10.0
10.0
Mafia Princess
1986
as Louie
Chuck Shamata
Acting
N/A
CommunityBiography
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 (58 movies)
8.5
8.5
A Time to Live
1985
as Dr. Strathmore
7.6
7.6
Breakthrough
2019
as Chief Marlo
7.6
7.6
Cinderella Man
2005
as Father Rorick
7.5
7.5
A Father for Brittany
1998
as Bob Minkowitz
7.4
7.4
Miss Sloane
2016
as Bill Sanford
7.0
7.0
Unfinished Business
1984
as Carl
7.0
7.0
Power Play
1978
as Hillsman
6.9
6.9
Still Mine
2012
as Judge
6.8
6.8
One Week
2008
as Gerald Tyler
6.7
6.7
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003
as Shelton
6.7
6.7
A Simple Fucking Gesture
2020
as Man
6.6
6.6
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
1999
as Narrator (Voice)
6.6
6.6
Running
1979
as Howard
6.5
6.5
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
6.3
6.3
Nowhere to Hide
1987
as Mike Watson
6.2
6.2
Tipping Point
2007
as John Patterson
6.1
6.1
The Sentinel
2006
as Director Overbrook
6.0
6.0
The Italian Machine
1976
6.0
6.0
The Thin Blue Lie
2000
as Vinnie
6.0
6.0
Between Friends
1983
as Dr. Seth Simpson
5.9
5.9
Stone Cold Dead
1979
as Sgt. Tony Colabre
5.8
5.8
The Devil and Max Devlin
1981
as Jerry Nadler
5.8
5.8
Family of Strangers
1993
as Tim
5.8
5.8
Clown
2014
as Walt
5.7
5.7
The House by the Lake
1976
as Harry
5.6
5.6
Act of Vengeance
1986
as Millard Atler
5.6
5.6
Snap Decision
2001
as Jack Bradley
5.5
5.5
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
1994
as Sal Paconi
5.5
5.5
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
1995
as Al Binder
5.3
5.3
Behind the Red Door
2003
as Father
5.3
5.3
The Perfect Neighbor
2005
as Detective Lupo
5.1
5.1
WarGames: The Dead Code
2008
as Bill Carter
5.0
5.0
Saving Emily
2004
as Russo
5.0
5.0
The Running Man
1981
as Ben Carfield
5.0
5.0
Joshua Then and Now
1985
as Seymour Kaplan
5.0
5.0
The Two Mr. Kissels
2008
as Bill Kissel
4.9
4.9
Gone Tomorrow
2015
as Frank Thompson
4.9
4.9
Welcome to Blood City
1977
as Ricardo
4.9
4.9
When Justice Fails
1999
as Captain Tanner
4.8
4.8
Starcrossed
1985
as Chairman
4.8
4.8
The Engagement Ring
2005
as Johnny Anselmi
4.5
4.5
Crimes of Fashion
2004
as Sal Hugo
4.5
4.5
Princes In Exile
1991
as Dr. Merritt
4.3
4.3
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
1978
as Gershen Isen
4.0
4.0
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
1986
3.5
3.5
Guilty Hearts
2002
as Det. Mike Virgilio
3.1
3.1
Spreading Ground
2000
as Capt. Neiman
2.7
2.7
Virus
1996
as Leo Burns
2.0
2.0
Break a Leg
2009
as Hit-man
2.0
2.0
Night Friend
1988
as Jack
In Like Flynn
1985
as Danton
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990
as Connie Babilonia Sr.
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002
as Don Brown
Uncut Gem
1990
as Max
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Pierre Salinger
The Suicide Murders
1985
as Pete Staziak
Between Friends
1973
as Chino
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