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George Chakiris
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"Rita and I went together and had the most amazing time," Chakiris said in a telephone interview. "I was nominated with Peter Falk [Pocketful of Miracles], Montgomery Clift [Judgment at Nuremberg], Jackie Gleason [The Hustler] and George C. Scott [The Hustler]."
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Born September 16, 1933 in Norwood, Ohio to parents of Greek origin, Chakiris made his film debut at the age of 12 singing in the chorus of Song of Love (1947). Following his graduation from high school, Chakiris supported his night-time dancing, singing and dramatic lessons with a daytime job clerking in a Los Angeles department store.
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George Chakiris movies DVDs filmography available to buy at CDUniverse are listed below. Information on films includes: other actor and actress, star cast and crew information, reviews, director, photo of cover art, product pics and more.
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After a court declares Turner mentally incompetent, Mossberg is rich and free to marry Chakiris. Their wedding celebration is a full-tilt '60s happening, replete with couples going at it on the floor and bikers riding their Harleys into the swimming pool. But when Chakiris tries bedding best friend Rodgers instead of his bride on his wedding night, Mossberg realizes belatedly that he's no good. She quickly divorces the scumbag. Now penniless, Chakiris starts gobbling so many "sugar" cubes he goes completely bonkers himself.
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When movie roles became few, Chakiris turned to television for acting roles. He worked steadily through the 1970s and 1980s, appearing on such shows as Medical Center, Hawaii Five-O, Dallas, Murder, She Wrote and the TV daytime drama Santa Barbara.
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While Oscar-winning actor Chakiris is conspicuously absent from the documentary and it would have been better to include a wider range of actors, the interviews cover a lot of territory, including such unpleasant aspects as Robbins being fired. It's a rare treat to hear Natalie Wood's own singing voice—dubbed without Wood's knowledge by Marni Nixon—and each star is given his or her due.
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