George Chakiris

Q: Did George Chakiris win any awards?

Yes, George Chakiris won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 'West Side Story' in 1962.

Q: What was George Chakiris' first film?

George Chakiris made his film debut in 1953 in 'The Joe Louis Story,' where he played a minor role.

Q: What is George Chakiris' estimated net worth?

George Chakiris' estimated net worth is around $1 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of George Chakiris' acting style?

George Chakiris is known for his strong musical and dance background, which adds a unique flair to his performances in both film and theater.

Q: How many children does George Chakiris have?

George Chakiris has one child, Kris Chakiris, who is known to be involved in the arts as well.

Q: What other notable performances did George Chakiris have?

In addition to 'West Side Story,' Chakiris starred in 'The Great Race' and had appearances in various TV shows, showcasing his versatility as an actor.

Q: Is George Chakiris still active in acting?

While George Chakiris has largely stepped back from the acting scene, he has occasionally made appearances at events and in interviews, reminiscing about his career.

Known for

West Side Story (2021)

IMDb 7.2 / 10

2021 / Musical, Romance / 156mins

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

White Christmas (1954)

IMDb 7.5 / 10

1954 / Comedy, Romance / 115mins

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and...

Name

George Chakiris

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Born

16 September 1934, Norwalk, California, USA

Spouses

Rita Moreno (1962–1975)

