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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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Highest rated movies

98% 86% The Sweet Hereafter
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92% 71% Devil in a Blue Dress
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87% 87% Dances With Wolves
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87% 57% Love and Death on Long Island
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85% 87% My Cousin Vinny
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80% 43% Breaking In
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78% 75% Owning Mahowny
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76% 74% Being Julia
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75% 61% Sugar
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Maury Chaykin

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Filmography

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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 63% 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 83% Sex Traffic Ernie Dwight (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 51% Intern Academy Dr. Roger "Tony" Toussant (Character) - 2004
71% 66% Wilby Wonderful Mayor Brent Fisher (Character) - 2004
76% 74% Being Julia Walter Gibbs (Character) $7.7M 2004
75% 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 42% Crossed Over Ethan Lowry (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 42% Bleacher Bums Billy (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Past Perfect Chuck (Character) - 2002
36% 69% 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
67% 27% Let the Devil Wear Black Bruce (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 30% Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang Mr. Cooper/Louie Loser (Character) $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
84% 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 50% Northern Lights Ben Rubadue (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 41% Strip Search Tomas (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
40% 40% Cutthroat Island John Reed (Character) $8.8M 1995
No Score Yet 44% Sugartime Tony Accardo (Character) - 1995
75% 61% Unstrung Heroes Arthur Lidz (Character) $7.9M 1995
92% 71% Devil in a Blue Dress Matthew Terell (Character) $15.9M 1995
No Score Yet 68% Whale Music Desmond Howl (Character) - 1994
44% 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% 59% 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% 51% Hero Winston (Character) $18.2M 1992
85% 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
75% 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 67% Cold Comfort Floyd Lucas (Character) - 1989
11% 31% Millennium Roger Keane (Character) $5.7M 1989
80% 43% 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 42% Stars and Bars Freeborn Gage (Character) $14.9K 1988
No Score Yet 33% Hearts of Fire Charlie Kelso (Character) - 1987
72% 50% The Bedroom Window Pool Player (Character) $8.8M 1987
No Score Yet 38% Nowhere to Hide Marchais (Character) $303.8K 1987
33% 58% 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
30% 35% 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% 40% 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

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65% 82% Entourage Harvey Weingard (Guest Star) 2005 2007
No Score Yet 90% Trailer Park Boys Chief of Police (Guest Star) 2006
86% 90% Boston Legal Ryan Myerson (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 80% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Joseph Greene/Joe Landers (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 58% Andromeda Unknown (Guest Star) 2003-2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nero Wolfe Unknown (Character) 2002
No Score Yet 83% Due South Unknown (Guest Star) 1997-1998
No Score Yet 85% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Character) 1989