Cast
Chuck Shamata
Acting
Cast
Chuck Shamata
Known for
Acting
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
★7.6
MOVIE2005
Cinderella Man
as Father Rorick
★7.4
MOVIE2016
Miss Sloane
as Bill Sanford
★6.7
MOVIE1981
Scanners
as Tony (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE2014
Clown
as Walt
★6.1
MOVIE2006
The Sentinel
as Director Overbrook
★7.6
MOVIE2019
Breakthrough
as Chief Marlo
★6.6
MOVIE1999
Alegría
as Narrator (Voice)
★5.6
MOVIE1994
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
as Sal Paconi
★5.1
MOVIE2008
WarGames: The Dead Code
as Bill Carter
★6.6
MOVIE2008
Flash of Genius
as Professor Irwin
★6.9
MOVIE2012
Still Mine
as Judge
★6.2
MOVIE1983
The Terry Fox Story
as Wilson
★6.5
MOVIE1987
Nowhere to Hide
as Mike Watson
★5.2
MOVIE1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Santo Trafficante
★5.0
MOVIE2008
The Two Mr. Kissels
as Bill Kissel
★5.4
MOVIE1977
Welcome to Blood City
as Ricardo
★6.6
MOVIE2003
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
as Shelton
★7.0
MOVIE1973
Between Friends
as Chino
★7.6
MOVIE1998
A Father for Brittany
as Bob Minkowitz
★3.7
MOVIE1988
Night Friend
as Jack
★5.9
MOVIE1979
Stone Cold Dead
as Sgt. Tony Colabre
★4.6
MOVIE1986
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
★3.1
MOVIE1996
Virus
as Leo Burns
★5.7
MOVIE1986
Act of Vengeance
as Millard Atler
★6.8
MOVIE2008
One Week
as Gerald Tyler
★5.4
MOVIE2003
Behind the Red Door
as Father
★5.4
MOVIE1985
Joshua Then and Now
as Seymour Kaplan
★5.6
MOVIE2005
The Engagement Ring
as Johnny Anselmi
★10.0
MOVIE1986
Mafia Princess
as Louie
★7.2
MOVIE1978
Power Play
as Hillsman
★5.9
MOVIE1981
The Devil and Max Devlin
as Jerry Nadler
★4.6
MOVIE2004
Crimes of Fashion
as Sal Hugo
★3.9
MOVIE2000
Spreading Ground
as Capt. Neiman
★5.8
MOVIE1976
The House by the Lake
as Harry
★5.7
MOVIE1993
Family of Strangers
as Tim
★6.7
MOVIE1979
Running
as Howard
★4.8
MOVIE1978
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
as Gershen Isen
★4.8
MOVIE1996
Escape Clause
as Captain Vincent Nalli
MOVIE2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Pierre Salinger
★7.0
MOVIE2000
The Thin Blue Lie
as Vinnie
★7.0
MOVIE1983
Between Friends
as Dr. Seth Simpson
★5.9
MOVIE1995
Sugartime
as Michael Delfano
★9.0
MOVIE1988
Martha, Ruth & Edie
as Mario Cellini
★10.0
MOVIE1990
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
as Connie Babilonia Sr.
★6.0
MOVIE2004
Saving Emily
as Russo
★5.6
MOVIE2005
The Perfect Neighbor
as Detective Lupo
★4.6
MOVIE2002
Guilty Hearts
as Det. Mike Virgilio
MOVIE1985
The Suicide Murders
as Pete Staziak
★5.7
MOVIE2001
Snap Decision
as Jack Bradley
★7.0
MOVIE1990
Uncut Gem
as Max
★5.1
MOVIE1999
When Justice Fails
as Captain Tanner
★5.0
MOVIE1981
The Running Man
as Ben Carfield
★2.0
MOVIE2009
Break a Leg
as Hit-man
★6.3
MOVIE1995
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
as Al Binder
★5.1
MOVIE1985
Starcrossed
as Chairman
★7.0
MOVIE1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
★6.2
MOVIE2007
Tipping Point
as John Patterson
★8.0
MOVIE1985
A Time to Live
as Dr. Strathmore
★6.5
MOVIE1985
In Like Flynn
as Danton
★5.0
MOVIE1991
Princes In Exile
as Dr. Merritt
★6.7
MOVIE2020
A Simple Fucking Gesture
as Man
★7.5
MOVIE1984
Unfinished Business
as Carl
★8.0
MOVIE2002
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
as Don Brown
★4.5
MOVIE2015
Gone Tomorrow
as Frank Thompson