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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 24, 1923
Place of Birth:
Washington, North Carolina, USA
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Murray Hamilton
Biography
Murray Hamilton was an American actor who appeared in many films and TV series. 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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Making of '1941' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1986 | The Last Days of Patton | Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay |
| 1986 | Whoops Apocalypse | Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President) |
| 1984 | Too Scared to Scream | Jack Oberman |
| 1983 | Summer Girl | Jack Reardon |
| 1982 | Mazes and Monsters | Lt. John Martini |
| 1982 | Hysterical | The Mayor |
| 1981 | All the Way Home | Joel Lynch |
| 1980 | Brubaker | John Deach |
| 1980 | Swan Song | Jack McCauley |
| 1979 | 1941 | Claude Crumn |
| 1979 | The Amityville Horror | Father Ryan |
| 1979 | Donovan's Kid | Henry Carpenter |
| 1979 | A Last Cry for Help | Ralph Muir |
| 1978 | Jaws 2 | Mayor Larry Vaughn |
| 1978 | Casey's Shadow | Tom Patterson |
| 1977 | Damnation Alley | Gen. Landers |
| 1977 | Killer on Board | Dr. Ned Folger |
| 1977 | Murder at the World Series | Harvey Murkison |
| 1975 | Jaws | Vaughn |
| 1975 | The Drowning Pool | Kilbourne |
| 1974 | After the Fall | Mickey |
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Brooks Carpenter |
| 1973 | Incident on a Dark Street | Edmund Schilling |
| 1973 | Murdock's Gang | Harold Talbot |
| 1972 | Deadly Harvest | Sheriff Bill Jessup |
| 1971 | The Failing of Raymond | Sgt. Manzak |
| 1971 | The Harness | Roy Kern |
| 1971 | Cannon | Virgil Holley |
| 1971 | A Tattered Web | Sgt. Joe Marcus |
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Fred Ferguson |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Det. Frank McAfee |
| 1968 | No Way to Treat a Lady | Inspector Haines |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood | Jim Egan |
| 1968 | Danger Has Two Faces | Colonel Jack Forbes |
| 1968 | Sergeant Ryker | Capt. Appleton |
| 1967 | The Graduate | Mr. Robinson |
| 1967 | A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Leonard Borth |
| 1966 | Seconds | Charlie Evans |
| 1966 | An American Dream | Arthur Kabot |
| 1965 | Inherit the Wind | E.K. Hornbeck |
| 1963 | 13 Frightened Girls | Wally Sanders |
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Lafe |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition | Mr. Harvey |
| 1962 | The Farmer's Daughter | Nordick |
| 1961 | The Hustler | Findley |
| 1960 | Tall Story | Coach Sandy Hardy |
| 1960 | Escape to Sonoita | Marsh |
| 1959 | The FBI Story | Sam Crandall |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | Alphonse Paquette |
| 1958 | Houseboat | Capt. Alan Wilson |
| 1958 | Darby's Rangers | Sims Delancey |
| 1958 | No Time for Sergeants | Irving S. Blanchard |
| 1958 | Too Much, Too Soon | Charlie Snow |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Bud Gurney |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels | Chick O'Hara |
| 1956 | Toward the Unknown | Maj. Bromo Lee |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind | Sgt. Clyde |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Pete Hamilton |
| 1951 | The Whistle at Eaton Falls | Al Webster |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Song of the Open Road | Crop Corps Kid (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Reckless Age | Member of Soldier Quartet |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Blacke's Magic | |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Big Daddy |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Senator Sam Cotton |
| 1984 | Cover Up | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Bud Michaels |
| 1983 | Mama's Family | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1981 | Bret Maverick | |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | Rutherford T. Grant |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | Capt. Rutherford T. Grant |
| 1976 | Alice | |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Sid Gossett |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | |
| 1973 | Hawkins | Frank Guilfoyle |
| 1973 | Kojak | Harry Harmon |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1973 | Needles and Pins | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Clete Belford |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | |
| 1971 | Vanished | Nick McCann |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Robert Jennings |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Lewis Dunhill |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | |
| 1966 | The Man Who Never Was | Jack Forbes |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Mike Kessler |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Dr. Raphael |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Emory Hale |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Richard Mills |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Doug McElroy |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Capt. Appleton |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Mel Starling |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Joe Steelman |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour | |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Haldore Mattern |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Miles Morgan |
| 1961 | The Defenders | D.A. Sid Morgan |
| 1961 | The Defenders | District Attorney |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Bryan Phelps |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Tark Bennett |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Lt. Dan Hargrave |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Bob Fay |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Mr. Death |
| 1959 | Men Into Space | |
| 1959 | Love and Marriage | Steve Baker |
| 1958 | Naked City | D.A. Thomas Stevenson |
| 1958 | Naked City | Matt Orman |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | John Davis 'Johnny' Hale |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys | |
| 1956 | Wire Service | Ed Holley |
| 1956 | Wire Service | Frank Lunt |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Jake Buley |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Marsh |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Chris Daniels |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Webb Cutter |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Calhoun |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctum | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Mike Finn |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | E.K. Hornbeck |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Sgt. Leonard Borth |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | |
| 1949 | Suspense | Snow Pearson |
| 1948 | Studio One | Joe Bristol |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse |