Maury Chaykin
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Maury Chaykin (born July 27, 1949) is a Canadian-American actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to an American father and Canadian mother. Raised in New York City, he studied drama at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he has resided ever since.
He is the nephew of film director George Bloomfield. He is married to actress Susannah Hoffman, with whom he has one daughter.
A large man, Chaykin is known for portrayals of blustery supporting characters. One of his rare leading roles is as Nero Wolfe. Chaykin first played the detective genius in The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery, an A&E telemovie adaptation of the 1953 novel by Rex Stout. Timothy Hutton costarred as Archie Goodwin. The original movie's success led to a series, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, which played for two seasons on A&E and continues to air internationally. The series and the telemovie are available on DVD.
Chaykin has also had television roles in the series Seeing Things and Emily of New Moon, and a recurring role as the intergalactic gourmand Nerus (a nod to Nero Wolfe) in Stargate SG-1.
In 1990, he had a small but pivotal role in Dances With Wolves.
In 2006, Chaykin appeared in an episode of the Ken Finkleman miniseries, At The Hotel. He received a Gemini Award for best performance by an actor in a guest role.
[edit] External links
- Maury Chaykin at the Internet Movie Database
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery at The Wolfe Pack, official site of the Nero Wolfe Fan Club
[edit] Selected film and TV credits
- Seeing Things (TV) (1982–1986) as Randall Jackson
- Curtains (1983) as Monty
- WarGames (1983) as Jim Sting
- Mrs. Soffel (1984) as Guard Charlie Reynolds
- Harry & Son (1984) as Lawrence
- Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985) as Harold Chamberlain Banks
- In Like Flynn (1985) (TV) as Williams
- Def-Con 4 (1985) as Vinny
- Wild Thing (1987) as Jonathan Trask
- Twins (1988) as Burt Klane
- Iron Eagle II (1988) as Sgt. Downs
- Millennium (1989) as Roger Keane
- Mr. Destiny (1990) as Guzelman, Building Contractor
- Where the Heart Is (1990) as Harry
- Hearts of Fire (1990) as Charlie Kelso
- Dances with Wolves (1990) as Major Fambrough
- The Adjuster (1991) as Bubba
- The Pianist (1991) as Cody
- Hero (1992) as Winston, Bernie's Landlord
- Leaving Normal (1992) as Leon "Crazy-As" Pendleton
- My Cousin Vinny (1992) as Sam Tipton
- Buried on Sunday (1992)
- Beethoven's 2nd (1993) as Cliff Klamath
- Money for Nothing (1993) as Vincente Goldoni
- Sommersby (1993) as Lawyer Dawson
- Camilla (1994) as Harold Cara
- Whale Music (1994)
- Cutthroat Island (1995) as John Reed
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) as Matthew Terell
- Unstrung Heroes (1995) as Arthur Lidz
- Mousehunt (1997) as Alexander Falko
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997) as Tod Johnson
- La Femme Nikita (TV), episode "Innocent" (1997) as Rudy (Gemini Award)
- Jerry and Tom (1998) as Billy
- The Mask of Zorro (1998) as Prison Warden
- Emily of New Moon (TV) (1998)
- Entrapment (1999) as Conrad Greene
- Mystery, Alaska (1999) as Bailey Pruitt
- The Art of War (2000) as Frank Capella
- The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV) (2000) as Nero Wolfe
- Bartleby (2001) as Ernest
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV) (2001–2002) as Nero Wolfe
- Owning Mahowny (2003) as Frank Perlin
- Being Julia (2004) as Walter Gibbs
- The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005) (TV) as Robert Beattie
- Where the Truth Lies (2005)
- Stargate SG-1 (TV) (two episodes: 2005, 2006) as Nerus
- Entourage (TV), episode "The Sundance Kids" (2005) as Harvey
- At The Hotel (TV), episode "The Perfect Couple" (2006) as Jerry Mitchell (Gemini Award)
- Eureka (TV), pilot episode (2006) as Sheriff William Cobb
