Chuck Shamatas 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 Shebibs classic Between Friends - often recognized by critics as one of Canadas 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 OToole, 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 OToole in Uncle Vanya in Toronto and Chicago, Torvald in A Dolls House and leading roles in Doc, Good Woman of Setzuan, To Clothe The Naked, Youre 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

Movies unavailable from Chuck Shamata

Cinderella Man

Father Rorick

Movie 2005

Escape Clause

Captain Vincent Nalli

Movie 1996

Scanners

Tony (uncredited)

Movie 1981

Princes In Exile

Dr. Merritt

Movie 1991

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

Al Binder

Movie 1995

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

Sal Paconi

Movie 1994

The House by the Lake

Harry

Movie 1976

Crimes of Fashion

Sal Hugo

Movie 2004

The Italian Machine

Movie 1976

The Two Mr. Kissels

Bill Kissel

Movie 2008

Saving Emily

Russo

Movie 2004

Behind the Red Door

Father

Movie 2003

Welcome to Blood City

Ricardo

Movie 1977

The Engagement Ring

Johnny Anselmi

Movie 2005

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

Connie Babilonia Sr.

Movie 1990

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

Movie 1986

Still Mine

Judge

Movie 2012

When Justice Fails

Captain Tanner

Movie 1999

Virus

Leo Burns

Movie 1996

A Father for Brittany

Bob Minkowitz

Movie 1998

Tipping Point

John Patterson

Movie 2007

Sugartime

Michael Delfano

Movie 1995

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

Gershen Isen

Movie 1978

Unfinished Business

Carl

Movie 1984

Clown

Walt

Movie 2014

Starcrossed

Chairman

Movie 1985

In Like Flynn

Danton

Movie 1985

WarGames: The Dead Code

Bill Carter

Movie 2008

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

Don Brown

Movie 2002

Between Friends

Chino

Movie 1973

A Time to Live

Dr. Strathmore

Movie 1985

Mafia Princess

Louie

Movie 1986

Between Friends

Dr. Seth Simpson

Movie 1983

Snap Decision

Jack Bradley

Movie 2001

Gone Tomorrow

Frank Thompson

Movie 2015

The Perfect Neighbor

Detective Lupo

Movie 2005

Break a Leg

Hit-man

Movie 2009

Night Friend

Jack

Movie 1988

Uncut Gem

Max

Movie 1990

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

Shelton

Movie 2003

The Suicide Murders

Pete Staziak

Movie 1985

Joshua Then and Now

Seymour Kaplan

Movie 1985

A Simple Fucking Gesture

Man

Movie 2020

The Running Man

Ben Carfield

Movie 1981

The Terry Fox Story

Wilson

Movie 1983

Tv series unavailable from Chuck Shamata

FX: The Series

Mini the Pickpocket

Tv 1996

Highlander: The Raven

Martin Foster

Tv 1998

La Femme Nikita

Stephan Vacek

Tv 1997

Teleplay

Reinhardt

Tv 1976

Twice in a Lifetime

Coach Rybeck

Tv 1999

Sidestreet

Tv 1975

For The Record

Ben Carfield

Tv 1977

Blood & Treasure

Sharif Gazal

Tv 2019

Republic of Doyle

Anton Strata

Tv 2010

The Listener

Charles Harrow

Tv 2009

ReGenesis

Eric Dixon

Tv 2004

This Is Wonderland

Tv 2004

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Philip Bellamy

Tv 1985