Children

1 child, Kris Chakiris

Parents

George Chakiris, Dora (née Pappas) Chakiris

Estimated Net Worth

$1 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2022	Movie Marilyn, Her Final Secret Thanks to DNA, this documentary establishes the identity of Marilyn's biological father, thus revealing her new paternal family, 60 years...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2021	Movie Not to Forget A judge sentences a self-centered millennial to take care of his grandmother, who's affected by Alzheimer's. As he realizes the...	Bank Manager	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2021	Movie Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2013	Movie Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical Loving the Silent Tears is a musical journey of the spirit that traverses the seas and continents in a timeless...	Self - Guest Speaker	Not rated
2009	Movie Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's Documentary looking at the history of Hollywood musicals in the 1960s. This decade saw independent film companies becoming more prominent...	(archive footage)	Not rated
2008	Movie Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2002	Movie AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1995	TV Les Filles du Lido	Saskia	TMDB 3.0 / 10
1993	Movie The Young Girls Turn 25 Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband Jacques Demy's film The Young Girls...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1990	Movie Pale Blood 3 dead women, blood drained through small bites and placed around L.A. The murders catch international attention of a lonely...	Michael Fury	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1988	TV Superboy Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his...	Professor Peterson	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1985	TV Hell Town Hell Town is an American drama series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1985 to December 25, 1985. The...	Ric Montenez	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1985	Movie That's Dancing! A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the...	Bernardo	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1984	TV Murder, She Wrote An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.	Eric Bowman	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1983	TV Scarecrow and Mrs. King Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on...	Angelo Spinelli	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1982	Movie Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again While conducting a research experiment intended to bring about an alternative to modern surgery, exhausted Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Daniel...	George Chakiris	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1982	TV Matt Houston Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon,...	Clark Sawyer	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1982	TV Matt Houston Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon,...	Brett Cole	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1982	Movie Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady An all-star tribute to Natalie Wood by some of her friends and co-workers.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1979	Movie Why Not Stay For Breakfast? The peaceful existence of a New York post-office clerk is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a heavily pregnant girl...	George Clark	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1978	Movie Return to Fantasy Island A second feature-length pilot film for the wish-fulfillment series sees six lucky people having their dreams fulfilled on the luxury...	Pierre	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1977	TV CHiPs Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and...	Bernard DeJardine	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	TV Wonder Woman With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder...	Carlo Indrezzano	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1975	TV Ten from the Twenties A series of short plays, all originally written in the 1920s.	James Dell	Not rated
1975	TV Numéro un A French variety show.	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1975	TV Numéro un A French variety show.	Self - Host	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1975	TV Numéro un A French variety show.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1975	TV Système 2	Self	Not rated
1975	TV Les Rendez-vous du dimanche A talk show presented by Michel Drucker	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1975	TV Midi Première Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6,...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1974	TV Notorious Woman Notorious Woman is a 1974 BBC miniseries about the life of French novelist George Sand (Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin), starring...	Frédéric Chopin	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1974	Movie Kiss Me and Die When his brother vanishes without a trace, American Robert Stone goes to his last known location: a remote English village....	Robert Stone	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1973	TV Thriller Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series:...	Robert Stone	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1970	TV The Partridge Family The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on...	Captain Chuck Corwin	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1969	TV Medical Center Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM...	Alex Solkin	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1969	TV Medical Center Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM...	Dr. John Martins	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1969	TV Medical Center Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM...	Dr. Christopher	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1969	Movie Sharon in Scarlet	Robert Bowman	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1969	Movie The Big Cube A young woman and her drug addict boyfriend plot to drive the woman's stepmother insane with LSD in a plot...	Johnny Allen	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1968	TV Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the...	Chris Lahani	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1968	Movie The Day the Hot Line Got Hot The most ultra-secret telephone number of all is that of the "Hot'Line' that links the heads of state of the...	Eric Ericson	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1967	Movie Kismet The story follows one fateful day as a beggar-poet and his daughter cross paths with a wicked wazir, a wily...	The Caliph	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1967	TV The Carol Burnett Show The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner,...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1967	Movie The Young Girls of Rochefort In the seaside town of Rochefort, twin sisters Delphine and Solange dream of love and artistic fulfillment beyond their quiet...	Etienne	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1966	Movie Is Paris Burning? Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes...	GI in Tank	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1966	Movie The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen A thief falls in love with a maid and goes on the run after stealing Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."	Vincent	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1966	Movie Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort Six-part documentary on the making of Jacques Demy's 'Le demoiselles de Rochefort'	Self	Not rated
1964	Movie The High Bright Sun This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial...	Haghios	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1964	Movie 633 Squadron When Norwegian resistance leader Lieutenant Erik Bergman reports the location of a German V-2 rocket fuel plant, the Royal Air...	Lieutenant Erik Bergman	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1964	Movie Flight from Ashiya Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots...	2nd Lt. John Gregg	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1964	Movie Bebo's Girl At the end of World War II, shallow, self-centered Mara is the prettiest girl in her small Italian village; Bebo...	Bube	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1963	Movie Kings of the Sun In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico...	Balam	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1962	Movie Diamond Head Rich Hawaiian pineapple grower and US Senatorial candidate Richard Howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his...	Dr. Dean Kahana	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1962	Movie Two and Two Make Six An American airman stationed in the United Kingdom strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he's killed him, the airman goes...	Larry Curado	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1961	Movie West Side Story In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood,...	Bernardo	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1961	TV The Mike Douglas Show The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1961	Movie Flower Drum Song A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown, from Hong Kong, with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner,...	Dancer (song "Chop Suey") (uncredited)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1957	Movie Under Fire An Army lawyer defends a World War II hero and his men accused of desertion.	Pvt. Steiner	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1956	Movie Meet Me in Las Vegas Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with...	Young Groom	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1955	Movie The Girl Rush When her compulsive-gambler father dies, leaving her with an inheritance that amounts to zip, single gal Kim Halliday jumps at...	Dancer	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1954	Movie There's No Business Like Show Business Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and...	Dancer (uncredited)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1954	Movie The Country Girl An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet...	Dancer in Play (uncredited)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1954	Movie White Christmas Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In...	Dancer (uncredited)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1954	Movie Brigadoon Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears...	Dancer (uncredited)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1954	Movie Brigadoon Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1953	Movie Give a Girl a Break When the temperamental star of a new Broadway musical revue in rehearsals walks out, director and choreographer Ted Sturgis suggests...	Dancer	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1953	Movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1953	Movie The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons...	Dancer	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1953	Movie Call Me Madam Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.	Dancer in The Ocarina Number (uncredited)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1951	Movie The Great Caruso Enrico Caruso's only passion is to sing. For that, he leaves his hometown of Naples, Italy, and travels to America...	Dancer (uncredited)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1947	Movie Song of Love Composer Robert Schumann struggles to compose his symphonies while his loving wife Clara offers her support. Also helping the Schumanns...	Choir Boy	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Nominee	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 6.9 / 10

Marilyn, Her Final Secret

2022 / TMDB 6.5

Not to Forget

2021 / TMDB 6.8

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

2021 / TMDB 7.5

Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical

2013

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

2008 / TMDB 8.0

Got a question about George Chakiris?

What are George Chakiris' most famous films?

George Chakiris is most famous for his role in 'West Side Story,' where he played Bernardo. He also appeared in films like 'The Young Girls of Rochefort' and 'The Great Race.'

Did George Chakiris win any awards?

What was George Chakiris' first film?

What is George Chakiris' estimated net worth?

What is a defining characteristic of George Chakiris' acting style?

How many children does George Chakiris have?

What other notable performances did George Chakiris have?

Is George Chakiris still active in acting?