Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1923-03-24
- Day of Death1986-09-01 (63 years)
- Place of BirthWashington, North Carolina, USA
- Also Known Asمورای همیلتون
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1986
The Last Days of Patton
As: Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
- 1986
Whoops Apocalypse
As: Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
- 1985
The Golden Girls
As: Big Daddy
- 1985
Hail to the Chief
As: Senator Sam Cotton
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Bud Michaels
- 1984
Too Scared to Scream
As: Jack Oberman
- 1983
Summer Girl
As: Jack Reardon
- 1982
Mazes and Monsters
As: Lt. John Martini
1982Hysterical
As: The Mayor
1981All the Way Home
As: Joel Lynch
1980Brubaker
As: John Deach
1980Swan Song
As: Jack McCauley
19791941
As: Claude Crumn
1979The Amityville Horror
As: Father Ryan
1979B. J. and the Bear
As: Rutherford T. Grant
- 1979
B. J. and the Bear
As: Capt. Rutherford T. Grant
1979A Last Cry for Help
As: Ralph Muir
1979Donovan's Kid
As: Henry Carpenter
- 1978
Jaws 2
As: Mayor Larry Vaughn
1978Casey's Shadow
As: Tom Patterson
1977Killer on Board
As: Dr. Ned Folger
1977Damnation Alley
As: Gen. Landers
1977Murder at the World Series
As: Harvey Murkison
1976Rich Man, Poor Man
As: Sid Gossett
1975The Drowning Pool
As: Kilbourne
- 1975
Jaws
As: Vaughn
1974After the Fall
As: Mickey
1973Kojak
As: Harry Harmon
1973The Way We Were
As: Brooks Carpenter
1973Murdock's Gang
As: Harold Talbot
1973Hawkins
As: Frank Guilfoyle
1973Barnaby Jones
As: Clete Belford
1973Incident on a Dark Street
As: Edmund Schilling
1972Deadly Harvest
As: Sheriff Bill Jessup
1971The Harness
As: Roy Kern
1971The Failing of Raymond
As: Sgt. Manzak
1971A Tattered Web
As: Sgt. Joe Marcus
1971Cannon
As: Virgil Holley
1971Vanished
As: Nick McCann
1969Medical Center
As: Robert Jennings
1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
As: Fred Ferguson
1968The Brotherhood
As: Jim Egan
1968The Boston Strangler
As: Det. Frank McAfee
1968No Way to Treat a Lady
As: Inspector Haines
1968Sergeant Ryker
As: Capt. Appleton
- 1967
The Graduate
As: Mr. Robinson
1967A Bell for Adano
As: Sgt. Leonard Borth
1967The Invaders
As: Lewis Dunhill
1966Seconds
As: Charlie Evans
1966The Man Who Never Was
As: Jack Forbes
1966An American Dream
As: Arthur Kabot
1965Inherit the Wind
As: E.K. Hornbeck
1965The F.B.I.
As: Mike Kessler
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: Emory Hale
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: Richard Mills
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: Doug McElroy
1965Run for Your Life
As: Dr. Raphael
1963The Cardinal
As: Lafe
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
As: Capt. Appleton
1963The Fugitive
As: Mel Starling
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Joe Steelman
196313 Frightened Girls
As: Wally Sanders
1963Papa's Delicate Condition
As: Mr. Harvey
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Dr. Haldore Mattern
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Lt. Dan Hargrave
- 1961
The Hustler
As: Findley
1961The DuPont Show of the Week
As: Bob Fay
1961The Defenders
As: Miles Morgan
- 1961
The Defenders
As: D.A. Sid Morgan
- 1961
The Defenders
As: District Attorney
- 1961
The Defenders
As: Bryan Phelps
- 1961
The Defenders
As: Tark Bennett
1960Escape to Sonoita
As: Marsh
1960Tall Story
As: Coach Sandy Hardy
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Mr. Death
1959The FBI Story
As: Sam Crandall
- 1959
Anatomy of a Murder
As: Alphonse Paquette
1958Houseboat
As: Capt. Alan Wilson
1958Naked City
As: D.A. Thomas Stevenson
- 1958
Naked City
As: Matt Orman
1958No Time for Sergeants
As: Irving S. Blanchard
1958Too Much, Too Soon
As: Charlie Snow
1958Darby's Rangers
As: Sims Delancey
1957Perry Mason
As: John Davis 'Johnny' Hale
1957Jeanne Eagels
As: Chick O'Hara
1957The Spirit of St. Louis
As: Bud Gurney
1956The Big Slide
As: Chick Tolliver
1956The Girl He Left Behind
As: Sgt. Clyde
1956Wire Service
As: Ed Holley
- 1956
Wire Service
As: Frank Lunt
1956Toward the Unknown
As: Maj. Bromo Lee
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Marsh
1955Gunsmoke
As: Jake Buley
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Webb Cutter
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Calhoun
1955The Millionaire
As: Chris Daniels
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Mike Finn
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: E.K. Hornbeck
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Sgt. Leonard Borth
1951The Whistle at Eaton Falls
As: Al Webster
1951Bright Victory
As: Pete Hamilton
1949Suspense
As: Snow Pearson
1948Studio One
As: Joe Bristol
1944Something for the Boys
As: Soldier (uncredited)
1944Reckless Age
As: Member of Soldier Quartet
1944Song of the Open Road
As: Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)