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Maury Chaykin
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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 ro…
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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.
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Maury Chaykin's Filmography
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Conduct Unbecoming
as Col. Fox
Barney's Version
as Wedding Guest
Casino Jack
as Big Tony
Cooking With Stella
as H.E. Mr. Durand
Abroad
as Lord Oldenberg
Adoration
as Passenger & Professor On-Line
Hooked on Speedman
as Dietrich Baum
No Poster
Bull
as Roland Gow
Static
as Mr. Linkletter
Elijah
as Howard Pawley
Blindness
as Accountant
The Grift
as Rusty
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
Heavens Fall
as Lyle Harris
It's a Boy Girl Thing
as Stan Deane
The Hunt for the BTK Killer
as Robert Beattie
Where the Truth Lies
as Sally Sanmarco
Camp Hollywood
as Himself
Wilby Wonderful
as Mayor Brent Fisher
Being Julia
as Walter Gibbs
The Making of Nero Wolfe
as self
Sugar
as Stanley
White Coats
as Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
as Dan Weisman
Owning Mahowny
as Frank Perlin
No Poster
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
as Max Perkins
Hostage
as The Kidnapper
The Wet Season
as Uncle Rick
Plan B
as Donald Rossi
Crossed Over
as Ethan Lowry
No Poster
On Their Knees
as Norman
Bleacher Bums
as Scorekeeper
Varian's War
as Marcello
Bartleby
as Ernest
The Art of War
as Frank Capella
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Nero Wolfe
What's Cooking?
as Herb 'Herbie' Seelig
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
as Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser
Mystery, Alaska
as Bailey Pruitt
Touched
as Burt
Entrapment
as Conrad Greene
Let the Devil Wear Black
as Bruce
Jerry and Tom
as Billy
The Mask of Zorro
as Prison Warden
Northern Lights
as Ben Rubadue
Love and Death on Long Island
as Irving Buckmuller
MouseHunt
as Alexander Falko
A Life Less Ordinary
as Tod Johnson
The Sweet Hereafter
as Wendell Walker
No Poster
Pale Saints
as The Pirate
Gone Fishin'
as Kirk, Waiter (uncredited)
Strip Search
as Tomas
Keeping the Promise
as Hunter Ben Loomis
Harriet the Spy
as Holiday Pageant Director (uncredited)
If Looks Could Kill
as Dr. Richard Boggs
Cutthroat Island
as John Reed
Sugartime
as Tony Accardo
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Matthew Terell
Unstrung Heroes
as Arthur Lidz
Camilla
as Harold Cara
Whale Music
as Desmond Howl
Exotica
as Exotica Club Client (uncredited)
Beethoven's 2nd
as Cliff Klamath
Josh & S.A.M.
as Pizza Man
Money for Nothing
as Vincente Goldoni
Sommersby
as Lawyer Dawson
Hero
as Winston
Buried on Sunday
as Dexter Lexcannon
Leaving Normal
as Leon
My Cousin Vinny
as Sam Tipton
Split Images
as Walter Kouza
The Adjuster
as Bubba
Montreal Stories
as Jurgen van Doom
In Passing
The Pianist
Dances with Wolves
as Major Fambrough
Mr. Destiny
as Guzelman
Where the Heart Is
as Harry
Breaking In
as Vincent Tucci
Cold Comfort
as Floyd Lucas
Millennium
as Roger Keane
George's Island
as Mr. Droonfield
Twins
as Burt Klane
Iron Eagle II
as Sgt. Downs
Hot Paint
as Wilensky
Stars & Bars
as Freeborn Gage
Caribe
as Captain Burdoch
Hearts of Fire
as Charlie Kelso
Nowhere to Hide
as Marchais
Wild Thing
as Jonathan Trask
The Bedroom Window
as Pool Player
Meatballs III: Summer Job
as Huey, River Rat Leader
Act of Vengeance
as Claude Vealey
The Vindicator
as Burt Arthus
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
as Harold Chamberlain Banks
In Like Flynn
as Williams
DEFCON-4
as Vinny
Turk 182!
as Man in wheelchair
No Poster
The Suicide Murders
as Sid
Mrs. Soffel
as Guard Charlie Reynolds
Hockey Night
as Bum Johnston
The Guardian
as Rudy Simbro
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
as Gondol
Highpoint
as Falco
Harry & Son
as Lawrence
Of Unknown Origin
as Dan Errol
WarGames
as Jim Sting
Curtains
as Monty
Soup for One
as Dr. Wexler
Death Hunt
as Clarence
The Kidnapping of the President
as Harvey Cannon
Double Negative
as Rollins
Nothing Personal
as Kanook
Jimmy B. & Andre
as Bruno
Riel
as Howard
No Poster