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George Chakiris (1934-) is an Oscar®-winning American actor. Charkiris is best known for role in West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for the role. His IMDb page shows 59 acting credits from 1947 to 2021. This page will rank George Chakiris movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
George Chakiris Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1961
West Side Story (1961)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actor Win
1947
Song of Love (1947)
1962
Diamond Head (1962)
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
1964
633 Squadron (1964)
1967
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
1966
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
1963
Kings of the Sun (1963)
1953
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
1964
Flight from Ashiya (1964)
1964
Bebo's Girl (1964)
1957
Under Fire (1957)
1965
The High Bright Sun (1965)
1962
Two and Two Make Six (1962)
1969
The Big Cube (1969)
1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968)
George Chakiris Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort George Chakiris movies by his co-stars
- Sort George Chakiris movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort George Chakiris movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort George Chakiris movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each George Chakiris movie received.
- Sort George Chakiris movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | West Side Story (1961) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Natalie Wood & George Chakiris |
41.30 | 602.1 | 1,188.90 | 2 | 80 | 11 / 10 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Song of Love (1947) | Katharine Hepburn & Paul Henreid |
8.40 | 244.1 | 344.00 | 25 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 3 | Diamond Head (1962) | Charlton Heston & Yvette Mimieux |
12.90 | 184.8 | 184.80 | 15 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 4 | Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) | Dan Dailey & Cyd Charisse |
6.30 | 124.2 | 208.00 | 40 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 5 | 633 Squadron (1964) | Cliff Robertson & George Chakiris |
4.90 | 55.7 | 55.70 | 60 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 6 | The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) | Catherine Deneuve & George Chakiris |
1.90 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 103 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 7 | Is Paris Burning? (1966) | Orson Welles & Kirk Douglas |
2.00 | 19.6 | 68.10 | 101 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 9 | Kings of the Sun (1963) | Yul Brynner & George Chakiris |
4.60 | 57.3 | 57.30 | 57 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 8 | The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) | Stanley Kramer | 2.00 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 167 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 10 | Flight from Ashiya (1964) | Richard Widmark & Yul Brynner |
2.30 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 103 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 11 | Bebo's Girl (1964) | Claudia Cardinale | 0.10 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 161 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.1 | |
| 12 | Under Fire (1957) | Harry Morgan | 0.40 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 192 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 13 | The High Bright Sun (1965) | Dirk Bogarde | 1.50 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 112 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 32.8 | |
| 14 | Two and Two Make Six (1962) | Janette Scott | 0.10 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 145 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 15 | The Big Cube (1969) | Lana Turner & George Chakiris |
2.30 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 94 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 15 | The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968) | Charles Boyer | 0.10 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 183 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 |
I haven’t been anywhere since the end of 2019 because of Covid and its restrictions. Finally we left New York state this week and I’m responding from Houston.
George Chakiris has never been on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000. He is one of 3 Oscar winners for acting from 1961 still with us, the others being co-star Rita Moreno and Sophia Loren.
I have seen 11 of George’s movies. The highest ranked film of his I haven’t seen is Bebo’s Girl.
These are the actors on the 2020 list he appeared with..
20 MORGAN FREEMAN RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO DO IT (2021)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Diamond Head (1963)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM Second Chance (1953)
96 JACK PALANCE Second Chance (1953)
102 ORSON WELLES Is Paris Burning? (1966)
121 WHOOPI GOLDBERG RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO DO IT (2021)
124 ROBERT WAGNER Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT McGuire, Go Home! (1964)
168 JAMES HONG Flower Drum Song (1961)
184 HARRY ANDREWS 633 Squadron (1964)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
215 MICHAEL LONSDALE Is Paris Burning? (1966)
223 JAMES COBURN Kings of the Sun (1963)
337 CATHERINE DENEUVE The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
354 ALAIN DELON Is Paris Burning? (1966)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Is Paris Burning? (1966)
377 GLENN FORD Is Paris Burning? (1966)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI Is Paris Burning? (1966)
378 MICHEL PICCOLI The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Country Girl (1954)
385 EDDIE ALBERT The Girl Rush (1955)
439 CLIFF ROBERTSON 633 Squadron (1964)
462 STUART WHITMAN Brigadoon (1954)
502 RICHARD WIDMARK Flight from Ashiya (1964)
517 WOLFGANG PREISS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
577 ROBERT STACK Is Paris Burning? (1966)
580 YUL BRYNNER Flight from Ashiya (1964)
580 YUL BRYNNER Kings of the Sun (1963)
585 SHIRLEY KNIGHT Flight from Ashiya (1964)
611 JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO Is Paris Burning? (1966)
677 ANTHONY PERKINS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
688 LESLIE CARON Is Paris Burning? (1966)
740 GERT FROBE Is Paris Burning? (1966)
747 E.G. MARSHALL Is Paris Burning? (1966)
752 SUSAN STRASBERG McGuire, Go Home! (1964)
756 DEBBIE REYNOLDS Give a Girl a Break (1953)
759 CHARLES BOYER Is Paris Burning? (1966)
788 MARCEL DALIO Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
842 MARIANNE STONE Two and Two Make Six (1962)
934 RICHARD ANDERSON Give a Girl a Break (1953)
948 FRANK SINATRA Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
996 DIRK BOGARDE McGuire, Go Home! (1964)
George appeared with 16 Oscar winners.
