Maury Chaykin
Highest Rated: 98% The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Lowest Rated: 9% Where the Heart Is (1990)
Birthday: Jul 27, 1949
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
A character actor possessing a menacing but often sympathetic presence, Maury Chaykin specialized in small but startling performances in American features, including the pivotal role of Major Fambrough in Kevin Costner's Oscar-winning drama, "Dances With Wolves" (1990) and memorable parts in "WarGames" (1983) and "My Cousin Vinny" (1992). His sporadically recurring role on HBO's "Entourage" (2004-11) as volatile movie producer Harvey Weingard never failed to amuse, while he made a true name for himself on television with the starring turn as Detective Nero Wolfe on the A&E series, "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" (2001-02). He went on to find his true niche in Canada, where his physical appearance - being on the heftier side - did not impede his opportunity to land interesting leading roles.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conduct Unbecoming | Col. Fox (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 39% | 34% | Casino Jack | Big Tony (Character) | $1.0M | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Abroad | Lord Oldenberg (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 43% | 16% | Cooking With Stella | H.E. Mr. Durand (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Static | Mr. Linkletter (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 43% | The Grift | Rusty (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bull | Roland Gow (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 44% | 47% | Blindness | Accountant (Character) | $3.1M | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder on Her Mind | John Emory (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hooked on Speedman | Dietrich Baum (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Production Office | Shelly (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Elijah | Howard Pawley (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Heavens Fall | Lyle Harris (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 23% | The Hunt for the BTK Killer | Robert Beattie (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 41% | 46% | Where the Truth Lies | Sally Sanmarco (Character) | $871.5K | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 82% | Sex Traffic | Ernie Dwight (Character) | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 52% | Intern Academy | Dr. Roger "Tony" Toussant (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 71% | 65% | Wilby Wonderful | Mayor Brent Fisher (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 77% | 74% | Being Julia | Walter Gibbs (Character) | $7.7M | 2004 |
| 78% | 61% | Sugar | Stanley (Character) | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 92% | Camp Hollywood | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 78% | 75% | Owning Mahowny | Frank Perlin (Character) | $1.0M | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | Crossed Over | Ethan Lowry (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 39% | Bleacher Bums | Billy (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Past Perfect | Chuck (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 35% | 68% | Bartleby | Ernie (Character) | $141.4K | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | Varian's War | Marcello (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 29% | Plan B | Donald Rossi (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On Their Knees | Norman (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doorbell Rang | Nero Wolfe (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 52% | 65% | What's Cooking? | Herb Seeling (Character) | $1.0M | 2000 |
| 16% | 35% | The Art of War | Cappella (Character) | $30.2M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Nero Wolfe (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 10% | 57% | Joan of Arc | Sir Robert de Baudricourt (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 57% | 27% | Let the Devil Wear Black | Bruce (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 30% | Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang |
Mr. Cooper/ |
$16.6K | 1999 |
| 40% | 50% | Entrapment | Conrad Greene (Character) | $87.7M | 1999 |
| 37% | 66% | Mystery, Alaska | Bailey Pruitt (Character) | $8.9M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched | Bert (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 75% | 72% | Jerry and Tom | Billy (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 83% | 73% | The Mask of Zorro | Prison Warden (Character) | $93.8M | 1998 |
| 41% | 59% | A Life Less Ordinary | Tod Johnson (Character) | $4.3M | 1997 |
| 87% | 57% | Love and Death on Long Island | Irving 'Irv' Buckmuller (Character) | $2.6M | 1997 |
| 98% | 86% | The Sweet Hereafter | Wendell (Character) | $4.4M | 1997 |
| 44% | 49% | Mouse Hunt | Alexander Falko (Mr. Falko) (Character) | $61.8M | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Pale Saints | The Pirate (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | Strip Search | Tomas (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 49% | Northern Lights | Ben Rubadue (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | If Looks Could Kill: From the Files of America's Most Wanted | Dr. Richard Boggs (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 39% | 40% | Cutthroat Island | John Reed (Character) | $8.8M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | Sugartime | Tony Accardo (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 75% | 61% | Unstrung Heroes | Arthur Lidz (Character) | $7.9M | 1995 |
| 92% | 70% | Devil in a Blue Dress | Matthew Terell (Character) | $15.9M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 68% | Whale Music | Desmond Howl (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 40% | 39% | Camilla | Harold Cara (Character) | $167.6K | 1994 |
| 25% | 48% | Josh and S.A.M. | Pizza Man (Character) | $1.5M | 1993 |
| 23% | 31% | Beethoven's 2nd | Cliff Klamath (Character) | $52.6M | 1993 |
| 20% | 31% | Money for Nothing | Vincente Goldoni (Character) | $917.6K | 1993 |
| 63% | 60% | Sommersby | Lawyer Dawson (Character) | $46.4M | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Buried on Sunday | Dexter Lexcannon (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Split Images | Walter Kouza (Character) | - | 1992 |
| 40% | 68% | Leaving Normal | Leon (Character) | $1.4M | 1992 |
| 67% | 50% | Hero | Winston (Character) | $18.2M | 1992 |
| 87% | 87% | My Cousin Vinny | Sam Tipton (Character) | $50.9M | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | The Pianist | Cody (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cospirazione Nel Silenzio | D'Arcy Bancroft (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | En Passant | Unknown (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 73% | 72% | The Adjuster | Bubba (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 9% | 57% | Where the Heart Is | Harry (Character) | $1.0M | 1990 |
| 87% | 87% | Dances With Wolves | Major Fambrough (Character) | $184.0M | 1990 |
| 35% | 55% | Mr. Destiny | Guzelman (Character) | $15.4M | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 70% | Cold Comfort | Floyd Lucas (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 11% | 30% | Millennium | Roger Keane (Character) | $5.7M | 1989 |
| 82% | 42% | Breaking In | Vincent Tucci (Character) | $1.8M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | George's Island | Mr. Droonfield (Character) | $1.7K | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | Caribe | Captain Burdoch (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 29% | Iron Eagle II | Sgt. Downs (Character) | $10.5M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 39% | Stars and Bars | Freeborn Gage (Character) | $14.9K | 1988 |
| 72% | 50% | The Bedroom Window | Pool Player (Character) | $8.8M | 1987 |
| 33% | 56% | Wild Thing | Jonathan Trask (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suicide Murders | Sid (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | 23% | The Vindicator | Burt Arthurs (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Def-Con 4 | Vinny (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Like Flynn | Williams (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks | Harold Chamberlain Banks (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | 54% | Hockey Night | Bum Johnston (Character) | - | 1984 |
| 29% | 36% | Harry and Son | Lawrence (Character) | - | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | The Guardian | Rudy Simbro (Character) | - | 1984 |
| 20% | 17% | Overdrawn at the Memory Bank | Gondol (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 63% | 41% | Of Unknown Origin | Dan Errol (Character) | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soup for One | Dr. Wexler (Character) | - | 1982 |
| 17% | 70% | Death Hunt | Clarence (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Jessie | Unknown (Character) | - | 1979 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65% | 82% | Entourage | Harvey Weingard (Guest Star) | 2005 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | Trailer Park Boys | Chief of Police (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 86% | 94% | Boston Legal | Ryan Myerson (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 82% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
Joseph Greene/ |
2004 |
| No Score Yet | 42% | Andromeda | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nero Wolfe | Unknown (Character) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Due South | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997-1998 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Twilight Zone | Unknown (Character) | 1989 |