TORONTO, July 27 (UPI) -- New York-born film and television actor Maury Chaykin died in his adopted home of Toronto Tuesday, his 61st birthday, his family said.
E! News said Chaykin, who played the titular sleuth in A&E's "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" series, had been battling a kidney ailment and died in a Toronto hospital surrounded by loved ones.
Canada's National Post noted Chaykin appeared in more than 150 movies and TV shows since he began his career in the 1970s. Among his credits are "Whale Music," "Canada's Sweetheart," "The King of Kensington," "The Sweet Hereafter," "Blindness," "Owning Mahowny," "Entourage," "Less Than Kind" and "Dances with Wolves".
His latest movie, "Barney's Version," is to screen at this year's Toronto film festival, the Post said.
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