Chuck Shamata

Born: None

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


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as Walt
Released: 2014-11-13

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is...

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Breakthrough

as Fire Chief
Released: 2019-04-10

Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is...

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Cinderella Man

as Father Rorick
Released: 2005-06-02

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a...

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Miss Sloane

as Bill Sanford
Released: 2016-11-25

An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control...

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Death Wish V: The Face of Death

as Sal Paconi
Released: 1994-01-14

Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business...

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One Week

as Gerald Tyler
Released: 2008-09-08

Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer. With a grim chance of survival in the best case...

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The Sentinel

as Director Overbrook
Released: 2006-04-19

A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He...

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as Tony (uncredited)
Released: 1981-01-14

After a man with extraordinary—and frighteningly destructive—telepathic abilities is nabbed by...

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WarGames: The Dead Code

as Bill Carter
Released: 2008-07-29

Computer hacker Will Farmer engages a government super-computer named Ripley in an online...

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The Devil and Max Devlin

as Jerry Nadler
Released: 1981-03-06

When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to Hell. But the Devil Barney makes him an offer:...

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Family of Strangers

as Tim
Released: 1993-02-21

Julie must disclose her family's medical history before undergoing major surgery: when she...

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Flash of Genius

as Professor Irwin
Released: 2008-09-07

In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up...

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Still Mine

as Judge
Released: 2012-09-10

Craig, a fiercely determined New Brunswick farmer, sets out to build a more suitable house for...

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DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

as Shelton
Released: 2003-09-07

This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts. Scheduled to...

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The House by the Lake

as Harry
Released: 1976-09-17

Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he...

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Crimes of Fashion

as Sal Hugo
Released: 2004-07-25

Brooke, a plain but creative and hard-working student at the top fashion school in the nation,...

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Behind the Red Door

as Father
Released: 2003-01-12

Natalie, a gifted New York photographer, has a troubled past reflected in her art. When she...

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Escape Clause

as Captain Vincent Nalli
Released: 1996-07-14

A man finds out that his wife has paid $10,000 to have him killed. Then both the would-be...

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The Terry Fox Story

as Wilson
Released: 1983-05-22

The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only...

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The Perfect Neighbor

as Detective Lupo
Released: 2005-09-13

A disturbed new neighbor fixates on another woman's husband.

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Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

as Al Binder
Released: 1995-09-04

The story of one of America's first female reporters.

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Running

as Howard
Released: 1979-10-30

An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and...

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Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

as Santo Trafficante
Released: 1999-07-25

The true life story of mafia boss Joesph Bonanno. The story spans from Bonanno's early beginings...

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Joshua Then and Now

as Seymour Kaplan
Released: 1985-09-17

Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a...

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Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

as Don Brown
Released: 2002-04-21

Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder...

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Snap Decision

as Jack Bradley
Released: 2001-06-04

Inspired by a true story, a young widowed mother finds herself on trial for child pornography...

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The Italian Machine

as uncredited
Released: 1976-12-02

This TV play, written and directed David Cronenberg, explores one of his enduring themes:...

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Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

as Pierre Salinger
Released: 2000-11-04

Told in flashbacks as Jackie reflects on her life, mini is divided in two parts: Life as a...

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Act of Vengeance

as Millard Atler
Released: 1986-09-04

In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union,...

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When Justice Fails

as Captain Tanner
Released: 1999-09-07

A detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a...

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Stone Cold Dead

as Sgt. Tony Colabre
Released: 1979-09-14

Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.

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A Time to Live

as Dr. Strathmore
Released: 1985-10-27

The problems of a mother who helps her son in his struggles against muscular dystrophy. From the...

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Sugartime

as Michael Delfano
Released: 1995-11-25

Sam Giancana is a ruthless mob boss from Chicago. During a trip to Las Vegas, he sees a...

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Gone Tomorrow

as Frank Thompson
Released: 2015-09-11

Five years after taking the fall for his younger brother, a tormented ex-con flees parole to...

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I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

as Gershen Isen
Released: 1978-09-08

Successful businessman Charles Kruschen (Donald Pilon) is accused of bludgeoning to death his...

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The Engagement Ring

as Johnny Anselmi
Released: 2005-11-20

A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden...

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Power Play

as Hillsman
Released: 1978-11-01

A thriller, released 1st November 1978, based on the non-fiction book Coup d'État: A Practical...

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Alegría: An Enchanting Fable

as Narrator (Voice)
Released: 1999-01-10

Frac, a mime who is suffering from a severe bout of depression, happens to meet a troupe of...

