Maury Chaykin
Born: 1949-07-27 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2010-07-27
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2011
2010
- Casino Jack as Big Tony
- Barney's Version as Wedding Guest
- Abroad as Lord Oldenberg
- Cooking With Stella as H.E. Mr. Durand
2009
- Adoration as Passenger & Professor On-Line
2008
- Less Than Kind as Sam Blecher
- Blindness as Accountant
- Static as Mr. Linkletter
- Bull as Roland Gow
- The Grift as Rusty
- Elijah as Howard Pawley
- Hooked on Speedman as Dietrich Baum
2007
- To Each His Own Cinema as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
2006
- Eureka as Sheriff / Major William Cobb
- It's a Boy Girl Thing as Stan Deane
- Heavens Fall as Lyle Harris
2005
- Where the Truth Lies as Sally Sanmarco
- The Hunt for the BTK Killer as Robert Beattie
2004
- Entourage as Harvey Weingard
- Boston Legal as Ryan Myerson
- Sex Traffic
- Being Julia as Walter Gibbs
- White Coats as Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant
- Sugar as Stanley
- Camp Hollywood as Himself
- Wilby Wonderful as Mayor Brent Fisher
- The Making of Nero Wolfe as self
2003
- Owning Mahowny as Frank Perlin
- Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Dan Weisman
- Hemingway vs. Callaghan as Max Perkins
2002
- Plan B as Donald Rossi
- Crossed Over as Ethan Lowry
- The Wet Season as Uncle Rick
- Hostage as The Kidnapper
2001
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Nero Wolfe
- The Hire as The Kidnapper
- Varian's War as Marcello
- Bartleby as Ernest
- Bleacher Bums as Scorekeeper
- On Their Knees as Norman
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Joseph Greene / Joe Landers
- Andromeda as Citizen Eight
- The Art of War as Frank Capella
- What's Cooking? as Herb 'Herbie' Seelig
- The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Nero Wolfe
1999
- Entrapment as Conrad Greene
- Joan of Arc as Sir Robert de Baudricourt
- Mystery, Alaska as Bailey Pruitt
- Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang as Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser
- Let the Devil Wear Black as Bruce
- Touched as Burt
1998
- The Mask of Zorro as Prison Warden
- Emily of New Moon as Lofty John
- Jerry and Tom as Billy
- Northern Lights as Ben Rubadue
- Love and Death on Long Island as Irving Buckmuller
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Nerus
- Lexx as Pa Gollean
- MouseHunt as Alexander Falko
- Gone Fishin' as Kirk, Waiter (uncredited)
- A Life Less Ordinary as Tod Johnson
- The Sweet Hereafter as Wendell Walker
- Pale Saints as The Pirate
- Keeping the Promise as Hunter Ben Loomis
- Strip Search as Tomas
1996
- Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
- Harriet the Spy as Holiday Pageant Director (uncredited)
- If Looks Could Kill as Dr. Richard Boggs
1995
- Cutthroat Island as John Reed
- Devil in a Blue Dress as Matthew Terell
- Unstrung Heroes as Arthur Lidz
- Sugartime as Tony Accardo
1994
- Due South as Pike
- Exotica as Exotica Club Client (uncredited)
- Whale Music as Desmond Howl
- Camilla as Harold Cara
1993
- Sommersby as Lawyer Dawson
- Beethoven's 2nd as Cliff Klamath
- Josh & S.A.M. as Pizza Man
- Money for Nothing as Vincente Goldoni
1992
- My Cousin Vinny as Sam Tipton
- Hero as Winston
- Leaving Normal as Leon
- Buried on Sunday as Dexter Lexcannon
- Split Images as Walter Kouza
1991
- The Adjuster as Bubba
- Montreal Stories as Jurgen van Doom
- The Pianist
- In Passing
1990
- Dances with Wolves as Major Fambrough
- Mr. Destiny as Guzelman
- Where the Heart Is as Harry
1989
- Millennium as Roger Keane
- Breaking In as Vincent Tucci
- Cold Comfort as Floyd Lucas
- George's Island as Mr. Droonfield
1988
- Twins as Burt Klane
- Iron Eagle II as Sgt. Downs
- Stars & Bars as Freeborn Gage
- Hot Paint as Wilensky
1987
- The Bedroom Window as Pool Player
- Wild Thing as Jonathan Trask
- Race for the Bomb as Général Leslie Groves
- Nowhere to Hide as Marchais
- Hearts of Fire as Charlie Kelso
- Caribe as Captain Burdoch
1986
- Act of Vengeance as Claude Vealey
- The Vindicator as Burt Arthus
- Meatballs III: Summer Job as Huey, River Rat Leader
1985
- The Twilight Zone
- Night Heat
- Turk 182! as Man in wheelchair
- DEFCON-4 as Vinny
- In Like Flynn as Williams
- The Suicide Murders as Sid
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks as Harold Chamberlain Banks
1984
- Mrs. Soffel as Guard Charlie Reynolds
- Harry & Son as Lawrence
- Hockey Night as Bum Johnston
- The Guardian as Rudy Simbro
- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank as Gondol
1983
- WarGames as Jim Sting
- Of Unknown Origin as Dan Errol
- Curtains as Monty
1982
- Highpoint as Falco
- Soup for One as Dr. Wexler
1981
- Seeing Things
- Death Hunt as Clarence
1980
- Nothing Personal as Kanook
- Jimmy B. & Andre as Bruno
- Double Negative as Rollins
- The Kidnapping of the President as Harvey Cannon
1979
- Riel as Howard