Lt. John Gregg
- *Bebo's Girl* (1964), as Bube
- *Kings of the Sun* (1963), as Balam
- *Diamond Head* (1962), as Dr. Dean Kahana
- *Two and Two Make Six* (1962), as Larry Curado
- *West Side Story* (1961), as Bernardo — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/west-side-story.md)
- *Flower Drum Song* (1961), as Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)
- *Under Fire* (1957), as Pvt. Steiner
- *Meet Me in Las Vegas* (1956), as Young Groom
- *The Girl Rush* (1955), as Dancer
- *There's No Business Like Show Business* (1954), as Dancer (uncredited)
- *The Country Girl* (1954), as Dancer in Play (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-country-girl.md)
- *White Christmas* (1954), as Dancer (uncredited)
- *Brigadoon* (1954), as Dancer (uncredited), Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
- *Give a Girl a Break* (1953), as Dancer
- *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- *The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.* (1953), as Dancer
- *Call Me Madam* (1953), as Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited)
- *The Great Caruso* (1951), as Dancer (uncredited)
- *Song of Love* (1947), as Choir Boy

## Gallery

- ![George Chakiris](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-8bc2a2e14990.jpg) George Chakiris — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/George_Chakiris_2019.jpg/1280px-George_Chakiris_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mid Atlantic Nostalgia conv Hunt Valley M.D. Sept 2019](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-d21305ba55ca.jpg) Mid Atlantic Nostalgia conv Hunt Valley M.D. Sept 2019 — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/George_Chakiris_in_2019.jpg/1280px-George_Chakiris_in_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This vintage press photo was shot, published, and distributed by Columbia Pictures studio execs promoting the movie Diamond Head (1962), written by Marguerite R](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-e0a3e37ac1a0.jpg) This vintage press photo was shot, published, and distributed by Columbia Pictures studio execs promoting the movie Diamond Head (1962), written by Marguerite R — Madison Lacy via Columbia Pictures Corp., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Chakiris_%22Diamond_Head%22_%281962%29_promo_squared_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of George Chakiris from the television program Medical Center. (1970)](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-7691c2c450f3.jpg) Photo of George Chakiris from the television program Medical Center. (1970) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/George_Chakiris_Medical_Center_1970.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![George Chakiris](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-e3e1a8f3d72a.jpg) George Chakiris — Image via TMDB
- ![George Chakiris](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-8a56d6256092.jpg) George Chakiris — Image via TMDB
- ![George Chakiris](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-9648d51ed8ca.jpg) George Chakiris — Image via TMDB
- ![George Chakiris](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-c1923d1a8fb4.jpg) George Chakiris — Image via TMDB
- ![George Chakiris](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-40d7a3dba604.jpg) George Chakiris — Image via TMDB
- ![George Chakiris](https://film.one/media/person/1238037/gallery-5b83a01f8dee.jpg) George Chakiris — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1962: Best Supporting Actor (won), for *West Side Story*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1962: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (won), for *West Side Story*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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