The protective leader of the Sharks who fiercely opposes Tony and Maria's relationship. He antagonizes Tony at the rumble, kills Riff in a knife fight, and is subsequently killed by Tony.
A carnival worker who helps set up the town fair and sells vehicles. After his girlfriend leaves him for sailors, he recruits the Garnier twins to perform at his stand in exchange for a ride to Paris. He professes his love for Delphine but is rebuffed. Later, he stops his caravan to pick up the hitchhiking Maxence, facilitating the final romantic pairing.
Young partisan who falls in love with Mara. After fleeing Italy following a double murder, he is arrested at the border, sentenced to fourteen years in prison, and becomes disillusioned, yet Mara remains devoted to him.
An EOKA fighter, Haghios wants to kill Juno, partly because she is growing close to Major McGuire. He organizes an ambush against her and later leads an unsuccessful attack on McGuire's apartment. He pursues Juno to Athens, where he mortally wounds Baker before McGuire shoots him dead.
A Norwegian resistance leader who travels to Britain to report the location of a heavily defended V-2 rocket fuel plant. He is the brother of Hilde Bergman. After returning to Norway to gather more resistance forces, he is captured by the Gestapo and tortured. To prevent him from breaking under interrogation, Grant and Bissell bomb the Gestapo building, ending his suffering.
Dean is Paul's brother. After Paul is killed, Dean and his family take in Sloane when she runs away to Honolulu. He later joins Sloane in an angry confrontation with Richard over Richard's refusal to accept his newborn son, becoming part of the challenge that forces Richard to face a personal dilemma.
An American serviceman in England who goes absent without leave and knocks out a sergeant sent to arrest him. While fleeing by motorcycle, he becomes separated from Julie through a mix-up and travels with Irene instead. He tries to arrange passage out of the country, but ultimately gives himself up at Army headquarters, where Irene claims to be pregnant by him to lessen his court-martial sentence.
Lisa's womanizing, fortune-hunting boyfriend and a medical student. He exploits Lisa's distrust of Adriana, conspires to lace Adriana's sedatives with LSD, and uses recordings to intensify her hallucinations. After manipulating Lisa into marriage and divorce, he is rejected by others and begins taking LSD himself.
A U.S. Air Force rescue pilot serving with Takashima and Stevenson. He fears flying solo after an earlier helicopter approach triggered an avalanche that buried the people he was trying to rescue. When Stevenson is injured during the landing, Gregg overcomes his fear, handles the dangerous takeoff, and flies the aircraft back to Ashiya.
George Chakiris has 54 screen credits in a career dating back to 1944. Signature works include West Side Story, Is Paris Burning?, Bebo's Girl. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
