Chuck Shamata
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Biografia
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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Filmografia
- A Simple Fucking Gesture · Man
- Blood & Treasure · Sharif Gazal
- Atto di fede · Chief Marlo
- Miss Sloane - Giochi di potere · Bill Sanford
- Gone Tomorrow · Frank Thompson
- Clown · Walt
- Resta con me · Judge
- Fugget About It · Cheech (Voce)
- Republic of Doyle · Anton Strata
- The Listener · Charles Harrow
- Break a Leg · Hit-man
- Il destino dei Kissels · Bill Kissel
- One Week · Gerald Tyler
- Flash of Genius · Professor Irwin
- WarGames 2: Il codice della paura · Bill Carter
- Ipotesi di follia · John Patterson
- The Sentinel - Il traditore al tuo fianco · Director Overbrook
- The Engagement Ring · Johnny Anselmi
- Una vicina quasi perfetta · Detective Lupo
- Cinderella Man - Una ragione per lottare · Father Rorick
- Kojak · Henry Mussina
- ReGenesis · Eric Dixon
- Saving Emily · Russo
- Crimini con stile · Sal Hugo
- The Day After Tomorrow - L'alba del giorno dopo · 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
- Sulle tracce del serial killer · Capt. Neiman
- When Justice Fails · Captain Tanner
- Twice in a Lifetime · Coach Rybeck
- Bonanno - La storia di un Padrino · Santo Trafficante
- Alegria · Narrator (Voce)
- Highlander: The Raven · Martin Foster
- A Father for Brittany · Bob Minkowitz
- Nikita · Stephan Vacek
- Virus · Leo Burns
- FX: The Series · Mini the Pickpocket
- Clausola mortale · Captain Vincent Nalli
- Sugartime · Michael Delfano
- Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story · Al Binder
- Il giustiziere della notte 5 · Sal Paconi
- Disperatamente una donna · Tim
- Princes In Exile · Dr. Merritt
- On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story · Connie Babilonia Sr.
- Uncut Gem · Max
- La guerra dei mondi · Bradley
- Martha, Ruth & Edie · Mario Cellini
- Night Friend · Jack
- Echoes in the Darkness · Costopoulos
- Fuga per la libertà · Mike Watson
- Hyper Sapien - Gli extraterrestri ci guardano
- L'esecuzione... una storia vera · Millard Atler
- Mafia Princess · Louie
- A Time to Live · Dr. Strathmore
- Alfred Hitchcock presenta · Philip Bellamy
- Joshua Then and Now · Seymour Kaplan
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
- In Like Flynn · Danton
- Pericolo dallo spazio · Chairman
- The Suicide Murders · Pete Staziak
- Unfinished Business · Carl
- Between Friends · Dr. Seth Simpson
- Cuore di campione · Wilson
- Il diavolo e Max · Jerry Nadler
- The Running Man · Ben Carfield
- Scanners · Tony (uncredited)
- Running - il vincitore · Howard
- Squilli di sangue · Sgt. Tony Colabre
- Power play: il gioco del potere · Hillsman
- I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses · Gershen Isen
- Welcome to Blood City · Ricardo
- Teleplay · Reinhardt
- Un violento week-end di terrore · Harry