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
- Barney's Version as Wedding Guest
- Casino Jack as Big Tony
- Cooking With Stella as H.E. Mr. Durand
- Abroad as Lord Oldenberg
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
- Hooked on Speedman as Dietrich Baum
- Elijah as Howard Pawley
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
- Boston Legal as Ryan Myerson
- Entourage as Harvey Weingard
- Sex Traffic
- Being Julia as Walter Gibbs
- White Coats as Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant
- Wilby Wonderful as Mayor Brent Fisher
- Camp Hollywood as Himself
- Sugar as Stanley
- 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
- Hostage as The Kidnapper
- The Wet Season as Uncle Rick
2001
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Nero Wolfe
- The Hire as The Kidnapper
- Bartleby as Ernest
- Varian's War as Marcello
- 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
- The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Nero Wolfe
- What's Cooking? as Herb 'Herbie' Seelig
1999
- Entrapment as Conrad Greene
- Joan of Arc as Sir Robert de Baudricourt
- Mystery, Alaska as Bailey Pruitt
- Let the Devil Wear Black as Bruce
- Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang as Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser
- Touched as Burt
1998
- The Mask of Zorro as Prison Warden
- Emily of New Moon as Lofty John
- Love and Death on Long Island as Irving Buckmuller
- Jerry and Tom as Billy
- Northern Lights as Ben Rubadue
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Nerus
- La Femme Nikita as Rudy
- Lexx as Pa Gollean
- MouseHunt as Alexander Falko
- A Life Less Ordinary as Tod Johnson
- Gone Fishin' as Kirk, Waiter (uncredited)
- The Sweet Hereafter as Wendell Walker
- Keeping the Promise as Hunter Ben Loomis
- Pale Saints as The Pirate
- 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
- Split Images as Walter Kouza
- Buried on Sunday as Dexter Lexcannon
1991
- The Adjuster as Bubba
- Montreal Stories as Jurgen van Doom
- In Passing
- The Pianist
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
- Race for the Bomb as Général Leslie Groves
- Nowhere to Hide as Marchais
- Wild Thing as Jonathan Trask
- Hearts of Fire as Charlie Kelso
- Caribe as Captain Burdoch
1986
- Meatballs III: Summer Job as Huey, River Rat Leader
- Act of Vengeance as Claude Vealey
- The Vindicator as Burt Arthus
1985
- The Twilight Zone
- Night Heat
- Turk 182! as Man in wheelchair
- The Suicide Murders as Sid
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks as Harold Chamberlain Banks
- DEFCON-4 as Vinny
- In Like Flynn as Williams
1984
- Mrs. Soffel as Guard Charlie Reynolds
- Highpoint as Falco
- Hockey Night as Bum Johnston
- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank as Gondol
- Harry & Son as Lawrence
- The Guardian as Rudy Simbro
1983
- WarGames as Jim Sting
- Of Unknown Origin as Dan Errol
- Curtains as Monty
1982
- American Playhouse as Gondol
- Soup for One as Dr. Wexler
1981
- Seeing Things
- Death Hunt as Clarence
1980
- The Kidnapping of the President as Harvey Cannon
- Double Negative as Rollins
- Nothing Personal as Kanook
- Jimmy B. & Andre as Bruno
1979
- Riel as Howard