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  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 22

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

Chuck Shamata

Shows (7)

Blood & Treasure
Blood & Treasure
Sharif Gazal
F/X: The Series
F/X: The Series
Mini the Pickpocket
La Femme Nikita
La Femme Nikita
Stephan Vacek
Highlander: The Raven
Highlander: The Raven
Martin Foster
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Philip Bellamy
Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle
Anton Strata
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
Bradley

Movies (22)

The Sentinel
The Sentinel
Director Overbrook
Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane
Bill Sanford
Clown
Clown
Walt
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
Father Rorick
Crimes of Fashion
Crimes of Fashion
Sal Hugo
WarGames: The Dead Code
WarGames: The Dead Code
Bill Carter
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Sal Paconi
The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor
Detective Lupo
Breakthrough
Breakthrough
Chief Marlo
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
Gershen Isen
Virus
Virus
Leo Burns
Act of Vengeance
Act of Vengeance
Millard Atler
Running
Running
Howard
Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide
Mike Watson
A Time to Live
A Time to Live
Dr. Strathmore
Saving Emily
Saving Emily
Russo
The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin
Jerry Nadler
Family of strangers
Family of strangers
Tim
One Week
One Week
Gerald Tyler
Princes In Exile
Princes In Exile
Dr. Merritt
The Engagement Ring
The Engagement Ring
Johnny Anselmi
Death Weekend
Death Weekend
Harry