Chuck Shamata
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
Known For
Filmography
A Simple Fucking Gesture
Movie · as Man
Breakthrough
Movie · as Chief Marlo
Blood & Treasure
TV · as Sharif Gazal · 1 ep
Miss Sloane
Movie · as Bill Sanford
Gone Tomorrow
Movie · as Frank Thompson
Clown
Movie · as Walt
Still Mine
Movie · as Judge
Fugget About It
TV · as Cheech (voice) · 1 ep
Republic of Doyle
TV · as Anton Strata · 1 ep
Break a Leg
Movie · as Hit-man
The Listener
TV · as Charles Harrow · 1 ep
The Two Mr. Kissels
Movie · as Bill Kissel
Flash of Genius
Movie · as Professor Irwin
One Week
Movie · as Gerald Tyler
WarGames: The Dead Code
Movie · as Bill Carter
Tipping Point
Movie · as John Patterson
The Sentinel
Movie · as Director Overbrook
Cinderella Man
Movie · as Father Rorick
The Engagement Ring
Movie · as Johnny Anselmi
The Perfect Neighbor
Movie · as Detective Lupo
Kojak
TV · as Henry Mussina · 9 eps
Crimes of Fashion
Movie · as Sal Hugo
Saving Emily
Movie · as Russo
The Day After Tomorrow
Movie · as General Pierce
ReGenesis
TV · as Eric Dixon · 1 ep
This Is Wonderland
TV · 1 ep
Behind the Red Door
Movie · as Father
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Movie · as Shelton
Guilty Hearts
Movie · as Det. Mike Virgilio
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Movie · as Don Brown
Snap Decision
Movie · as Jack Bradley
The Thin Blue Lie
Movie · as Vinnie
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Movie · as Pierre Salinger
Spreading Ground
Movie · as Capt. Neiman
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
TV · as Pierre Salinger · 2 eps
When Justice Fails
Movie · as Captain Tanner
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Movie · as Santo Trafficante
Alegría
Movie · as Narrator (Voice)
Twice in a Lifetime
TV · as Coach Rybeck · 1 ep
A Father for Brittany
Movie · as Bob Minkowitz
Highlander: The Raven
TV · as Martin Foster · 1 ep
La Femme Nikita
TV · as Stephan Vacek · 1 ep
Escape Clause
Movie · as Captain Vincent Nalli
Virus
Movie · as Leo Burns
FX: The Series
TV · as Mini the Pickpocket · 1 ep
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Movie · as Al Binder
Sugartime
Movie · as Michael Delfano
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Movie · as Sal Paconi
Family of Strangers
Movie · as Tim
Princes In Exile
Movie · as Dr. Merritt
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
Movie · as Connie Babilonia Sr.
Uncut Gem
Movie · as Max
Night Friend
Movie · as Jack
Martha, Ruth & Edie
Movie · as Mario Cellini
War of the Worlds
TV · as Bradley · 1 ep
Nowhere to Hide
Movie · as Mike Watson
Echoes in the Darkness
TV · as Costopoulos · 2 eps
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
Movie
Mafia Princess
Movie · as Louie
Act of Vengeance
Movie · as Millard Atler
The Right of the People
Movie · as Phil Petroni
Starcrossed
Movie · as Chairman
In Like Flynn
Movie · as Danton
A Time to Live
Movie · as Dr. Strathmore
The Suicide Murders
Movie · as Pete Staziak
Joshua Then and Now
Movie · as Seymour Kaplan
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Movie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Philip Bellamy · 1 ep
Unfinished Business
Movie · as Carl
Between Friends
Movie · as Dr. Seth Simpson
The Terry Fox Story
Movie · as Wilson
Scanners
Movie · as Tony (uncredited)
The Devil and Max Devlin
Movie · as Jerry Nadler
The Running Man
Movie · as Ben Carfield
Stone Cold Dead
Movie · as Sgt. Tony Colabre
Running
Movie · as Howard
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
Movie · as Gershen Isen
Power Play
Movie · as Hillsman
Welcome to Blood City
Movie · as Ricardo
The House by the Lake
Movie · as Harry
For the Record
TV · as Ben Carfield · 1 ep
Teleplay
TV · as Reinhardt · 1 ep
Sidestreet
TV · 1 ep
Between Friends
Movie · as Chino