Chuck Shamata
Chuck Shamata's career spans four decades in film, television and theatre. Among his most recent credits are the feature films One Week, The Sentinal, Cinderella Man and War Games 2; the cable movies Tipping Point,The Engagement Ring and Kojak (and the ensuing series). Don Shebib's classic Between Friends - often recognized by critics as one of Canada's all time best - was the film for which Shamata received his first Genie Award nomination, and was presented with a Migliore Attore award by the legendary Vittorio De Sica at the Sorrento Film Festival. His other feature credits include The Spreading Ground with Dennis Hopper, Joshua Then and Now with James Woods, Power Play with Peter O'Toole, The Devil and Max Devlin with Bill Cosby and Night Friend with Art Carney. On the small screen, Shamata was nominated for a Gemini Award for his starring role as a family man facing his homosexuality in the network film The Running Man. Other network movie credits include A Father for Brittany, On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story, the Cable Ace Award-winning Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, Echoes in the Darkness and Between Friends alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Burnett. He played Pierre Salinger in the mini-series Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and for Showtime Networks he co-starred in the Tony Bill-directed cable feature Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story; as mafia boss Sam Giancana in The Family; The Thin Blue Lie with Rob Morrow; and Escape Clause with Paul Sorvino. On stage, Shamata played Dr. Astrov opposite Peter O'Toole in Uncle Vanya in Toronto and Chicago, Torvald in A Doll's House and leading roles in Doc, Good Woman of Setzuan, To Clothe The Naked, You're Gonna Be Alright Jamie Boy, Battering Ram, My Fat Friend, Chapter Two, The Country Girl and The Indian Wants The Bronx in theaters from Halifax to Los Angeles. - IMDb Mini Biography
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Films (65)
A Simple Fucking Gesture
2020 · Man
Breakthrough
2019 · Chief Marlo
Miss Sloane
2016 · Bill Sanford
Gone Tomorrow
2015 · Frank Thompson
Clown
2014 · Walt
Still Mine
2012 · Judge
Break a Leg
2009 · Hit-man
The Two Mr. Kissels
2008 · Bill Kissel
One Week
2008 · Gerald Tyler
Flash of Genius
2008 · Professor Irwin
WarGames: The Dead Code
2008 · Bill Carter
Tipping Point
2007 · John Patterson
The Sentinel
2006 · Director Overbrook
The Engagement Ring
2005 · Johnny Anselmi
The Perfect Neighbor
2005 · Detective Lupo
Cinderella Man
2005 · Father Rorick
Saving Emily
2004 · Russo
Crimes of Fashion
2004 · Sal Hugo
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · General Pierce
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003 · Shelton
Behind the Red Door
2003 · Father
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002 · Don Brown
Guilty Hearts
2002 · Det. Mike Virgilio
Conclusions hâtives
2001 · Jack Bradley
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Pierre Salinger
The Thin Blue Lie
2000 · Vinnie
Spreading Ground
2000 · Capt. Neiman
When Justice Fails
1999 · Captain Tanner
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999 · Santo Trafficante
Alegría
1999 · Narrator (Voice)
A Father for Brittany
1998 · Bob Minkowitz
Virus
1996 · Leo Burns
Escape Clause
1996 · Captain Vincent Nalli
Sugartime
1995 · Michael Delfano
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
1995 · Al Binder
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
1994 · Sal Paconi
Family of Strangers
1993 · Tim
Princes In Exile
1991 · Dr. Merritt
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990 · Connie Babilonia Sr.
Uncut Gem
1990 · Max
Martha, Ruth & Edie
1988 · Mario Cellini
Night Friend
1988 · Jack
Nowhere to Hide
1987 · Mike Watson
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
1986
Act of Vengeance
1986 · Millard Atler
Mafia Princess
1986 · Louie
A Time to Live
1985 · Dr. Strathmore
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Seymour Kaplan
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
In Like Flynn
1985 · Danton
Starcrossed
1985 · Chairman
The Suicide Murders
1985 · Pete Staziak
Unfinished Business
1984 · Carl
Between Friends
1983 · Dr. Seth Simpson
The Terry Fox Story
1983 · Wilson
The Devil and Max Devlin
1981 · Jerry Nadler
The Running Man
1981 · Ben Carfield
Scanners
1981 · Tony (uncredited)
Running
1979 · Howard
Stone Cold Dead
1979 · Sgt. Tony Colabre
Power Play
1978 · Hillsman
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
1978 · Gershen Isen
Welcome to Blood City
1977 · Ricardo
The House by the Lake
1976 · Harry
Between Friends
1973 · Chino
Séries (18)
Blood & Treasure
2019 · Sharif Gazal
Fugget About It
2012 · Cheech (voice)
Republic of Doyle
2010 · Anton Strata
The Listener
2009 · Charles Harrow
Kojak
2005 · Henry Mussina
ReGenesis
2004 · Eric Dixon
This Is Wonderland
2004
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Pierre Salinger
Twice in a Lifetime
1999 · Coach Rybeck
Highlander: The Raven
1998 · Martin Foster
La Femme Nikita
1997 · Stephan Vacek
FX: The Series
1996 · Mini the Pickpocket
War of the Worlds
1988 · Bradley
Echoes in the Darkness
1987 · Costopoulos
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Philip Bellamy
Teleplay
1976 · Reinhardt
For the Record
1976 · Ben Carfield
Sidestreet
1975