Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/27/1949
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, inc...
Known For
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
Dances with Wolves
as Major Fambrough
WarGames
as Jim Sting
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
as Harold Chamberlain Banks
The Mask of Zorro
as Prison Warden
My Cousin Vinny
as Sam Tipton
The Pianist
Unknown Role
Twins
as Burt Klane
Death Hunt
as Clarence
Caribe
as Captain Burdoch
Blindness
as Accountant
The Adjuster
as Bubba
White Coats
as Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant
Entrapment
as Conrad Greene
Mr. Destiny
as Guzelman
Sugar
as Stanley
Camp Hollywood
as Himself
The Grift
as Rusty
MouseHunt
as Alexander Falko
Casino Jack
as Big Tony