Chuck Shamata

Chuck Shamata

Biography

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

Filmography

Break a Leg

2009

As Hit-man

Night Friend

1988

As Jack

The Running Man

1981

As Ben Carfield

The House by the Lake

1976

As Harry

Tipping Point

2007

As John Patterson

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

1978

As Gershen Isen

Between Friends

1973

As Chino

Between Friends

1983

As Dr. Seth Simpson

Gone Tomorrow

2015

As Frank Thompson

Stone Cold Dead

1979

As Sgt. Tony Colabre

Behind the Red Door

2003

As Father

Saving Emily

2004

As Russo

The Engagement Ring

2005

As Johnny Anselmi

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

1990

As Connie Babilonia Sr.

WarGames: The Dead Code

2008

As Bill Carter

Mafia Princess

1986

As Louie

The Suicide Murders

1985

As Pete Staziak

Crimes of Fashion

2004

As Sal Hugo

The Two Mr. Kissels

2008

As Bill Kissel

A Father for Brittany

1998

As Bob Minkowitz

Unfinished Business

1984

As Carl

Clown

2014

As Walt

Uncut Gem

1990

As Max

Nowhere to Hide

1987

As Mike Watson

When Justice Fails

1999

As Captain Tanner

Running

1979

As Howard

Starcrossed

1985

As Chairman

The Perfect Neighbor

2005

As Detective Lupo

Spreading Ground

2000

As Capt. Neiman

The Devil and Max Devlin

1981

As Jerry Nadler

Still Mine

2012

As Judge

Virus

1996

As Leo Burns

One Week

2008

As Gerald Tyler

In Like Flynn

1985

As Danton

The Thin Blue Lie

2000

As Vinnie

Power Play

1978

As Hillsman

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000

As Pierre Salinger

Princes In Exile

1991

As Dr. Merritt

Miss Sloane

2016

As Bill Sanford

Alegría: An Enchanting Fable

1999

As Narrator (Voice)

The Sentinel

2006

As Director Overbrook

Joshua Then and Now

1985

As Seymour Kaplan

Breakthrough

2019

As Fire Chief

Welcome to Blood City

1977

As Ricardo

A Time to Live

1985

As Dr. Strathmore

Cinderella Man

2005

As Father Rorick

Guilty Hearts

2002

As Det. Mike Virgilio

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

2003

As Shelton

Act of Vengeance

1986

As Millard Atler

Escape Clause

1996

As Captain Vincent Nalli

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

1999

As Santo Trafficante

The Terry Fox Story

1983

As Wilson

Scanners

1981

As Tony (uncredited)

Sugartime

1995

As Michael Delfano

Flash of Genius

2008

As Professor Irwin

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