George Chakiris
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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 A
Chakiris in 2010
Marilyn Monroe performing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). George Chakiris is on the right (uncredited).
Chakiris in West Side Story (1961)
Chakiris as Alex Solkin in Medical Center, 1970
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Charles Lederer. The film is based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name, which in turn is
George Chakiris
…1953), Second Chance (1953), and The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953). He was a dancer in Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" number in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and he appeared in Give a Girl a Break (1953) and White Christmas (1954). He can be seen in the wedding dance in the MGM musical film Brigadoon…
Theatrical release poster
Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw
Drive-in advertisement from 1953.