Personal Info
Birth date
1949-07-27 (76 Years)
Day of death
2010-07-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as
Мори Чайкин
Maury Chaykin
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
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.634
Overview:
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.Stargate SG-1
8.288
Overview:
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.Boston Legal
7.918
Overview:
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.The Twilight Zone
7.754
Overview:
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.Entourage
7.361
Overview:
Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.Eureka
7.764
Overview:
The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.Andromeda
7.113
Overview:
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.Due South
7.5
Overview:
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.Lexx
7.059
Overview:
A Time Prophet predicted that Kai would be the one to destroy the divine order in the league of the 20,000 planets, someday that will happen, but not today. Today a cowardly security guard, an undead assassin, a female with a body designed for sex and a robot head madly in love with her all make up the crew of the spaceship Lexx, the most powerful weapon in the two universes.Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
6.9
Overview:
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.WarGames
7.076
Overview:
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.The Mask of Zorro
6.576
Overview:
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.A Nero Wolfe Mystery
7.8
Overview:
Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.Dances with Wolves
7.844
Overview:
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.Twins
6.038
Overview:
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.Night Heat
6.6
Overview:
Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series. It starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis. The police crime drama series aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States from 1985 to 1989. Night Heat was conceived by Sonny Grosso, a former New York City Police Department detective. Grosso served as the show's executive producer along with his partner, Larry Jacobson.The Hire
7.583
Overview:
BMW Films presents "The Hire", a series of nine short films produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002, with a ninth short film following in 2016. A form of branded content, all nine short films feature popular filmmakers from across the globe, star Clive Owen as the "Driver", and highlight the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles.Less Than Kind
7
Overview:
Less Than Kind is a Canadian television comedy-drama series that stars Jesse Camacho as Sheldon Blecher, a teenager growing up in a loving but dysfunctional Jewish family in Winnipeg. The show's cast also includes Maury Chaykin and Wendel Meldrum as Sheldon's parents, Benjamin Arthur as his older brother Josh, and Nancy Sorel as his aunt, Clara. The Blechers struggle to operate a driving school out of their home in Winnipeg's fading North End. Less Than Kind made its debut October 13, 2008, on Citytv, and moved to HBO Canada in February 2010. The ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed series won Canadian Comedy Awards in 2009 and 2010.Less Than Kind received the 2010 Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series and the inaugural award for Best Comedy Series at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards. The title sequence and logo for Less Than Kind were inspired by an iconic highway sign at Winnipeg's Confusion Corner intersection, depicting arrows pointing in every direction. The name of the series is found in the first line spoken by Hamlet: "A little more than kin, and less than kind."My Cousin Vinny
7.499
Overview:
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!Entrapment
6.23
Overview:
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.Emily of New Moon
8.8
Overview:
