Chuck Shamata
65 movies · 18 TV shows
- 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
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Chuck Shamata: movies and TV shows
Acting (83)
- 2020 A Simple Fucking Gesture
as Man
- 2019
- 2019 Breakthrough
as Chief Marlo
- 2016 Miss Sloane
as Bill Sanford
- 2015 Gone Tomorrow
as Frank Thompson
- 2014 Clown
as Walt
- 2012 Still Mine
as Judge
- 2012
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009 Break a Leg
as Hit-man
- 2008 The Two Mr. Kissels
as Bill Kissel
- 2008 One Week
as Gerald Tyler
- 2008 Flash of Genius
as Professor Irwin
- 2008 WarGames: The Dead Code
as Bill Carter
- 2007 Tipping Point
as John Patterson
- 2006 The Sentinel
as Director Overbrook
- 2005 The Engagement Ring
as Johnny Anselmi
- 2005 The Perfect Neighbor
as Detective Lupo
- 2005 Cinderella Man
as Father Rorick
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 Saving Emily
as Russo
- 2004 Crimes of Fashion
as Sal Hugo
- 2004 The Day After Tomorrow
as General Pierce
- 2004
- 2003 DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
as Shelton
- 2003 Behind the Red Door
as Father
- 2002 Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
as Don Brown
- 2002 Guilty Hearts
as Det. Mike Virgilio
- 2001 Snap Decision
as Jack Bradley
- 2000
- 2000 Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Pierre Salinger
- 2000 The Thin Blue Lie
as Vinnie
- 2000 Spreading Ground
as Capt. Neiman
- 1999 When Justice Fails
as Captain Tanner
- 1999
- 1999 Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Santo Trafficante
- 1999 Alegría
as Narrator (Voice)
- 1998
- 1998 A Father for Brittany
as Bob Minkowitz
- 1997
- 1996 Virus
as Leo Burns
- 1996
- 1996 Escape Clause
as Captain Vincent Nalli
- 1995 Sugartime
as Michael Delfano
- 1995 Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
as Al Binder
- 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 On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
as Connie Babilonia Sr.
- 1990 Uncut Gem
as Max
- 1988
- 1988 Martha, Ruth & Edie
as Mario Cellini
- 1988 Night Friend
as Jack
- 1987
- 1987 Nowhere to Hide
as Mike Watson
- 1986
- 1986 Act of Vengeance
as Millard Atler
- 1986 Mafia Princess
as Louie
- 1985 A Time to Live
as Dr. Strathmore
- 1985
- 1985 Joshua Then and Now
as Seymour Kaplan
- 1985
- 1985 In Like Flynn
as Danton
- 1985 Starcrossed
as Chairman
- 1985 The Suicide Murders
as Pete Staziak
- 1984 Unfinished Business
as Carl
- 1983 Between Friends
as Dr. Seth Simpson
- 1983 The Terry Fox Story
as Wilson
- 1981 The Devil and Max Devlin
as Jerry Nadler
- 1981 The Running Man
as Ben Carfield
- 1981 Scanners
as Tony (uncredited)
- 1979 Running
as Howard
- 1979 Stone Cold Dead
as Sgt. Tony Colabre
- 1978 Power Play
as Hillsman
- 1978 I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
as Gershen Isen
- 1977 Welcome to Blood City
as Ricardo
- 1976
- 1976 The House by the Lake
as Harry
- 1976
- 1975
- 1973 Between Friends
as Chino