Chuck Shamata
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Biografie
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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Filmografie
- A Simple Fucking Gesture · Man
- Blood & Treasure · Sharif Gazal
- Breakthrough - Zurück ins Leben · Chief Marlo
- Die Erfindung der Wahrheit · Bill Sanford
- Gone Tomorrow · Frank Thompson
- Clown · Walt
- Für immer Dein · Judge
- Fugget About It · Cheech (Stimme)
- Republic of Doyle - Einsatz für zwei · Anton Strata
- The Listener - Hellhörig · Charles Harrow
- Break a Leg · Hit-man
- Die Robert und Andrew Kissel Story · Bill Kissel
- One Week - Das Abenteuer seines Lebens · Gerald Tyler
- Flash of Genius · Professor Irwin
- WarGames: The Dead Code · Bill Carter
- Tipping Point · John Patterson
- The Sentinel - Wem kannst du trauen? · Director Overbrook
- The Engagement Ring · Johnny Anselmi
- The Perfect Neighbor · Detective Lupo
- Das Comeback · Father Rorick
- Kojak · Henry Mussina
- ReGenesis · Eric Dixon
- Saving Emily · Russo
- Fashion Girl - Der Pate trägt Prada · Sal Hugo
- The Day After Tomorrow · General Pierce
- This Is Wonderland
- DC 9/11: Time of Crisis · Shelton
- Behind the Red Door · Father
- Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story · Don Brown
- Guilty Hearts · Det. Mike Virgilio
- Snap Decision · Jack Bradley
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis · Pierre Salinger
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis · Pierre Salinger
- The Thin Blue Lie · Vinnie
- Spreading Ground · Capt. Neiman
- Gerechtigkeit bis in den Tod · Captain Tanner
- Zweimal im Leben · Coach Rybeck
- Bonanno: A Godfather's Story · Santo Trafficante
- Alegria · Narrator (Stimme)
- Raven - Die Unsterbliche · Martin Foster
- A Father for Brittany · Bob Minkowitz
- Nikita · Stephan Vacek
- Spill - Tödlicher Virus · Leo Burns
- F/X - Die Serie · Mini the Pickpocket
- Escape Clause – Tödliche Rache · Captain Vincent Nalli
- Der Pate und das Showgirl · Michael Delfano
- Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story · Al Binder
- Death Wish 5 - Antlitz des Todes · Sal Paconi
- Family of strangers · Tim
- Princes In Exile · Dr. Merritt
- On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story · Connie Babilonia Sr.
- Uncut Gem · Max
- Krieg der Welten · Bradley
- Martha, Ruth & Edie · Mario Cellini
- Night Friend · Jack
- Echoes in the Darkness · Costopoulos
- Die Unbarmherzigen · Mike Watson
- Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
- Local 323 · Millard Atler
- Mafia Princess · Louie
- A Time to Live · Dr. Strathmore
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Philip Bellamy
- Joshua Then and Now · Seymour Kaplan
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
- Der glitzernde Tod · Danton
- Starcross - Das Girl vom anderen Stern · Chairman
- The Suicide Murders · Pete Staziak
- Unfinished Business · Carl
- Between Friends · Dr. Seth Simpson
- The Terry Fox Story · Wilson
- Zum Teufel mit Max · Jerry Nadler
- The Running Man · Ben Carfield
- Scanners - Ihre Gedanken können töten · Tony (uncredited)
- Running · Howard
- Stone Cold Dead · Sgt. Tony Colabre
- Power Play · Hillsman
- I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses · Gershen Isen
- Willkommen in der blutigen Stadt · Ricardo
- Teleplay · Reinhardt
- Party des Grauens · Harry