George Chakiris
b. 16 September 1933, Norwood, Ohio, USA. Chakiris appeared in films as a dancer from the late 40s, at first using the name George Kerris, and later studied dance. Film appearances of the 50s included Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), White Christmas, The Girl Rush, There’s No Business Like Show Business, Brigadoon (all 1954) and Meet Me In Las Vegas (1956), in all of which he appeared as a dancer. He then began performing dramatic roles, including Under Fire (1957), but it was in a role in which he both danced and acted that he made his greatest impact. This was as Bernardo in the 1961 film version of West Side Story; his performance in this brought him the Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. Most of Chakiris’ films through the 60s and the occasional films he made in later decades found him in dramatic roles. Many of these films were made outside the USA, such as 1969’s The Big Cube, with Lana Turner, and 1982’s Jekyll And Hyde … Together Again, and all were less than demanding of actor and audiences. In the mid-80s, Chakiris was for a while in television’s Dallas.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Les idoles de la musique américaine : George Chakiris, Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Mpm on 21 Mar 2021
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Memories Are Made of These
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Stage Door on 6 Jan 2013
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George Chakiris Sings
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Sepia on 12 Nov 2012
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The West Side Story Guy
Pop - Released by Jasmine Records on 7 Jul 2023
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George Chakiris Sings George Gershwin
Vocal Jazz - Released by Society Records on 29 Jul 1963
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But Not for Me - George Chakiris (Volume 1)
Pop - Released by ISIS on 28 Jan 2022
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Essential Masters
Pop - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 1 Dec 2012
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Les Idoles De La Musique Américaine: George Chakiris, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Mpm on 25 Dec 2020
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The Best of George Chakiris (Vintage Charm)
Pop - Released by Don't stop the music on 28 Feb 2022
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The Gershwin Songbook (Digitally Remastered)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Essential Media Group on 27 Feb 2019
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The Gershwin Songbook
Vocal Jazz - Released by Horizon Records on 29 Jul 1962
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Titanium Hits
Jazz - Released by Black & Partner Licenses LLC on 17 Mar 2019
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George Chakiris - Vintage Sounds
Pop - Released by Retro Music Box on 9 Feb 2022
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Heart Of A Teenage Girl (UK Chart Top 100 - No. 49)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Lollipops and Roses - George Chakiris (Volume 2)
Pop - Released by ISIS on 28 Jan 2022
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Memories Are Made of These
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2022
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Leisure Time
Jazz - Released by LST Collector Series on 12 Sep 2014
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Leisure Time
Jazz - Released by LST Collector Series on 12 Sep 2014
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Sings George Gershwin
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by PnR on 1 Jan 2000
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