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
Cinderella Man
(Father Rorick)
Escape Clause
(Captain Vincent Nalli)
Scanners
(Tony (uncredited))
Princes In Exile
(Dr. Merritt)
Nowhere to Hide
(Mike Watson)
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
(Al Binder)
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
(Sal Paconi)
The House by the Lake
(Harry)
The Devil and Max Devlin
(Jerry Nadler)
Crimes of Fashion
(Sal Hugo)
Stone Cold Dead
(Sgt. Tony Colabre)
The Italian Machine
The Two Mr. Kissels
(Bill Kissel)
Saving Emily
(Russo)
Behind the Red Door
(Father)
Welcome to Blood City
(Ricardo)
The Engagement Ring
(Johnny Anselmi)
The Thin Blue Lie
(Vinnie)
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
(Connie Babilonia Sr.)
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
Still Mine
(Judge)
When Justice Fails
(Captain Tanner)
Virus
(Leo Burns)
A Father for Brittany
(Bob Minkowitz)
Tipping Point
(John Patterson)
Sugartime
(Michael Delfano)
Flash of Genius
(Professor Irwin)
The Sentinel
(Director Overbrook)
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
(Gershen Isen)
Unfinished Business
(Carl)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
(Santo Trafficante)
One Week
(Gerald Tyler)
Clown
(Walt)
Power Play
(Hillsman)
Starcrossed
(Chairman)
In Like Flynn
(Danton)
WarGames: The Dead Code
(Bill Carter)
Guilty Hearts
(Det. Mike Virgilio)
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
(Don Brown)
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
(Pierre Salinger)
Between Friends
(Chino)
A Time to Live
(Dr. Strathmore)
Mafia Princess
(Louie)
Miss Sloane
(Bill Sanford)
Between Friends
(Dr. Seth Simpson)
Running
(Howard)
Act of Vengeance
(Millard Atler)
Snap Decision
(Jack Bradley)
Gone Tomorrow
(Frank Thompson)
The Perfect Neighbor
(Detective Lupo)
Spreading Ground
(Capt. Neiman)
Break a Leg
(Hit-man)
Night Friend
(Jack)
Uncut Gem
(Max)
Breakthrough
(Fire Chief)
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
(Shelton)
The Suicide Murders
(Pete Staziak)
Joshua Then and Now
(Seymour Kaplan)
A Simple Fucking Gesture
(Man)
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
(Narrator (Voice))
The Running Man
(Ben Carfield)
Family of Strangers
(Tim)
The Terry Fox Story
(Wilson)
FX: The Series
(Mini the Pickpocket)
Highlander: The Raven
(Martin Foster)
La Femme Nikita
(Stephan Vacek)
Teleplay
(Reinhardt)
Twice in a Lifetime
(Coach Rybeck)
Sidestreet
For The Record
(Ben Carfield)
War of the Worlds
(Bradley)
Blood & Treasure
(Sharif Gazal)
Kojak
(Henry Mussina)
Republic of Doyle
(Anton Strata)
Echoes in the Darkness
(Costopoulos)
The Listener
(Charles Harrow)
ReGenesis
(Eric Dixon)
This Is Wonderland
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Philip Bellamy)