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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 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.
Tony Mordente, who played A-Rab on stage, was cast as Action in the film, and George Chakiris, Riff in the London stage production, played Bernardo in the film. Tucker Smith, who joined the Broadway production several months into its run, played Diesel, renamed Ice for the film. David Winters, the first Baby John on stage, played A-Rab.
Bernardo (George Chakiris) and Riff (Russ Tamblyn) stare each other down in a scene from 1961's West Side Story. (Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection) (Courtesy Everett Collection)
633 Squadron is a 1964 war film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, and Maria Perschy.The plot, which involves the exploits of a fictional World War II British fighter-bomber squadron, was based on the 1956 novel of the same name by former Royal Air Force officer Frederick E. Smith, which itself drew on several real RAF operations.
Born in Norwood, George Chakiris won an Academy Award in 1962 for his performance as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, in the 1961 film version of "West Side Story." The film won 10 Academy ...
According to George Chakiris, the English-language version was the one originally released in theaters in the United States, where it did not perform well. [7] As of 2020, the English version has never been released on home video. Sue Allen and Jackie Ward provided vocals for this dub. Two video clips and the entire soundtrack have survived. [8]
Diamond Head is a 1962 Eastmancolor drama romance film starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, and James Darren, directed by Guy Green, and released by Columbia Pictures. The original music score was composed by John Williams, Hugo Winterhalter composed the theme, and Darren sang the title song. The soundtrack album was ...
This weakness of material and handling inclines George Chakiris to labour the pace, but Janette Scott and Alfred Lynch are touching as Irene and the naive Tom, and Athene Seyler enjoys herself greatly as the irrepressible, anti-Square, Aunt Phoebe. It is the cast, in fact, which enables the film to be indulgently enjoyed." [5]