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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1932-09-16 ) September 16, 1932 (age 93) , Norwood, Ohio , U.S.
- Other name
- George Kerris
- Occupations
- Actor, dancer
- Years active
- 1947–1996, 2021
- Website
- georgechakiris .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Norwood
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Polydor
- Official website
- georgechakiris.com
- Image
- George Chakiris 2019.jpg
- Height
- 1.80
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- Commons category
- George Chakiris
- end of work period
- 1996-00-00
- date of birth
- 1932-09-16
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- name in native language
- George Chakiris
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Life and career
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