FrameThrower · Actors · Maury Chaykin
Maury Chaykin
6 films · 494 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1990–2005
Born 27 July 1949 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · died 27 July 2010
Maury Chaykin 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, including several Genie Awards.
On television, Chaykin showcased his versatility in a wide range of roles.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 494 frames from the 6 films we hold. This is the look of the work Maury takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 6 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night, 44% low key — the look of the work Maury takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 494 frames from Maury Chaykin's 6 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.