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