Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 24, 1923
Place of Birth:
Washington, North Carolina, USA
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Murray Hamilton
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story | Self |
| 1996 | The Making of '1941' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1987 | 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 |
| 1956 | The Big Slide | Chick Tolliver |
| 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 |