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
Twins
as Burt Klane
Dances with Wolves
as Major Fambrough
WarGames
as Jim Sting
Nothing Personal
as Kanook
Blindness
as Accountant
Entrapment
as Conrad Greene
Mr. Destiny
as Guzelman
Gone Fishin'
as Kirk, Waiter (uncredited)
Millennium
as Roger Keane
Hostage
as The Kidnapper
Sugartime
as Tony Accardo
White Coats
as Dr. Roger 'Tony' Toussant
My Cousin Vinny
as Sam Tipton
Mrs. Soffel
as Guard Charlie Reynolds
Unstrung Heroes
as Arthur Lidz
Death Hunt
as Clarence
Cutthroat Island
as John Reed
Bleacher Bums
as Scorekeeper
Hero
as Winston
Owning Mahowny
as Frank Perlin