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