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