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Tamblyn was unable to consolidate his position as a leading man, and later said he "dropped out" after his West Side Story success and devoted himself to art, refusing movie roles, as well as the role of Gilligan in the TV series Gilligan's Island.
Nov 23, 2021 · Tamblyn says that he was able to spend some time on the set of the new film, and even had a heart-to-heart with Mike Faist, who plays the new Riff. "I asked...
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- Natalie Wood as Maria. Wood played the lead female character of Maria in 1961's West Side Story. Maria is compared to Shakespeare's Juliet who falls in love with Tony's Romeo.
- Richard Beymer as Tony. Beymer played Tony, the male lead in 1961's West Side Story, who falls in love with Maria after their first encounter. Prior to the musical film, he appeared in 1959's The Diary of Anne Frank.
- Russ Tamblyn as Riff. Tamblyn played the snappy, tough guy and Jet leader Riff in 1961's West Side Story. This role wasn't what he intended to play when he first auditioned.
- Rita Moreno as Anita. Moreno played the unforgettable, Oscar-winning role of Anita, Maria's best friend, in 1961's West Side Story. She has had an impressive career and even plays a part in Spielberg's film (although she did not revive her role).
May 5, 2021 · Perhaps that’s the reason Steven Spielberg felt compelled to direct his own take, which is due in theaters later this year. Recently Chakiris, an Oscar winner for the film, joined with his co-star Tamblyn and Mankiewicz to talk about West Side Story and the upcoming film festival.
Originally auditioned for the part of "Tony" in West Side Story (1961), but was cast as "Riff" instead, while the part of "Tony" went to Richard Beymer. In 1997, he made a one-shot guest appearance on General Hospital (1963) in a song-and-dance sketch that featured his daughter, Amber Tamblyn .
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Apr 25, 2021 · He's an acrobat, dancer, and Oscar-nominated actor best known for "West Side Story" – but for many years, Russ Tamblyn stepped out of the limelight, to pursue a different kind of art.
Nov 16, 2011 · Actors George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn, Maria Jimenez Henley and producer Walter Mirisch at the Academy Event “West Side Story (1961)” on July 18, 2016 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
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