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