Acting
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
Filmography
A Simple Fucking Gesture
Film · 2020
Breakthrough
Film · 2019
Blood & Treasure
Series · 2019
Miss Sloane
Film · 2016
Gone Tomorrow
Film · 2015
Clown
Film · 2014
Still Mine
Film · 2012
Fugget About It
Series · 2012
Republic of Doyle
Series · 2010
Break a Leg
Film · 2009
The Listener
Series · 2009
The Two Mr. Kissels
Film · 2008
Flash of Genius
Film · 2008
One Week
Film · 2008
WarGames: The Dead Code
Film · 2008
Tipping Point
Film · 2007
The Sentinel
Film · 2006
Cinderella Man
Film · 2005
The Engagement Ring
Film · 2005
The Perfect Neighbor
Film · 2005
Kojak
Series · 2005
Crimes of Fashion
Film · 2004
Saving Emily
Film · 2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Film · 2004
ReGenesis
Series · 2004
This Is Wonderland
Series · 2004
Behind the Red Door
Film · 2003
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Film · 2003
Guilty Hearts
Film · 2002
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Film · 2002
Snap Decision
Film · 2001
The Thin Blue Lie
Film · 2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Film · 2000
Spreading Ground
Film · 2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Series · 2000
When Justice Fails
Film · 1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Film · 1999
Alegría
Film · 1999
Twice in a Lifetime
Series · 1999
A Father for Brittany
Film · 1998
Highlander: The Raven
Series · 1998
La Femme Nikita
Series · 1997
Escape Clause
Film · 1996
Virus
Film · 1996
FX: The Series
Series · 1996
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Film · 1995
Sugartime
Film · 1995
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Film · 1994
Family of Strangers
Film · 1993
Princes In Exile
Film · 1991
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
Film · 1990
Uncut Gem
Film · 1990
Night Friend
Film · 1988
Martha, Ruth & Edie
Film · 1988
War of the Worlds
Series · 1988
Nowhere to Hide
Film · 1987
Echoes in the Darkness
Series · 1987
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
Film · 1986
Mafia Princess
Film · 1986
Act of Vengeance
Film · 1986
Starcrossed
Film · 1985
In Like Flynn
Film · 1985
A Time to Live
Film · 1985
The Suicide Murders
Film · 1985
Joshua Then and Now
Film · 1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Film · 1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1985
Unfinished Business
Film · 1984
Between Friends
Film · 1983
The Terry Fox Story
Film · 1983
Scanners
Film · 1981
The Devil and Max Devlin
Film · 1981
The Running Man
Film · 1981
Stone Cold Dead
Film · 1979
Running
Film · 1979
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
Film · 1978
Power Play
Film · 1978
Welcome to Blood City
Film · 1977
The House by the Lake
Film · 1976
For the Record
Series · 1976
Teleplay
Series · 1976
Sidestreet
Series · 1975
Between Friends
Film · 1973