Chuck Shamata

Chuck Shamatas 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 PointThe Engagement Ring and Kojak and the ensuing series Don Shebibs classic Between Friends often recognized by critics as one of Canadas 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 OToole 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 Awardwinning 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 miniseries Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and for Showtime Networks he costarred in the Tony Billdirected 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 OToole in Uncle Vanya in Toronto and Chicago Torvald in A Dolls House and leading roles in Doc Good Woman of Setzuan To Clothe The Naked Youre 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