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