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Maury Chaykin

Born 1949-07-27

Died 2010-07-27

📍 Brooklyn, New York, USA

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 131

Conduct Unbecoming

Barney's Version

as Wedding Guest

Cooking With Stella

as H.E. Mr. Durand

as Lord Oldenberg

as Passenger & Professor On-Line

Hooked on Speedman

as Dietrich Baum

as Mr. Linkletter

as Howard Pawley

To Each His Own Cinema

as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)

as Sheriff / Major William Cobb

It's a Boy Girl Thing

The Hunt For the BTK Killer

as Robert Beattie

Where the Truth Lies

as Sally Sanmarco

as Ryan Myerson

Wilby Wonderful

as Mayor Brent Fisher

as Walter Gibbs

as Harvey Weingard

The Making of Nero Wolfe

as Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

as Frank Perlin

as The Kidnapper

as Donald Rossi

as The Kidnapper

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Joseph Greene / Joe Landers

as Citizen Eight

as Frank Capella

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

What's Cooking?

as Herb 'Herbie' Seelig

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

as Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser

Mystery, Alaska

as Bailey Pruitt

as Sir Robert de Baudricourt

as Conrad Greene

Let the Devil Wear Black

The Mask of Zorro

as Prison Warden

Love and Death on Long Island

as Irving Buckmuller

Northern Lights

Emily of New Moon

as Alexander Falko

A Life Less Ordinary

The Sweet Hereafter

as Wendell Walker

as Kirk, Waiter (uncredited)

Keeping the Promise

as Hunter Ben Loomis

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

Harriet the Spy

as Holiday Pageant Director (uncredited)

If Looks Could Kill

as Dr. Richard Boggs

Cutthroat Island

as Tony Accardo

Devil in a Blue Dress

as Matthew Terell

Unstrung Heroes

as Desmond Howl

as Exotica Club Client (uncredited)

as Jasper Gutman

Beethoven's 2nd

as Cliff Klamath

Money for Nothing

as Vincente Goldoni

as Lawyer Dawson

Buried on Sunday

as Dexter Lexcannon

My Cousin Vinny

as Walter Kouza

Montreal Stories

as Jurgen van Doom

Dances with Wolves

as Major Fambrough

Where the Heart Is

as Vincent Tucci

George's Island

as Mr. Droonfield

as Freeborn Gage

as Captain Burdoch

as Charlie Kelso

Nowhere to Hide

as Jonathan Trask

The Bedroom Window

Meatballs III: Summer Job

as Huey, River Rat Leader

Act of Vengeance

as Claude Vealey

The Twilight Zone

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

as Harold Chamberlain Banks

as Man in wheelchair

as Guard Charlie Reynolds

as Bum Johnston

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Of Unknown Origin

The Kidnapping of the President

as Harvey Cannon

Double Negative

Nothing Personal

Jimmy B. & Andre

King of Kensington