Chuck Shamata

Chuck Shamata

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
    Acting
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
7.5
Escape Clause
Escape Clause
4.6
Scanners
Scanners
6.7
Princes In Exile
Princes In Exile
5.3
Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide
6.3
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
5.5
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
5.5
The House by the Lake
The House by the Lake
5.9
The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin
5.8
Crimes of Fashion
Crimes of Fashion
4.4
Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead
6.4
The Italian Machine
The Italian Machine
6
The Two Mr. Kissels
The Two Mr. Kissels
5.3
Saving Emily
Saving Emily
5
Behind the Red Door
Behind the Red Door
5.7
Welcome to Blood City
Welcome to Blood City
4.7
The Engagement Ring
The Engagement Ring
4.8
The Thin Blue Lie
The Thin Blue Lie
6
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
0
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
4.5
Still Mine
Still Mine
6.8
When Justice Fails
When Justice Fails
4.2
Virus
Virus
2.7
A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany
6.7
Tipping Point
6.4
Sugartime
Sugartime
5.9
Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius
6.5
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
6
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
4.6
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
7
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
3.8
One Week
One Week
6.8
Clown
Clown
5.8
Power Play
Power Play
6.7
Starcrossed
Starcrossed
5.1
In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn
0
WarGames: The Dead Code
WarGames: The Dead Code
5.1
Guilty Hearts
Guilty Hearts
4.3
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
0
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
0
Between Friends
Between Friends
0
A Time to Live
A Time to Live
8.5
Mafia Princess
Mafia Princess
10
Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane
7.4
Between Friends
Between Friends
6
Running
Running
6.8
Act of Vengeance
Act of Vengeance
5.9
Snap Decision
Snap Decision
6.1
Gone Tomorrow
Gone Tomorrow
6.4
The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor
5.9
Spreading Ground
Spreading Ground
3.5
Break a Leg
Break a Leg
2
Night Friend
Night Friend
2
Uncut Gem
Uncut Gem
0
Breakthrough
Breakthrough
7.6
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
7.1
The Suicide Murders
0
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now
5.3
A Simple Fucking Gesture
A Simple Fucking Gesture
6.6
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
6.8
The Running Man
0
Family of Strangers
Family of Strangers
5.8
The Terry Fox Story
The Terry Fox Story
6.1

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