Chuck Shamata
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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
Known for
Credits
Cinderella Man (2005)
as Father Rorick
Miss Sloane (2016)
as Bill Sanford
Scanners (1981)
as Tony (uncredited)
Clown (2014)
as Walt
The Sentinel (2006)
as Director Overbrook
Breakthrough (2019)
as Chief Marlo
Alegría (1999)
as Narrator (Voice)
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
as Sal Paconi
WarGames: The Dead Code (2008)
as Bill Carter
Flash of Genius (2008)
as Professor Irwin
Still Mine (2012)
as Judge
The Terry Fox Story (1983)
as Wilson
Nowhere to Hide (1987)
as Mike Watson
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
as Santo Trafficante
The Two Mr. Kissels (2008)
as Bill Kissel
Welcome to Blood City (1977)
as Ricardo
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)
as Shelton
Between Friends (1973)
as Chino
A Father for Brittany (1998)
as Bob Minkowitz
Night Friend (1988)
as Jack
Stone Cold Dead (1979)
as Sgt. Tony Colabre
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)
Actor
Virus (1996)
as Leo Burns
Act of Vengeance (1986)
as Millard Atler
One Week (2008)
as Gerald Tyler
Behind the Red Door (2003)
as Father
Joshua Then and Now (1985)
as Seymour Kaplan
The Engagement Ring (2005)
as Johnny Anselmi
Mafia Princess (1986)
as Louie
Power Play (1978)
as Hillsman
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
as Jerry Nadler
Crimes of Fashion (2004)
as Sal Hugo
Spreading Ground (2000)
as Capt. Neiman
The House by the Lake (1976)
as Harry
Family of Strangers (1993)
as Tim
Running (1979)
as Howard
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
as Gershen Isen
Escape Clause (1996)
as Captain Vincent Nalli
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
as Pierre Salinger
The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
as Vinnie
Between Friends (1983)
as Dr. Seth Simpson
Sugartime (1995)
as Michael Delfano
Martha, Ruth & Edie (1988)
as Mario Cellini
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (1990)
as Connie Babilonia Sr.
Saving Emily (2004)
as Russo
The Perfect Neighbor (2005)
as Detective Lupo
Guilty Hearts (2002)
as Det. Mike Virgilio
The Suicide Murders (1985)
as Pete Staziak
Snap Decision (2001)
as Jack Bradley
Uncut Gem (1990)
as Max
When Justice Fails (1999)
as Captain Tanner
The Running Man (1981)
as Ben Carfield
Break a Leg (2009)
as Hit-man
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
as Al Binder
Starcrossed (1985)
as Chairman
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)
Actor
Tipping Point (2007)
as John Patterson
A Time to Live (1985)
as Dr. Strathmore
In Like Flynn (1985)
as Danton
Princes In Exile (1991)
as Dr. Merritt
A Simple Fucking Gesture (2020)
as Man
Unfinished Business (1984)
as Carl
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)
as Don Brown
Gone Tomorrow (2015)
as Frank Thompson