
Murray Hamilton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-03-24
Day of Death
1986-09-01 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, North Carolina, USA
Murray Hamilton
Biography
Murray Hamilton (1919-1986) 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.
Acting
(1996)
The Making of '1941'
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1986)
The Last Days of Patton
as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
(1986)
Whoops Apocalypse
as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
(1984)
Too Scared to Scream
as Jack Oberman
(1983)
Summer Girl
as Jack Reardon
(1982)
Mazes and Monsters
as Lt. John Martini
(1982)
Hysterical
as The Mayor
(1981)
All the Way Home
as Joel Lynch
(1980)
Brubaker
as John Deach
(1980)
Swan Song
as Jack McCauley
(1979)
The Amityville Horror
as Father Ryan
(1979)
1941
as Claude Crumn
(1979)
A Last Cry for Help
as Ralph Muir
(1979)
Donovan's Kid
as Henry Carpenter
(1978)
Jaws 2
as Mayor Larry Vaughn
(1978)
Casey's Shadow
as Tom Patterson
(1977)
Damnation Alley
as Gen. Landers
(1977)
Killer on Board
as Dr. Ned Folger
(1977)
Murder at the World Series
as Harvey Murkison
(1975)
Jaws
as Vaughn
(1975)
The Drowning Pool
as Kilbourne
(1974)
After the Fall
as Mickey
(1973)
The Way We Were
as Brooks Carpenter
(1973)
Incident on a Dark Street
as Edmund Schilling
(1973)
Murdock's Gang
as Harold Talbot
(1972)
Deadly Harvest
as Sheriff Bill Jessup
(1971)
A Tattered Web
as Sgt. Joe Marcus
(1971)
Cannon
as Virgil Holley
(1971)
The Failing of Raymond
as Sgt. Manzak
(1971)
The Harness
as Roy Kern
(1969)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Fred Ferguson
(1968)
The Boston Strangler
as Det. Frank McAfee
(1968)
The Brotherhood
as Jim Egan
(1968)
Sergeant Ryker
as Capt. Appleton
(1968)
No Way to Treat a Lady
as Inspector Haines
(1968)
Danger Has Two Faces
as Colonel Jack Forbes
(1967)
The Graduate
as Mr. Robinson
(1967)
A Bell for Adano
as Sgt. Leonard Borth
(1966)
Seconds
as Charlie Evans
(1966)
An American Dream
as Arthur Kabot
(1965)
Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck
(1963)
The Cardinal
as Lafe
(1963)
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mr. Harvey
(1963)
13 Frightened Girls
as Wally Sanders
(1962)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Nordick
(1961)
The Hustler
as Findley
(1960)
Tall Story
as Coach Sandy Hardy
(1960)
Escape to Sonoita
as Marsh
(1959)
Anatomy of a Murder
as Alphonse Paquette
(1959)
The FBI Story
as Sam Crandall
(1958)
Houseboat
as Capt. Alan Wilson
(1958)
Darby's Rangers
as Sims Delancey
(1958)
Too Much, Too Soon
as Charlie Snow
(1958)
No Time for Sergeants
as Irving S. Blanchard
(1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Bud Gurney
(1957)
Jeanne Eagels
as Chick O'Hara
(1956)
Toward the Unknown
as Maj. Bromo Lee
(1956)
The Girl He Left Behind
as Sgt. Clyde
(1951)
Bright Victory
as Pete Hamilton
(1951)
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
as Al Webster
(1944)
Reckless Age
as Member of Soldier Quartet
(1944)
Song of the Open Road
as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)
(1944)
Something for the Boys
as Soldier (uncredited)