Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 27, 1949
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Social Media
Maury Chaykin
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Conduct Unbecoming | Col. Fox |
| 2010 | Casino Jack | Big Tony |
| 2010 | Cooking With Stella | H.E. Mr. Durand |
| 2010 | Abroad | Lord Oldenberg |
| 2010 | Barney's Version | Wedding Guest |
| 2009 | Adoration | Passenger & Professor On-Line |
| 2008 | Blindness | Accountant |
| 2008 | Hooked on Speedman | Dietrich Baum |
| 2008 | Elijah | Howard Pawley |
| 2008 | The Grift | Rusty |
| 2008 | Static | Mr. Linkletter |
| 2008 | Bull | Roland Gow |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Heavens Fall | Lyle Harris |
| 2006 | It's a Boy Girl Thing | Stan Deane |
| 2005 | The Hunt For the BTK Killer | Robert Beattie |
| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Sally Sanmarco |
| 2004 | Wilby Wonderful | Mayor Brent Fisher |
| 2004 | White Coats | Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant |
| 2004 | Sugar | Stanley |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Walter Gibbs |
| 2004 | Camp Hollywood | Himself |
| 2004 | The Making of Nero Wolfe | self |
| 2003 | Owning Mahowny | Frank Perlin |
| 2003 | Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Max Perkins |
| 2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Dan Weisman |
| 2002 | Hostage | The Kidnapper |
| 2002 | Crossed Over | Ethan Lowry |
| 2002 | The Wet Season | Uncle Rick |
| 2001 | Plan B | Donald Rossi |
| 2001 | Varian's War | Marcello |
| 2001 | On Their Knees | Norman |
| 2001 | Bleacher Bums | Scorekeeper |
| 2001 | Bartleby | Ernest |
| 2000 | The Art of War | Frank Capella |
| 2000 | What's Cooking? | Herb 'Herbie' Seelig |
| 2000 | The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Nero Wolfe |
| 1999 | Entrapment | Conrad Greene |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Bailey Pruitt |
| 1999 | Touched | Burt |
| 1999 | Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang | Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser |
| 1999 | Let the Devil Wear Black | Bruce |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom | Billy |
| 1998 | Northern Lights | Ben Rubadue |
| 1998 | Love and Death on Long Island | Irving Buckmuller |
| 1998 | The Mask of Zorro | Prison Warden |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | Wendell Walker |
| 1997 | MouseHunt | Alexander Falko |
| 1997 | A Life Less Ordinary | Tod Johnson |
| 1997 | Pale Saints | The Pirate |
| 1997 | Strip Search | Tomas |
| 1997 | Keeping the Promise | Hunter Ben Loomis |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Kirk, Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Harriet the Spy | Holiday Pageant Director (uncredited) |
| 1996 | If Looks Could Kill | Dr. Richard Boggs |
| 1995 | Cutthroat Island | John Reed |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Matthew Terell |
| 1995 | Sugartime | Tony Accardo |
| 1995 | Unstrung Heroes | Arthur Lidz |
| 1994 | Camilla | Harold Cara |
| 1994 | Whale Music | Desmond Howl |
| 1994 | Exotica | Exotica Club Client (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Money for Nothing | Vincente Goldoni |
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. | Pizza Man |
| 1993 | Beethoven's 2nd | Cliff Klamath |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Lawyer Dawson |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal | Leon |
| 1992 | Split Images | Walter Kouza |
| 1992 | Buried on Sunday | Dexter Lexcannon |
| 1992 | Hero | Winston |
| 1992 | My Cousin Vinny | Sam Tipton |
| 1991 | The Adjuster | Bubba |
| 1991 | Montreal Stories | Jurgen van Doom |
| 1991 | The Pianist | |
| 1991 | In Passing | |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Major Fambrough |
| 1990 | Where the Heart Is | Harry |
| 1990 | Mr. Destiny | Guzelman |
| 1989 | Millennium | Roger Keane |
| 1989 | Cold Comfort | Floyd Lucas |
| 1989 | George's Island | Mr. Droonfield |
| 1989 | Breaking In | Vincent Tucci |
| 1988 | Twins | Burt Klane |
| 1988 | Stars & Bars | Freeborn Gage |
| 1988 | Hot Paint | Wilensky |
| 1988 | Iron Eagle II | Sgt. Downs |
| 1987 | Nowhere to Hide | Marchais |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window | Pool Player |
| 1987 | Wild Thing | Jonathan Trask |
| 1987 | Caribe | Captain Burdoch |
| 1987 | Hearts of Fire | Charlie Kelso |
| 1986 | The Vindicator | Burt Arthus |
| 1986 | Meatballs III: Summer Job | Huey, River Rat Leader |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance | Claude Vealey |
| 1985 | DEFCON-4 | Vinny |
| 1985 | In Like Flynn | Williams |
| 1985 | Turk 182! | Man in wheelchair |
| 1985 | The Suicide Murders | Sid |
| 1984 | Harry & Son | Lawrence |
| 1984 | Hockey Night | Bum Johnston |
| 1984 | The Guardian | Rudy Simbro |
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Guard Charlie Reynolds |
| 1984 | Overdrawn at the Memory Bank | Gondol |
| 1983 | WarGames | Jim Sting |
| 1983 | Of Unknown Origin | Dan Errol |
| 1983 | Curtains | Monty |
| 1982 | Highpoint | Falco |
| 1982 | Soup for One | Dr. Wexler |
| 1981 | Death Hunt | Clarence |
| 1980 | Nothing Personal | Kanook |
| 1980 | Double Negative | Rollins |
| 1980 | Jimmy B. & Andre | Bruno |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President | Harvey Cannon |
| 1979 | Riel | Howard |
| 1975 | Me |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour | |
| 2008 | Less Than Kind | Sam Blecher |
| 2006 | Eureka | Sheriff / Major William Cobb |
| 2004 | Entourage | |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Ryan Myerson |
| 2004 | Sex Traffic | |
| 2001 | The Hire | The Kidnapper |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Nero Wolfe |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Joseph Greene / Joe Landers |
| 2000 | Andromeda | Citizen Eight |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | Sir Robert de Baudricourt |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon | Lofty John |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Nerus |
| 1997 | Lexx | Pa Gollean |
| 1996 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | |
| 1994 | Due South | Pike |
| 1994 | Due South | Jasper Gutman |
| 1987 | Race for the Bomb | Général Leslie Groves |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | |
| 1985 | Night Heat | |
| 1981 | Seeing Things | |
| 1975 | Sidestreet | |
| 1975 | King of Kensington |