BING CROSBY The Country Girl (1954)
BING CROSBY White Christmas (1954)
CHARLES COBURN Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
CHARLTON HESTON Diamond Head (1963)
CLIFF ROBERTSON 633 Squadron (1964)
DEAN JAGGER White Christmas (1954)
FRANK SINATRA Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
GRACE KELLY The Country Girl (1954)
JACK PALANCE Second Chance (1953)
JAMES COBURN Kings of the Sun (1963)
KATHARINE HEPBURN Song of Love (1947)
MORGAN FREEMAN RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO DO IT (2021)
RITA MORENO RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO DO IT (2021)
RITA MORENO West Side Story (1961)
SIMONE SIGNORET Is Paris Burning? (1966)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO DO IT (2021)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Country Girl (1954)
YUL BRYNNER Flight from Ashiya (1964)
YUL BRYNNER Kings of the Sun (1963)
Hey Dan
1. Glad you were able to leave New York…I hope your stay in Houston is enjoyable.
2. We have always been traveling the last month….as we just got back from New Jersey a couple of days ago….and are headed to Tennessee in a couple of weeks.
3. Strange that you went south and I went north….lol.
4. As always…thanks for putting together these lists….lots and lots of information as normal.
5. Most frequent Oracle star is….drumroll…..as I count…..a tie with Yul B. and Mike P. Not surprised that two movies is the leader…as he has not really made many movies.
6. 16 Oscar winners….lots of connections to the new Moreno documentary….I should probably add that documentary to his movie list.
Good stuff as always…stay safe in your travels.
I saw George Chakiris on stage as Count Dracula in London’s West End would you believe. Way back in 1979. The late Roy Dotrice played Van Helsing. Every time a fake rat scurried across the stage there were screams from the audience. I still have the program.
I’ve seen just 3 of the films on the chart, my favorite’s are West Side Story, 633 Squadron and Kings of the Sun.
West Side Story tops all the charts, as it should.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for checking out our George Charkiris page….that only leaves Ben-Hur alumni Hugh G. when looking at every single Best Supporting Actor Oscar winners that needs an UMR page. That is very cool that you saw George in London’s West End…..Dracula on the stage….that should have been fun. Tally count. 7 for Flora and 3 for you and me. I have seen Kings of the Sun, West Side Story and The High Bright Sun. West Side Story is the easy winner when looking at his movies. I did discover a worldwide rental number for that movie….which puts it’s worldwide gross over a billion (adjusted gross). Good stuff.
Before commenting on the films I have seen, I see that you need to edit the first sentence of your second paragraph. You say that George Chakiris (1931-) is an Oscar-nominate American actor. It should say Oscar-winning American actor.
I have seen 7 George Chakiris movies, all in the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is West Side Story.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is 633 Squadron.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Flight From Ashiya.
Favourite George Chakiris Movies:
West Side Story
Song of Love
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Is Paris Burning?
Flight From Ashiya
Other George Chakiris Movies:
Diamond Head
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Hey Flora
1. Thanks for the feedback on George Charkiris.
2. Thanks for the heads up on Oscar winning versus Oscar nominated….I usually look for similar previous UMR people to copy and paste the format of the page…..in this case….this time around I picked Ned Beatty…….because I was thinking he was Oscar winner too…..which he was not…..this was a long way of saying….it has been fixed.
3. Tally count: 7 for you and a combined 6 for me and Steve (3 each)
4. I have only seen one of the 7 you have seen….West Side Story
5. Good stuff as always.
You don’t add uncredited extra roles to your tables, usually. I forgot to tell you that George Chakiris is one of the men dancing in the “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” with Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Hey Flora….if George got a screen character name I included the movie into this page…..but if it said things like Dancer or Dancer #3, I did not include it. Good points on him dancing with Norma Jean in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Good stuff.