Chuck Shamata

Actor 1973–2020 (47 year career)

5.8 avg rating

Biography

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 …

Known For

Film

Cinderella Man

Father Rorick

Film

Miss Sloane

Bill Sanford

Film

Breakthrough

Chief Marlo

Film

Scanners

Tony (uncredited)

Film

Clown

Walt

Film

The Sentinel

Director Overbrook

Film

Flash of Genius

Professor Irwin

Film

One Week

Gerald Tyler

Filmography

Acting (83)

Movies (65)

A Simple Fucking Gesture

as Man

Breakthrough

as Chief Marlo

Miss Sloane

as Bill Sanford

Gone Tomorrow

as Frank Thompson

Clown

as Walt

Still Mine

as Judge

Break a Leg

as Hit-man

WarGames: The Dead Code

as Bill Carter

Flash of Genius

as Professor Irwin

One Week

as Gerald Tyler

The Two Mr. Kissels

as Bill Kissel

Tipping Point

as John Patterson

The Sentinel

as Director Overbrook

Cinderella Man

as Father Rorick

The Engagement Ring

as Johnny Anselmi

The Perfect Neighbor

as Detective Lupo

Saving Emily

as Russo

Crimes of Fashion

as Sal Hugo

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

as Shelton

Behind the Red Door

as Father

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

2002

as Don Brown

Guilty Hearts

2002

as Det. Mike Virgilio

3.5

Snap Decision

2001

as Jack Bradley

5.6

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000

as Pierre Salinger

Spreading Ground

as Capt. Neiman

The Thin Blue Lie

as Vinnie

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

as Santo Trafficante

Alegría

as Narrator (Voice)

When Justice Fails

as Captain Tanner

A Father for Brittany

1998

as Bob Minkowitz

7.5

Escape Clause

1996

as Captain Vincent Nalli

Virus

as Leo Burns

Sugartime

as Michael Delfano

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

1995

as Al Binder

5.5

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

as Sal Paconi

Family of Strangers

as Tim

Princes In Exile

as Dr. Merritt

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

1990

as Connie Babilonia Sr.

Uncut Gem

1990

as Max

Night Friend

1988

as Jack

2.0

Martha, Ruth & Edie

1988

as Mario Cellini

Nowhere to Hide

as Mike Watson

Act of Vengeance

as Millard Atler

Mafia Princess

as Louie

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

Starcrossed

as Chairman

A Time to Live

as Dr. Strathmore

In Like Flynn

as Danton

The Suicide Murders

as Pete Staziak

Joshua Then and Now

1985

as Seymour Kaplan

5.0

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

Unfinished Business

as Carl

Between Friends

as Dr. Seth Simpson

The Terry Fox Story

as Wilson

The Running Man

as Ben Carfield

Scanners

as Tony (uncredited)

The Devil and Max Devlin

as Jerry Nadler

Running

as Howard

Stone Cold Dead

as Sgt. Tony Colabre

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

as Gershen Isen

Power Play

as Hillsman

Welcome to Blood City

1977

as Ricardo

4.9

The House by the Lake

as Harry

The Italian Machine

Between Friends

as Chino

Television (18)

Blood & Treasure

as Sharif Gazal

Fugget About It

as Cheech (voice)

Republic of Doyle

as Anton Strata

The Listener

as Charles Harrow

Kojak

as Henry Mussina

ReGenesis

as Eric Dixon

This Is Wonderland

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

as Pierre Salinger

Twice in a Lifetime

as Coach Rybeck

Highlander: The Raven

as Martin Foster

La Femme Nikita

as Stephan Vacek

FX: The Series

as Mini the Pickpocket

6.2

War of the Worlds

1988

as Bradley

6.4

Echoes in the Darkness

1987

as Costopoulos

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Philip Bellamy

Teleplay

as Reinhardt

For the Record

as Ben Carfield

Sidestreet

1975

5.0