Maury Chaykin

Maury Alan Chaykin (July 27, 1949 – July 27, 2010) was an American–Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Rex Stout's fictional detective Nero Wolfe in the A&E series ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery'', as well as for his work as a character actor in many films and television programs.

His film appearances include ''The Kidnapping of the President'', ''WarGames'', ''Twins'', ''Dances with Wolves'', ''My Cousin Vinny'', ''Devil in a Blue Dress'', ''Cutthroat Island'', ''The Mask of Zorro'', ''Entrapment'' and ''Mystery, Alaska''. Television wise, he starred as Sam Blecher in the first two seasons of the Canadian dramedy ''Less Than Kind'', and made guest appearances in ''Seeing Things'', ''Philip Marlowe, Private Eye'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Street Legal'', ''La Femme Nikita'', ''Due South'', ''Lexx'', ''Andromeda'', ''CSI'', ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Entourage'', ''Boston Legal'' and ''Eureka''. Provided by Wikipedia