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Chuck Shamata
0.7 Popularity
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
Known For
Credits
A Simple Fucking Gesture
as Man
2020
6.7
Blood & Treasure
as Sharif Gazal
2019
6.7
Breakthrough
as Chief Marlo
2019
7.6
Miss Sloane
as Bill Sanford
2016
7.4
Gone Tomorrow
as Frank Thompson
2015
4.9
Clown
as Walt
2014
5.8
Still Mine
as Judge
2012
6.9
Republic of Doyle
as Anton Strata
2010
7.0
The Listener
as Charles Harrow
2009
6.9
Break a Leg
as Hit-man
2009
2.0
The Two Mr. Kissels
as Bill Kissel
2008
5.0
One Week
as Gerald Tyler
2008
6.8
Flash of Genius
as Professor Irwin
2008
6.5
WarGames: The Dead Code
as Bill Carter
2008
5.1
🎬
Tipping Point
as John Patterson
2007
6.2
The Sentinel
as Director Overbrook
2006
6.1
The Engagement Ring
as Johnny Anselmi
2005
4.8
The Perfect Neighbor
as Detective Lupo
2005
5.3
Cinderella Man
as Father Rorick
2005
7.6
Kojak
as Henry Mussina
2005
4.0
ReGenesis
as Eric Dixon
2004
7.3
Saving Emily
as Russo
2004
5.0
Crimes of Fashion
as Sal Hugo
2004
4.5
This Is Wonderland
2004
9.0
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
as Shelton
2003
6.7
Behind the Red Door
as Father
2003
5.3
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
as Don Brown
2002
0.0
Guilty Hearts
as Det. Mike Virgilio
2002
3.5
Snap Decision
as Jack Bradley
2001
5.6
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Pierre Salinger
2000
6.0
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Pierre Salinger
2000
0.0
The Thin Blue Lie
as Vinnie
2000
6.0
Spreading Ground
as Capt. Neiman
2000
3.1
When Justice Fails
as Captain Tanner
1999
4.9
Twice in a Lifetime
as Coach Rybeck
1999
5.5
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Santo Trafficante
1999
4.3
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
as Narrator (Voice)
1999
6.6
Highlander: The Raven
as Martin Foster
1998
5.3
A Father for Brittany
as Bob Minkowitz
1998
7.5
La Femme Nikita
as Stephan Vacek
1997
7.4
Virus
as Leo Burns
1996
2.7
FX: The Series
as Mini the Pickpocket
1996
6.2
Escape Clause
as Captain Vincent Nalli
1996
4.6
Sugartime
as Michael Delfano
1995
5.9
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
as Al Binder
1995
5.5
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
as Sal Paconi
1994
5.5
Family of Strangers
as Tim
1993
5.8
Princes In Exile
as Dr. Merritt
1991
4.5
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
as Connie Babilonia Sr.
1990
0.0
Uncut Gem
as Max
1990
0.0
War of the Worlds
as Bradley
1988
6.2
🎬
Martha, Ruth & Edie
as Mario Cellini
1988
0.0
Night Friend
as Jack
1988
2.0
Echoes in the Darkness
as Costopoulos
1987
0.0
Nowhere to Hide
as Mike Watson
1987
6.3
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
1986
4.0
Act of Vengeance
as Millard Atler
1986
5.6
Mafia Princess
as Louie
1986
10.0
A Time to Live
as Dr. Strathmore
1985
8.5
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Philip Bellamy
1985
7.2
Joshua Then and Now
as Seymour Kaplan
1985
5.0
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
6.5
In Like Flynn
as Danton
1985
0.0
Starcrossed
as Chairman
1985
4.8
🎬
The Suicide Murders
as Pete Staziak
1985
0.0
Unfinished Business
as Carl
1984
7.0
Between Friends
as Dr. Seth Simpson
1983
6.0
The Terry Fox Story
as Wilson
1983
6.1
The Devil and Max Devlin
as Jerry Nadler
1981
5.8
🎬
The Running Man
as Ben Carfield
1981
5.0
Scanners
as Tony (uncredited)
1981
6.7
Running
as Howard
1979
6.6
Stone Cold Dead
as Sgt. Tony Colabre
1979
5.9
Power Play
as Hillsman
1978
7.0
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
as Gershen Isen
1978
4.3
Welcome to Blood City
as Ricardo
1977
4.9
For The Record
as Ben Carfield
1977
0.0
The Italian Machine
1976
6.0
🎬
Teleplay
as Reinhardt
1976
7.0
The House by the Lake
as Harry
1976
5.7
Sidestreet
1975
5.0
Between Friends
as Chino
1973
0.0