Acting
Chuck Shamata
EN cinema · 65 credits
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
Filmography
Breakthrough
as Chief Marlo
Miss Sloane
as Bill Sanford
Gone Tomorrow
as Frank Thompson
Clown
as Walt
Still Mine
as Judge
Break a Leg
as Hit-man
The Two Mr. Kissels
as Bill Kissel
Flash of Genius
as Professor Irwin
One Week
as Gerald Tyler
WarGames: The Dead Code
as Bill Carter
Tipping Point
as John Patterson
The Sentinel
as Director Overbrook
Cinderella Man
as Father Rorick
The Engagement Ring
as Johnny Anselmi
The Perfect Neighbor
as Detective Lupo
Crimes of Fashion
as Sal Hugo
Saving Emily
as Russo
The Day After Tomorrow
as General Pierce
Behind the Red Door
as Father
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
as Shelton
Guilty Hearts
as Det. Mike Virgilio
Snap Decision
as Jack Bradley
The Thin Blue Lie
as Vinnie
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Pierre Salinger
Spreading Ground
as Capt. Neiman
When Justice Fails
as Captain Tanner
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Santo Trafficante
Alegría
as Narrator (Voice)
A Father for Brittany
as Bob Minkowitz
Escape Clause
as Captain Vincent Nalli
Virus
as Leo Burns
Sugartime
as Michael Delfano
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
as Sal Paconi
Princes In Exile
as Dr. Merritt
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
as Connie Babilonia Sr.
Uncut Gem
as Max
Night Friend
as Jack
Martha, Ruth & Edie
1988
Martha, Ruth & Edie
as Mario Cellini
Nowhere to Hide
as Mike Watson
Mafia Princess
as Louie
Act of Vengeance
as Millard Atler
Starcrossed
as Chairman
In Like Flynn
as Danton
A Time to Live
as Dr. Strathmore
The Suicide Murders
1985
The Suicide Murders
as Pete Staziak
Joshua Then and Now
as Seymour Kaplan
Between Friends
as Dr. Seth Simpson
The Terry Fox Story
as Wilson
Scanners
as Tony (uncredited)
The Devil and Max Devlin
as Jerry Nadler
The Running Man
1981
The Running Man
as Ben Carfield
Stone Cold Dead
as Sgt. Tony Colabre
Running
as Howard
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
as Gershen Isen
Power Play
as Hillsman
Welcome to Blood City
as Ricardo
Between Friends
as Chino