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
- Cooking With Stella as H.E. Mr. Durand
- Abroad as Lord Oldenberg
2009
- Adoration as Passenger & Professor On-Line
2008
- Blindness as Accountant
- The Grift as Rusty
- Elijah as Howard Pawley
- Static as Mr. Linkletter
- Bull as Roland Gow
- Hooked on Speedman as Dietrich Baum
- Less Than Kind as Sam Blecher
2007
- To Each His Own Cinema as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
2006
- Eureka as Sheriff / Major William Cobb
- Heavens Fall as Lyle Harris
- It's a Boy Girl Thing as Stan Deane
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
- White Coats as Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant
- Being Julia as Walter Gibbs
- Sugar as Stanley
- Camp Hollywood as Himself
- Wilby Wonderful as Mayor Brent Fisher
- Sex Traffic
- 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
- Hostage as The Kidnapper
- Crossed Over as Ethan Lowry
- The Wet Season as Uncle Rick
2001
- Bleacher Bums as Scorekeeper
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Nero Wolfe
- Plan B as Donald Rossi
- Varian's War as Marcello
- On Their Knees as Norman
- The Hire as The Kidnapper
- Bartleby as Ernest
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
- Touched as Burt
- Mystery, Alaska as Bailey Pruitt
- Let the Devil Wear Black as Bruce
- Joan of Arc as Sir Robert de Baudricourt
- Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang as Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser
1998
- The Mask of Zorro as Prison Warden
- Northern Lights as Ben Rubadue
- Love and Death on Long Island as Irving Buckmuller
- Jerry and Tom as Billy
- Emily of New Moon as Lofty John
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Nerus
- Lexx as Pa Gollean
- Gone Fishin' as Kirk, Waiter (uncredited)
- MouseHunt as Alexander Falko
- A Life Less Ordinary as Tod Johnson
- Pale Saints as The Pirate
- The Sweet Hereafter as Wendell Walker
- 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
- Unstrung Heroes as Arthur Lidz
- Sugartime as Tony Accardo
- Devil in a Blue Dress as Matthew Terell
- Cutthroat Island as John Reed
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
- The Pianist
- Montreal Stories as Jurgen van Doom
- 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
- Hot Paint as Wilensky
- Stars & Bars as Freeborn Gage
1987
- Wild Thing as Jonathan Trask
- Caribe as Captain Burdoch
- The Bedroom Window as Pool Player
- Hearts of Fire as Charlie Kelso
- Nowhere to Hide as Marchais
- Race for the Bomb as Général Leslie Groves
1986
- Act of Vengeance as Claude Vealey
- Meatballs III: Summer Job as Huey, River Rat Leader
- The Vindicator as Burt Arthus
1985
- The Twilight Zone
- DEFCON-4 as Vinny
- Night Heat
- Turk 182! as Man in wheelchair
- The Suicide Murders as Sid
- In Like Flynn as Williams
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks as Harold Chamberlain Banks
1984
- The Guardian as Rudy Simbro
- Mrs. Soffel as Guard Charlie Reynolds
- Harry & Son as Lawrence
- Hockey Night as Bum Johnston
- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank as Gondol
1983
- WarGames as Jim Sting
- Curtains as Monty
- Of Unknown Origin as Dan Errol
1982
- Highpoint as Falco
- Soup for One as Dr. Wexler
1981
- Death Hunt as Clarence
- Seeing Things
1980
- Nothing Personal as Kanook
- Double Negative as Rollins
- The Kidnapping of the President as Harvey Cannon
- Jimmy B. & Andre as Bruno
1979
- Riel as Howard