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Nowhere to Hide

as Mike Watson
Released: 1987-07-17

Marine officer Rob Cutter and his wife Barbara have a son named Johnny. Rob discovers that two...

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Unfinished Business

as Carl
Released: 1984-07-11

Seventeen year old Izzy Marks lives in Toronto with her divorced mother and finds her life...

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Virus

as Leo Burns
Released: 1996-12-10

A United States Presidential bodyguard risks everything to save the day when a truck chock full...

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Saving Emily

as Russo
Released: 2004-10-11

After learning that their young daughter, Emily, is suffering from leukemia, Cheryl and Greg...

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Spreading Ground

as Capt. Neiman
Released: 2000-02-25

Veteran Detective Ed Delopre and partner Mike McGivern have their hands full when they hit the...

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Welcome to Blood City

as Ricardo
Released: 1977-08-23

Five strangers awake, finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild west....

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A Simple Fucking Gesture

as Man
Released: 2020-08-14

A couple in traffic doesn’t get the “thank you” wave they deserve after another driver cuts in....

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The Two Mr. Kissels

as Bill Kissel
Released: 2008-11-15

Drama based on a true story. Rich, high-flying brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel seemingly have...

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A Father for Brittany

as Bob Minkowitz
Released: 1998-03-15

Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster...

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In Like Flynn

as Danton
Released: 1985-08-14

Life is one cliff-hanger after another for a bright and beautiful woman and the reluctant young...

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Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

as uncredited
Released: 1986-12-01

Three aliens from the planet Taros land on Earth and are befriended by a Wyoming rancher's son.

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Mafia Princess

as Louie
Released: 1986-01-19

Looks at the life of mafia boss Salvatore Giancana. Especially his troubled relationship with...

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On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

as Connie Babilonia Sr.
Released: 1990-11-05

The true story of Olympic champion figure skater Tai Babilonia, her rise to fame and her fall...

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Starcrossed

as Chairman
Released: 1985-01-31

An alien woman is running from a deadly enemy and tries to hide on Earth where she meets a young...

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Between Friends

as Chino
Released: 1973-06-01

An ex-con, his daughter and her two friends plan the elaborate heist of a nickel mine in...

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Princes In Exile

as Dr. Merritt
Released: 1991-11-27

Diagnosed as having a brain tumor, seventeen-year-old Ryan is angrily resigned to the fact that...

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Between Friends

as Dr. Seth Simpson
Released: 1983-09-11

Two middle-aged women with nothing in common meet by accident and develop a close friendship...

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Guilty Hearts

as Det. Mike Virgilio
Released: 2002-02-10

Quiet and unassuming church organist Jenny Moran is depressed with her marriage to working-class...

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The Thin Blue Lie

as Vinnie
Released: 2000-08-13

Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by...

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Night Friend

as Jack
Released: 1988-06-10

A priest goes to great lengths in an effort to get a teenage prostitute off the streets.

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Uncut Gem

as Max
Released: 1990-04-19

A robber falls for the girl his gang kidnaps during a jewelry store robbery.

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Break a Leg

as Hit-man
Released: 2009-01-01

A hit-man meets his mark for breakfast to discuss his assassination.

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La Femme Nikita

as Stephan Vacek
First aired: 1997-01-13

La Femme Nikita was a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by...

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The Listener

as Charles Harrow
First aired: 2009-06-04

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really...

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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Philip Bellamy
First aired: 1985-09-29

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to...

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ReGenesis

as Eric Dixon
First aired: 2004-10-24

ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in...

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War of the Worlds

as Bradley
First aired: 1988-10-07

Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation...

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FX: The Series

as Mini the Pickpocket
First aired: 1996-09-09

Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making...

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Republic of Doyle

as Anton Strata
First aired: 2010-01-06

Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged...

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Blood & Treasure

as Sharif Gazal
First aired: 2019-05-21

An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks...

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Twice in a Lifetime

as Coach Rybeck
First aired: 1999-08-25

Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in...

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This Is Wonderland

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-01-12

Alice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in...

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Highlander: The Raven

as Martin Foster
First aired: 1998-09-26

Highlander: The Raven was a short-lived spin-off from the television series Highlander,...

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Sidestreet

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-14

Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It...

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Kojak

as Henry Mussina
First aired: 2005-03-25

Kojak is an American television series starring Ving Rhames, airing on the USA Network cable...

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For The Record

as Ben Carfield
First aired: 1977-01-01

For The Record, a series of one-hour and ninety-minute film dramas, started on the series,...

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Echoes in the Darkness

as Costopoulos
First aired: 1987-11-01

This mini-series is a critically acclaimed drama of psychological intrigue, conspiracy and...

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