Emily of New Moon is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. The series originally aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and it is currently seen in Canada on the Viva, Bravo! and Vision TV cable channels. The series, produced by Salter Street Films, was based on the Emily of New Moon series of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The series consisted of three seasons of thirteen episodes and one season of seven episodes, for a total of forty-six. The executive producers were Micheline Charest, Michael Donovan, and Ronald Weinberg. The series starred Martha MacIsaac as the titular orphan Emily Starr. Susan Clark and Sheila McCarthy played Emily's aunts Elizabeth and Laura, who had taken on the responsibility of raising Emily following her father's death, and Stephen McHattie played her cousin Jimmy. Susan Clark left the series after the first season when her character, Elizabeth, was killed off. Recurring cast included Chip Ciupka as Mr. Carpenter, Peter Donaldson as Ian Bowles, Richard Donat as Dr. Burnley, Kris Lemche as Perry Miller, John Neville as Uncle Malcolm, Jessica Pellerin as Ilse Burnley, Shawn Roberts as Teddy Kent, and Linda Thorson as Cousin Isabel.Beethoven's 2nd
5.551
Overview:
Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is that Missy's owner, Regina, wants to sell the puppies and tear the clan apart. It's up to Beethoven and the Newton kids to save the day and keep everyone together.Sidestreet
5
Overview:
Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It starred Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working the mean streets of 1970s Toronto. The producers of "Sidestreet:" wanted to feature community service officers instead of ordinary detectives. They aimed to concentrate on issues such as blockbusting, strikebreaking, rape, poverty, and the problems of the elderly in the city, instead of major crimes.Cutthroat Island
5.773
Overview:
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.It's a Boy Girl Thing
6.53
Overview:
A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.MouseHunt
6.542
Overview:
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.Sommersby
6.4
Overview:
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.King of Kensington
5.2
Overview:
King of Kensington is a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980. The show starred Al Waxman as Larry King, a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market who was known for helping friends and neighbours solve problems. His multicultural group of friends consisted of Nestor Best, Max, and Tony "Duke" Zarro, who hung around regularly to the perennial disapproval of King's mother Gladys. The show was popular with viewers; prior to the start of the fourth season one of the producers noted that show drew 1.5 to 1.8 million viewers weekly. For the first three seasons, Fiona Reid played his wife Cathy. At the end of the third season, Reid decided to leave the series, so Larry and Cathy divorced. The show never fully recovered its stride or chemistry as Larry pursued other relationships, most notably with Gwen Twining in the final season. The show's gentle but politically conscious humour is seen by some critics as a Canadian version of the topical Norman Lear sitcoms of the 1970s, such as All in the Family and Maude. The series was syndicated to some American stations during the height of its popularity, including WTTG in Washington, D.C.The Art of War
5.707
Overview:
Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist. As an international security expert, he must uncover an international plot in which ruthless terrorists threatened to bring down the United Nations on the eve of an historic summit with China. A mysterious chain of events leads to the murder of the Chinese U.N. Ambassador and the terrorists frame Neil Shaw, the one man they believe can stop them. Accused of the crime, Shaw goes underground — in effect, vanishing from his own life — as he tries to stop what could become World War III.Joan of Arc
6.5
Overview:
Joan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During her youth she often witnesses the horrors of war, but her spirit is kept high by the legend of the Maiden of Lorraine. This says that a young maiden one day will unite the divided country and lead the people to freedom.Acting
2011Conduct Unbecoming as Col. Fox
2011The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2010Barney's Version as Wedding Guest
2010Casino Jack as Big Tony
2010Cooking With Stella as H.E. Mr. Durand
2010Abroad as Lord Oldenberg
2009Adoration as Passenger & Professor On-Line
2008Hooked on Speedman as Dietrich Baum
2008Bull as Roland Gow
2008Less Than Kind (26 Episodes) as Sam Blecher
2008Static as Mr. Linkletter
2008Elijah as Howard Pawley
2008Blindness as Accountant
2008The Grift as Rusty
2007To Each His Own Cinema as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
2006Heavens Fall as Lyle Harris
2006Eureka (1 Episode) as Sheriff / Major William Cobb
2006It's a Boy Girl Thing as Stan Deane
2005The Hunt For the BTK Killer as Robert Beattie
