Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Actor Mar 24 (died age 63) Washington, North Carolina, USA 1944–2025 (81 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Murray Hamilton (March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Mayor Larry Vaughn in the 1975 film "Jaws" and its sequels, "Jaws 2" and "Jaws: The Revenge". Hamilton also starred in several other well-known films such as "The Graduate", "The Hustler" and "The Amityville Horror". He had a long career in both film and TV and appeared in over 70 films and TV series. Early life Hamilton was born in Washington, Nor…

Known For

Jaws

Jaws

Vaughn

The Graduate

The Graduate

Mr. Robinson

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

Alphonse "Al" Paquette

The Hustler

The Hustler

Findley

Jaws 2

Jaws 2

Mayor Larry Vaughn

Brubaker

Brubaker

Deach

Seconds

Seconds

Charlie Evans

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

Father Ryan

Filmography

Acting (123)

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Movies (65)

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

as Self

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)

The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton

as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay

Too Scared to Scream

Too Scared to Scream

as Jack Oberman

Summer Girl

Summer Girl

as Jack Reardon

Hysterical

Hysterical

as The Mayor

Mazes and Monsters

Mazes and Monsters

as Lt. John Martini

All the Way Home

All the Way Home

as Joel Lynch

Brubaker

Brubaker

as Deach

Swan Song

Swan Song

as Jack McCauley

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

as Father Ryan

1941

1941

as Claude Crumn

Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid

as Henry Carpenter

A Last Cry for Help

A Last Cry for Help

as Ralph Muir

Jaws 2

Jaws 2

as Mayor Larry Vaughn

Casey's Shadow

Casey's Shadow

as Tom Patterson

Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

as Gen. Landers

Murder at the World Series

Murder at the World Series

as Harvey Murkison

Killer on Board

Killer on Board

as Dr. Ned Folger

Jaws

Jaws

as Vaughn

The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

as Kilbourne

After the Fall

After the Fall

as Mickey

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

as Brooks Carpenter

Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang

as Harold Talbot

Incident on a Dark Street

Incident on a Dark Street

as Edmund Schilling

Deadly Harvest

Deadly Harvest

as Sheriff Bill Jessup

A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web

as Sgt. Joe Marcus

Cannon

Cannon

as Virgil Holley

The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

as Sgt. Manzak

The Harness

The Harness

as Roy Kern

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as Fred Ferguson

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

as Det. Frank McAfee

No Way to Treat a Lady

No Way to Treat a Lady

as Inspector Haines

Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

as Capt. Appleton

The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood

as Jim Egan

Danger Has Two Faces

Danger Has Two Faces

as Colonel Jack Forbes

The Graduate

The Graduate

as Mr. Robinson

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

as Sgt. Leonard Borth

An American Dream

An American Dream

as Arthur Kabot

Seconds

Seconds

as Charlie Evans

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

as E.K. Hornbeck

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

as Lafe

13 Frightened Girls

13 Frightened Girls

as Wally Sanders

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

as Mr. Harvey

The Farmer's Daughter

as Nordick

The Hustler

The Hustler

as Findley

Tall Story

Tall Story

as Coach Sandy Hardy

Escape to Sonoita

as Marsh

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

as Alphonse "Al" Paquette

The FBI Story

The FBI Story

as Sam Crandall

Too Much, Too Soon

Too Much, Too Soon

as Charlie Snow

Houseboat

Houseboat

as Capt. Alan Wilson

Darby's Rangers

Darby's Rangers

as Sims Delancey

No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants

as Irving S. Blanchard

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

as Chick O'Hara

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

as Bud Gurney

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

as Maj. Bromo Lee

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

as Sgt. Clyde

The Big Slide

The Big Slide

as Chick Tolliver

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

as Pete Hamilton

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

as Al Webster

Song of the Open Road

Song of the Open Road

as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)

Reckless Age

Reckless Age

as Member of Soldier Quartet

Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys

as Soldier (uncredited)

Television (58)

Blacke's Magic

Blacke's Magic

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as Big Daddy

Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief

as Senator Sam Cotton

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Bud Michaels

Cover Up

Cover Up

Mama's Family

Mama's Family

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Bret Maverick

Bret Maverick

B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

as Rutherford T. Grant

B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

as Capt. Rutherford T. Grant

Alice

Alice

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

as Sid Gossett

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

Kojak

Kojak

as Harry Harmon

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as Clete Belford

Police Story

Police Story

Hawkins

Hawkins

as Frank Guilfoyle

Needles and Pins

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Cannon

Cannon

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

Vanished

Vanished

as Nick McCann

McCloud

McCloud

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Medical Center

Medical Center

as Robert Jennings

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Lewis Dunhill

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

as Jack Forbes

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as Mike Kessler

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as Dr. Raphael

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Mel Starling

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Capt. Appleton

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Haldore Mattern

The Defenders

The Defenders

as Miles Morgan

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

The DuPont Show of the Week

The DuPont Show of the Week

as Bob Fay

Route 66

Route 66

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Death

Men Into Space

Men Into Space

Love and Marriage

as Steve Baker

Naked City

Naked City

as D.A. Thomas Stevenson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as John Davis 'Johnny' Hale

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

Wire Service

Wire Service

as Ed Holley

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Marsh

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Jake Buley

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as Chris Daniels

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as Mike Finn

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as E.K. Hornbeck

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Lux Video Theatre

Suspense

Suspense

as Snow Pearson

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Studio One

Studio One

as Joe Bristol