Murray Hamilton
Born
March 24, 1923 (age 63)
Died
September 1, 1986
Birthplace
Washington, North Carolina, USA

Murray Hamilton

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.

Movies

The Last Days of Patton
The Last Days of Patton
1986 ★ 6.2
Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 ★ 5.6
Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
Too Scared to Scream
Too Scared to Scream
1984 ★ 5.1
Jack Oberman
Summer Girl
Summer Girl
1983 ★ 5.8
Jack Reardon
Mazes and Monsters
Mazes and Monsters
1982 ★ 4.3
Lt. John Martini
Hysterical
Hysterical
1982 ★ 4.3
The Mayor
All the Way Home
All the Way Home
1981 ★ 7.0
Joel Lynch
Brubaker
Brubaker
1980 ★ 7.1
John Deach
Swan Song
Swan Song
1980
Jack McCauley
1941
1941
1979 ★ 5.8
Claude Crumn
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
1979 ★ 6.3
Father Ryan
A Last Cry for Help
A Last Cry for Help
1979 ★ 10.0
Ralph Muir
Donovan's Kid
Donovan's Kid
1979 ★ 6.0
Henry Carpenter
Jaws 2
Jaws 2
1978 ★ 6.0
Mayor Larry Vaughn
Casey's Shadow
Casey's Shadow
1978 ★ 6.3
Tom Patterson
Killer on Board
Killer on Board
1977 ★ 5.2
Dr. Ned Folger
Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley
1977 ★ 5.1
Gen. Landers
Murder at the World Series
Murder at the World Series
1977 ★ 6.5
Harvey Murkison
The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool
1975 ★ 6.3
Kilbourne
Jaws
Jaws
1975 ★ 7.7
Vaughn
After the Fall
After the Fall
1974
Mickey
The Way We Were
The Way We Were
1973 ★ 7.0
Brooks Carpenter
Murdock's Gang
Murdock's Gang
1973 ★ 6.0
Harold Talbot
Incident on a Dark Street
Incident on a Dark Street
1973 ★ 5.0
Edmund Schilling
Deadly Harvest
Deadly Harvest
1972 ★ 6.0
Sheriff Bill Jessup
The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond
1971 ★ 6.0
Sgt. Manzak
The Harness
The Harness
1971
Roy Kern
A Tattered Web
A Tattered Web
1971 ★ 5.0
Sgt. Joe Marcus
Cannon
Cannon
1971 ★ 4.5
Virgil Holley
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969 ★ 5.8
Fred Ferguson
The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood
1968 ★ 5.9
Jim Egan
Danger Has Two Faces
Danger Has Two Faces
1968 ★ 7.0
Colonel Jack Forbes
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
1968 ★ 6.7
Det. Frank McAfee
No Way to Treat a Lady
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968 ★ 6.6
Inspector Haines
Sergeant Ryker
Sergeant Ryker
1968 ★ 6.0
Capt. Appleton
The Graduate
The Graduate
1967 ★ 7.6
Mr. Robinson
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
1967
Sgt. Leonard Borth
Seconds
Seconds
1966 ★ 7.3
Charlie Evans
An American Dream
An American Dream
1966 ★ 4.7
Arthur Kabot
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1965 ★ 8.0
E.K. Hornbeck
The Cardinal
The Cardinal
1963 ★ 6.6
Lafe
13 Frightened Girls
13 Frightened Girls
1963 ★ 5.4
Wally Sanders
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 ★ 5.4
Mr. Harvey
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1962
Nordick
The Hustler
The Hustler
1961 ★ 7.7
Findley
Escape to Sonoita
Escape to Sonoita
1960 ★ 7.0
Marsh
Tall Story
Tall Story
1960 ★ 5.4
Coach Sandy Hardy
The FBI Story
The FBI Story
1959 ★ 6.0
Sam Crandall
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 ★ 7.8
Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Houseboat
Houseboat
1958 ★ 6.4
Capt. Alan Wilson
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants
1958 ★ 7.2
Irving S. Blanchard
Too Much, Too Soon
Too Much, Too Soon
1958 ★ 4.4
Charlie Snow
Darby's Rangers
Darby's Rangers
1958 ★ 5.9
Sims Delancey
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
1957 ★ 5.9
Chick O'Hara
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 ★ 6.7
Bud Gurney
The Big Slide
The Big Slide
1956
Chick Tolliver
The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind
1956 ★ 3.5
Sgt. Clyde
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
1956 ★ 5.6
Maj. Bromo Lee
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951 ★ 6.2
Al Webster
Bright Victory
Bright Victory
1951 ★ 6.9
Pete Hamilton
Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys
1944 ★ 6.2
Soldier (uncredited)
Reckless Age
Reckless Age
1944
Member of Soldier Quartet
Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road
1944
Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)