2005Where the Truth Lies as Sally Sanmarco
2004Camp Hollywood as Himself
2004Sex Traffic (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Boston Legal (1 Episode) as Ryan Myerson
2004Wilby Wonderful as Mayor Brent Fisher
2004Being Julia as Walter Gibbs
2004Entourage (1 Episode) as Unknown
2004The Making of Nero Wolfe as self
2004Sugar as Stanley
2004White Coats as Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant
2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Dan Weisman
2003Owning Mahowny as Frank Perlin
2003Hemingway vs. Callaghan as Max Perkins
2002Hostage as The Kidnapper
2002The Wet Season as Uncle Rick
2002Crossed Over as Ethan Lowry
2001On Their Knees as Norman
2001Bleacher Bums as Scorekeeper
2001Varian's War as Marcello
2001The Hire (1 Episode) as The Kidnapper
2001A Nero Wolfe Mystery (27 Episodes) as Nero Wolfe
2001Bartleby as Ernest
2001Plan B as Donald Rossi
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Joseph Greene / Joe Landers
2000Andromeda (1 Episode) as Citizen Eight
2000The Art of War as Frank Capella
2000The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Nero Wolfe
2000What's Cooking? as Herb 'Herbie' Seelig
1999Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang as Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser
1999Mystery, Alaska as Bailey Pruitt
1999Touched as Burt
1999Joan of Arc (2 Episodes) as Sir Robert de Baudricourt
1999Entrapment as Conrad Greene
1999Let the Devil Wear Black as Bruce
1998Jerry and Tom as Billy
1998The Mask of Zorro as Prison Warden
1998Love and Death on Long Island as Irving Buckmuller
1998Northern Lights as Ben Rubadue
1998Emily of New Moon (1 Episode) as Lofty John
1997MouseHunt as Alexander Falko
1997A Life Less Ordinary as Tod Johnson
1997The Sweet Hereafter as Wendell Walker
1997Stargate SG-1 (2 Episodes) as Nerus
1997Gone Fishin' as Kirk, Waiter (uncredited)
1997Lexx (1 Episode) as Pa Gollean
1997Strip Search as Tomas
1997Keeping the Promise as Hunter Ben Loomis
1997Pale Saints as The Pirate
1996Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Harriet the Spy as Holiday Pageant Director (uncredited)
1996If Looks Could Kill as Dr. Richard Boggs
1995Cutthroat Island as John Reed
1995Sugartime as Tony Accardo
1995Devil in a Blue Dress as Matthew Terell
1995Unstrung Heroes as Arthur Lidz
1994Camilla as Harold Cara
1994Whale Music as Desmond Howl
1994Exotica as Exotica Club Client (uncredited)
1994Due South (1, 1 Episode) as Pike, Jasper Gutman
1993Beethoven's 2nd as Cliff Klamath
1993Josh and S.A.M. as Pizza Man
1993Money for Nothing as Vincente Goldoni
1993Sommersby as Lawyer Dawson
1992Hero as Winston
1992Buried on Sunday as Dexter Lexcannon
1992Leaving Normal as Leon
1992My Cousin Vinny as Sam Tipton
1992Split Images as Walter Kouza
1991The Adjuster as Bubba
1991Montreal Stories as Jurgen van Doom
1991In Passing as Unknown
1991The Pianist as Unknown
1990Mr. Destiny as Guzelman
1990Dances with Wolves as Major Fambrough
1990Where the Heart Is as Harry
1989Breaking In as Vincent Tucci
1989Cold Comfort as Floyd Lucas
1989Millennium as Roger Keane
1989George's Island as Mr. Droonfield
1988Twins as Burt Klane
1988Iron Eagle II as Sgt. Downs
1988Hot Paint as Wilensky
1988Stars & Bars as Freeborn Gage
1987Caribe as Captain Burdoch
1987Hearts of Fire as Charlie Kelso
1987Nowhere to Hide as Marchais
1987Wild Thing as Jonathan Trask
1987Race for the Bomb (3 Episodes) as Général Leslie Groves
1987The Bedroom Window as Pool Player
1986Meatballs III: Summer Job as Huey, River Rat Leader
1986Act of Vengeance as Claude Vealey
1986The Vindicator as Burt Arthus
1985The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985In Like Flynn as Williams
1985DEFCON-4 as Vinny
1985Turk 182! as Man in wheelchair
1985Night Heat (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985The Suicide Murders as Sid
1984Mrs. Soffel as Guard Charlie Reynolds
1984Hockey Night as Bum Johnston
1984The Guardian as Rudy Simbro
1984Overdrawn at the Memory Bank as Gondol
1984Harry & Son as Lawrence
1983Of Unknown Origin as Dan Errol
1983WarGames as Jim Sting
1983Curtains as Monty
1982Highpoint as Falco
1982Soup for One as Dr. Wexler
1981Seeing Things (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Death Hunt as Clarence
1980The Kidnapping of the President as Harvey Cannon
1980Double Negative as Rollins
1980Nothing Personal as Kanook
1980Jimmy B. & Andre as Bruno
1979Riel as Howard
1975King of Kensington (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Sidestreet (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Me as Unknown