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Chuck Shamata
Actor
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
| 2020 | A Simple F*cking Gesture · as Man |
| 2019 | Breakthrough · as Fire Chief |
| 2019 | The Hot Zone (TV Series) · as Nancy's Father |
| 2019 | Blood & Treasure (TV Series) · as Sharif Gazal |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane · as Bill Sanford |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor (TV Series) · as Senator Charlie Krauss |
| 2015 | Gone Tomorrow · as Frank Thompson |
| 2015 | The Art of More (TV Series) · as Howard Brannan |
| 2015 | Good Witch (TV Series) · as Jonathan Radford |
| 2015 | Business Ethics · as Professor Wrightway |
| 2014 | Clown · as Walt |
| 2013 | Cracked (2013) (TV Series) · as Officer Vince Wisnefski |
| 2012 | Still Mine · as Judge |
| 2012 | Fugget About It (TV Series) · as Uncle Cheech |
| 2012 | Beauty and the Beast (2012) (TV Series) · as Freddy DeMarco |
| 2010 | Republic of Doyle (TV Series) · as Anton Strata |
| 2009 | The Listener (TV Series) · as Charles Harrow |
| 2008 | WarGames: The Dead Code · as Bill Carter |
| 2008 | Flash of Genius · as Professor Irwin |
| 2008 | One Week · as Gerald Tyler |
| 2008 | Flashpoint (TV Series) · as Robert Logasto |
| 2007 | Tipping Point · as John Patterson |
| 2007 | The Company (TV Series) · as John Rossolli |
| 2007 | The Dresden Files (TV Series) · as Joe Murphy |
| 2006 | The Sentinel · as Director Overbrook |
| 2005 | Cinderella Man · as Father Rorick |
| 2005 | The Perfect Neighbor · as Detective Lupo |
| 2005 | The Engagement Ring · as Johnny Anselmi |
| 2005 | Kojak (2005) (TV Series) · as Henry Mussina |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow · as General Pierce |
| 2004 | Crimes of Fashion · as Sal Hugo |
| 2004 | Saving Emily · as Russo |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2004 | ReGenesis (TV Series) · as Eric Dixon |
| 2003 | Behind the Red Door · as Father |
| 2003 | DC 9/11: Time of Crisis · as Shelton |
| 2003 | Wild Card (TV Series) · as Angelo Antonello |
| 2002 | 19 Months · as Rob's Dad |
| 2002 | Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story · as Don Brown |
| 2001 | Snap Decision · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Doc (TV Series) · as Paul Nichol |
| 2000 | The Spreading Ground · as Capt. Neiman |
| 2000 | The Thin Blue Lie · as Vinnie |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis · as Pierre Salinger |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story · as Santo Trafficante |
| 1999 | Alegría · as Narrator (Voice) |
| 1999 | When Justice Fails · as Captain Tanner |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime (TV Series) · as Coach Rybeck |
| 1998 | A Father for Brittany · as Bob Minkowitz |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven (TV Series) · as Martin Foster |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita (TV Series) · as Stephan Vacek |
| 1996 | Virus · as Leo Burns |
| 1996 | Escape Clause · as Captain Vincent Nalli |
| 1996 | Wind at My Back (TV Series) · as Principal Pagnutti |
| 1995 | Sugartime · as Michael Delfano |
| 1995 | Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story · as Al Binder |
| 1995 | UltraForce (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1994 | Death Wish: The Face of Death · as Sal Paconi |
| 1994 | Due South (TV Series) · as Capt. Walsh |
| 1994 | RoboCop: The Series (TV Series) · as Richard Gless |
| 1993 | Family of Strangers · as Tim |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series) · as McIllroy |
| 1991 | Tarzan (1991) (TV Series) · as Roger Taft, Sr. |
| 1991 | Sweating Bullets (TV Series) · as Ray Hampton |
| 1990 | A Touch of Murder · as Detective |
| 1990 | Princes in Exile · as Dr. Merritt |
| 1990 | Counterstrike (TV Series) · as Eric Morley |
| 1989 | Bordertown (TV Series) · as Frank Wilson |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds (TV Series) · as Bradley |
| 1988 | T and T (TV Series) · as Bill Stratton |
| 1987 | Nowhere to Hide · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Night Friend · as Jack |
| 1987 | Sylvanian Families (1987) (TV Series) · as Papa Forrest Evergreen |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance · as Millard Atler |
| 1986 | Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star · as Unknown |
| 1986 | The Right of the People · as Phil Petroni |
| 1985 | Joshua Then and Now · as Seymour Kaplan |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Philip Bellamy |
| 1985 | Night Heat (TV Series) · as David Bailey |
| 1985 | The Suicide Murders · as Pete Staziak |
| 1983 | The Terry Fox Story · as Wilson |
| 1982 | The Edison Twins (TV Series) · as Coach Hinks |
| 1981 | Scanners · as Tony (uncredited) |
| 1981 | The Devil and Max Devlin · as Jerry Nadler |
| 1979 | Stone Cold Dead · as Sgt. Tony Colabre |
| 1979 | Running · as Howard |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) · as Jake |
| 1977 | Welcome to Blood City · as Ricardo |
| 1976 | The House by the Lake · as Harry |
| 1975 | King of Kensington (TV Series) · as Ray |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) · as Lynch |
| 1973 | Between Friends · as Chino |
| 1971 | Police Surgeon (1971) (TV Series) · as Carl Vincent |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Bongo |
| 1969 | Change of Mind · as Second Reporter |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Dispatcher |