george chakiris played bernardo in the movie west side story.
george chakiris played bernardo in the movie west side story.
who played bernardo in the movie west side story?
george chakiris
although robbins pushed for 29-year-old carol lawrence, the first maria, to be cast in the same role in the film, after seeing her screen test the producers agreed she was too old to play the part. a number of other cast members from the broadway and west end productions were cast in the film. tony mordente, who played a-rab on stage, was cast as action in the film, and george chakiris, riff in the london stage production, played bernardo in the film. tucker smith, who joined the broadway production several months into its run, played diesel, renamed ice for the film. david winters, the first stage baby john, played a-rab, eliot feld, an ensemble member and understudy for baby john on broadway, played baby john. jay norman, juano on stage, appeared as pepe. reprising their stage roles in the film were carole d'andrea as velma, tommy abott as gee-tar, and william bramley as officer krupke.
west side story (1961 film)
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west side story is a 1957 american musical.









































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section::::uses related to the musical.









































bullet::::- "west side story (original broadway cast)", a 1957 recording









































bullet::::- "west side story" (1961 film), an adaptation directed by robert wise and jerome robbins









































bullet::::- "west side story" (soundtrack), a 1961 soundtrack album from the film









































bullet::::- "west side story", a novelization of the film by irving shulman









































bullet::::- "west side story" (2020 film), an adaptation directed by steven spielberg









































bullet::::- "west side story suite", a 1995 ballet
west side story (disambiguation)