Birthday: 1949-07-27
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography: Maury Chaykin (July 27, 1949 - July 27, 2010) was an American-Canadian actor known for performances on both the stage and screen. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Chaykin moved to Toronto, Canada in 1974 after studying acting at the University of Buffalo. Throughout his career, Chaykin worked extensively in both Canada and the United States. He appeared in notable films such as Dances with Wolves (1990), My Cousin Vinny (1992), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Owning Mahowny (2003), and Being Julia (2004). Chaykin's performances often garnered critical acclaim and earned him awards and nominations, including several Genie Awards. On television, Chaykin showcased his versatility in a wide range of roles. He appeared in numerous acclaimed series, including Entourage, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and most notably Nero Wolfe Mysteries (2001 - 2002), in which he played the titular role. Maury Chaykin passed away on July 27, 2010, on his 61st birthday.
WarGames
Jim Sting
7.076
Dances with Wolves
Major Fambrough
7.844
Cutthroat Island
John Reed
5.773
The Sweet Hereafter
Wendell Walker
6.9
Entrapment
Conrad Greene
6.228
The Vindicator
Burt Arthus
4.4
Millennium
Roger Keane
5.343
The Art of War
Frank Capella
5.702
Nowhere to Hide
Marchais
6.3
MouseHunt
Alexander Falko
6.542
Blindness
Accountant
6.518
A Life Less Ordinary
Tod Johnson
6.136
Devil in a Blue Dress
Matthew Terell
6.464
The Hunt For the BTK Killer
Robert Beattie
5.273
Twins
Burt Klane
6.038
Death Hunt
Clarence
6.674
Where the Truth Lies
Sally Sanmarco
6.177
Heavens Fall
Lyle Harris
6.941
Plan B
Donald Rossi
4.3
The Adjuster
Bubba
6.1
DEFCON-4
Vinny
4.4
Mystery, Alaska
Bailey Pruitt
6.279
Of Unknown Origin
Dan Errol
5.8
Owning Mahowny
Frank Perlin
6.7
It's a Boy Girl Thing
Stan Deane
6.5
Hostage
The Kidnapper
6.539
Casino Jack
Big Tony
5.851
The Bedroom Window
Pool Player
6.331
Where the Heart Is
Harry
6.114
Harriet the Spy
Holiday Pageant Director (uncredited)
6.053
Harry & Son
Lawrence
5.8
Cold Comfort
Floyd Lucas
5.6
Varian's War
Marcello
6.1
Jerry and Tom
Billy
6.1
Wild Thing
Jonathan Trask
5.6
Camilla
Harold Cara
5.7
George's Island
Mr. Droonfield
6.5
Hockey Night
Bum Johnston
6.063
Whale Music
Desmond Howl
6.188
Stars & Bars
Freeborn Gage
4.4
On Their Knees
Character: Norman
2
Montreal Stories
Jurgen van Doom
5
Exotica
Exotica Club Client (uncredited)
6.61
Crossed Over
Ethan Lowry
4.731
Conduct Unbecoming
Col. Fox
0
The Guardian
Rudy Simbro
4.2
Northern Lights
Ben Rubadue
6
The Wet Season
Uncle Rick
3.5
Wilby Wonderful
Mayor Brent Fisher
5.7
Cooking With Stella
H.E. Mr. Durand
3.8
Adoration
Passenger & Professor On-Line
5.9
Curtains
Monty
5.3
Nothing Personal
Kanook
5.708
Hooked on Speedman
Dietrich Baum
0
Riel
Howard
6
White Coats
Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant
5
Highpoint
Falco
4.8
Sugartime
Tony Accardo
5.9
Meatballs III: Summer Job
Huey, River Rat Leader
4.274
Leaving Normal
Leon
6.185
Love and Death on Long Island
Irving Buckmuller
6.4
Unstrung Heroes
Arthur Lidz
5.9
Caribe
Captain Burdoch
2.667
Me
Character:
0
In Like Flynn
Williams
0
Pale Saints
Character: The Pirate
2
Strip Search
Tomas
2
What's Cooking?
Herb 'Herbie' Seelig
5.56
Act of Vengeance
Claude Vealey
5.618
Money for Nothing
Vincente Goldoni
5.596
Abroad
Lord Oldenberg
5
Hot Paint
Wilensky
0
Split Images
Walter Kouza
0
Bleacher Bums
Scorekeeper
6.5
Buried on Sunday
Dexter Lexcannon
10
Sugar
Stanley
4.9
Double Negative
Rollins
3.25
Elijah
Howard Pawley
0
Turk 182!
Man in wheelchair
5.8
Touched
Character: Burt
0
Keeping the Promise
Hunter Ben Loomis
5.5
Hearts of Fire
Charlie Kelso
3.8
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Character: Max Perkins
0
Being Julia
Walter Gibbs
6.473
Camp Hollywood
Himself
0
Jimmy B. & Andre
Bruno
0
The Grift
Rusty
4.333
Hero
Winston
6.292
The Kidnapping of the President
Harvey Cannon
4.6
The Pianist
6.5
Josh and S.A.M.
Pizza Man
4.7
Mrs. Soffel
Guard Charlie Reynolds
6
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Nero Wolfe
8.1
Bartleby
Ernest
5.861
If Looks Could Kill
Dr. Richard Boggs
1
The Mask of Zorro
Prison Warden
6.577
Barney's Version
Wedding Guest
6.98
Soup for One
Dr. Wexler
5.4
My Cousin Vinny
Sam Tipton
7.499
Breaking In
Vincent Tucci
5.7
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser
3.583
Static
Mr. Linkletter
3.333
Let the Devil Wear Black
Bruce
4.1
Iron Eagle II
Sgt. Downs
4.45
Gone Fishin'
Kirk, Waiter (uncredited)
4.8
Bull
Character: Roland Gow
3
Mr. Destiny
Guzelman
6.258
Beethoven's 2nd
Cliff Klamath
5.551
The Suicide Murders
Character: Sid
0
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Gondol
2.7
In Passing
7
To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
6.5
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Dan Weisman
7.167
Sommersby
Lawyer Dawson
6.4
The Making of Nero Wolfe
self
8