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Maury Chaykin

Actor

Maury Chaykin

Acting
1983 — 2008 · 25 films
Lived
27 July 1949 — d. 2010
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Maury Chaykin (July 27, 1949 - July 27, 2010) was an American-Canadian actor known for performances on both the stage and screen.

Career Signature

How Maury Chaykin’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

kinetic urgency
crowd-pleaser
bittersweet
tightly wound
anxious dread

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Bill PullmanBill Pullman49 filmsChristopher WalkenChristopher Walken75 filmsJohn CusackJohn Cusack65 filmsHarris YulinHarris Yulin19 filmsTim RobbinsTim Robbins41 filmsDan HedayaDan Hedaya36 filmsMichael CaineMichael Caine98 filmsMelanie GriffithMelanie Griffith36 films

Filmography

Blindness

2008

It's a Boy Girl Thing

2006

Where the Truth Lies

2005

Owning Mahowny

2003

Bartleby

2001

The Art of War

2000

What's Cooking?

2000

Entrapment

1999

Mystery, Alaska

1999

Love and Death on Long Island

1998

MouseHunt

1997

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

The Sweet Hereafter

1997

Cutthroat Island

1995

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

Unstrung Heroes

1995

Josh & S.A.M.

1993

Money for Nothing

1993

Hero

1992

The Adjuster

1991

Breaking In

1989

Iron Eagle II

1988

The Vindicator

1986

DEFCON-4

1985

Of Unknown Origin

1983