TV Series

Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic
1986 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
1985 ★ 7.6
Big Daddy
1 Episode
Hail to the Chief
Hail to the Chief
1985 ★ 5.0
Senator Sam Cotton
7 Episodes
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 ★ 7.5
Bud Michaels
1 Episode
Cover Up
Cover Up
1984 ★ 6.6
1 Episode
Mama's Family
Mama's Family
1983 ★ 7.6
1 Episode
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
1982 ★ 6.2
1 Episode
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
1981 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear
1979 ★ 5.5
Rutherford T. Grant
15 Episodes
Alice
Alice
1976 ★ 7.1
1 Episode
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976 ★ 7.8
Sid Gossett
12 Episodes
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
1975 ★ 7.4
1 Episode
Kojak
Kojak
1973 ★ 7.0
Harry Harmon
1 Episode
Needles and Pins
Needles and Pins
1973 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
Police Story
Police Story
1973 ★ 6.9
2 Episodes
Hawkins
Hawkins
1973 ★ 7.2
Frank Guilfoyle
1 Episode
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
1973 ★ 6.9
Clete Belford
1 Episode
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 ★ 7.0
1 Episode
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
1971 ★ 6.9
1 Episode
Cannon
Cannon
1971 ★ 6.6
3 Episodes
Vanished
Vanished
1971 ★ 4.2
Nick McCann
2 Episodes
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
1970 ★ 7.8
1 Episode
McCloud
McCloud
1970 ★ 7.1
2 Episodes
Medical Center
Medical Center
1969 ★ 6.1
1 Episode
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
1967 ★ 7.5
1 Episode
The Invaders
The Invaders
1967 ★ 6.8
Lewis Dunhill
1 Episode
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
1966 ★ 7.6
1 Episode
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was
1966
Jack Forbes
18 Episodes
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
1965 ★ 5.4
Mike Kessler
1 Episode
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1965 ★ 7.2
Dr. Raphael
1 Episode
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 ★ 5.3
Capt. Appleton
2 Episodes
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963 ★ 7.2
Mel Starling
1 Episode
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
1962 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
1961 ★ 3.5
2 Episodes
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
1961 ★ 5.5
Dr. Haldore Mattern
2 Episodes
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961 ★ 6.0
Bob Fay
1 Episode
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961 ★ 5.9
Miles Morgan
1 Episode
Route 66
Route 66
1960 ★ 6.3
2 Episodes
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959 ★ 8.5
Mr. Death
1 Episode
Men Into Space
Men Into Space
1959 ★ 7.0
1 Episode
Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage
1959
Steve Baker
26 Episodes
Naked City
Naked City
1958 ★ 5.5
D.A. Thomas Stevenson
1 Episode
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys
1957 ★ 5.6
1 Episode
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957 ★ 7.7
John Davis 'Johnny' Hale
1 Episode
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 ★ 7.3
1 Episode
Wire Service
Wire Service
1956
Ed Holley
1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 ★ 7.8
Marsh
1 Episode
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955 ★ 6.6
Jake Buley
1 Episode
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
1955 ★ 5.0
Chris Daniels
1 Episode
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum
1954 ★ 7.0
3 Episodes
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
1953 ★ 6.5
Mike Finn
1 Episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 ★ 8.6
E.K. Hornbeck
1 Episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 ★ 7.2
1 Episode
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
1950 ★ 6.3
1 Episode
Suspense
Suspense
1949 ★ 4.9
Snow Pearson
1 Episode
Studio One
Studio One
1948 ★ 5.0
Joe Bristol
1 Episode
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 ★ 6.3
3 Episodes