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Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

53 movies on Netflix

Biography

Maury Chaykin was a Canadian and American actor who became one of Canadian cinema's most familiar faces, most often in supporting parts. He was born in Brooklyn, grew up in New York City, took up drama studies at the University at Buffalo, and moved to Toronto in 1974. Early film recognition came as a computer programmer in WarGames (1983) and a prosecution witness in My Cousin Vinny (1992), and he played an Army fort commander in Dances with Wolves (1990). One of his rare leading parts came in Whale Music (1994), which brought him the Genie Award for Best Actor. On television he first played detective Nero Wolfe in The Golden Spiders, then headlined A Nero Wolfe Mystery for two seasons, and later starred as Sam Blecher in Less Than Kind. He won two Gemini Awards, two Canadian Comedy Awards, and a posthumous ACTRA Award, and died in 2010.

61years old at death

  • Born Brooklyn
  • Died Toronto
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Maury Alan Chaykin

Movie Career

Films
53
Career span
30 years1980 to 2010

Genres

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  1. Behind the award

    For his portrayal of a burned-out rock star in Whale Music, a 1994 film, Chaykin earned Best Actor at the 15th Genie Awards. The character drew largely on Brian Wilson, and the part was Chaykin's first starring role.

Maury Chaykin movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Entrapment1999 Action, Crime, Romanceas Conrad Greene

    IMDb rating 6.3131K votes

  2. Dances with Wolves1990 Adventure, Drama, Westernas Major Fambrough

    IMDb rating 8.0313K votes

  3. Mousehunt1997as Alexander Falko

    IMDb rating 6.564K votes

  4. Blindness2008as Accountant

    IMDb rating 6.578K votes

  5. My Cousin Vinny1992as Sam Tipton

    IMDb rating 7.6162K votes

  6. Cutthroat Island1995as John Reed

    IMDb rating 5.734K votes

  7. The Art of War2000as Frank Capella

    IMDb rating 5.733K votes

  8. It's a Boy Girl Thing2006as Stan Deane

    IMDb rating 6.245K votes

Most often with

Atom Egoyan directed three of these films, Richard Kwietniowski two and George Mendeluk two. Seven actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kenneth Welsh, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Kenneth WelshMichael J. Reynolds, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Michael J. ReynoldsSarah Polley, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Sarah PolleyAl Waxman, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Al WaxmanArsinée Khanjian, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Arsinée KhanjianShannon Tweed, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Shannon TweedAtom EgoyanDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Atom EgoyanRichard KwietniowskiDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Richard KwietniowskiGeorge MendelukDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by George Mendeluk

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Box office

What Maury Chaykin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.3 billion

27 of the 53 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 53 films: 27 worldwide figure; 11 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 27Worldwide figure
  • 11US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

Dances with Wolves1990as Major Fambrough$424 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Dances with Wolves1990as Major Fambrough
    $424M31.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Twins1988as Burt Klane
    $217M16.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Entrapment1999as Conrad Greene
    $212M15.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Mousehunt1997as Alexander Falko
    $122M9.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Beethoven's 2nd1993as Cliff Klamath
    $118M8.8% of the total
  6. 6
    My Cousin Vinny1992as Sam Tipton
    $64M4.8% of the total
  7. 7
    The Art of War2000as Frank Capella
    $30M2.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Blindness2008as Accountant
    $20M1.5% of the total
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), $16.1 millionCutthroat Island (1995), $16.0 millionMr. Destiny (1990), $15.4 millionA Life Less Ordinary (1997), $14.6 millionThe Bedroom Window (1987), $12.6 millionMystery, Alaska (1999), $8.9 millionThe Sweet Hereafter (1997), $8.0 millionIt's a Boy Girl Thing (2006), $7.4 millionMillennium (1989), $5.8 millionDeath Hunt (1981), $5.0 millionHarry & Son (1984), $4.9 millionMrs. Soffel (1984), $4.4 millionWhere the Truth Lies (2005), $3.5 millionTurk 182! (1985), $1.9 millionOwning Mahowny (2003), $1.3 millionCasino Jack (2010), $1.1 million

$128 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total

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