
Murray Hamilton
March 24, 1923 (102 years old) in Washington, North Carolina, USA
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
Credits
- 2025 · Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self
- 1996 · The Making of '1941' as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · 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)
- 1986 · Blacke's Magic as
- 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
- 1984 · Cover Up as
- 1983 · Summer Girl as Jack Reardon
- 1983 · Mama's Family as
- 1982 · Mazes and Monsters as Lt. John Martini
- 1982 · Hysterical as The Mayor
- 1982 · Matt Houston as
- 1981 · All the Way Home as Joel Lynch
- 1981 · Bret Maverick as
- 1980 · Brubaker as John Deach
- 1980 · Swan Song as Jack McCauley
- 1979 · 1941 as Claude Crumn
- 1979 · The Amityville Horror as Father Ryan
- 1979 · B. J. and the Bear as Rutherford T. Grant
- 1979 · B. J. and the Bear as Capt. Rutherford T. Grant
- 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 · Killer on Board as Dr. Ned Folger
- 1977 · Damnation Alley as Gen. Landers
- 1977 · Murder at the World Series as Harvey Murkison
- 1976 · Alice as
- 1976 · Rich Man, Poor Man as Sid Gossett
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as
- 1975 · The Drowning Pool as Kilbourne
- 1975 · Jaws as Vaughn
- 1974 · After the Fall as Mickey
- 1973 · Kojak as Harry Harmon
- 1973 · The Way We Were as Brooks Carpenter
- 1973 · Needles and Pins as
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1973 · Murdock's Gang as Harold Talbot
- 1973 · Hawkins as Frank Guilfoyle
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Clete Belford
- 1973 · Incident on a Dark Street as Edmund Schilling
- 1972 · Deadly Harvest as Sheriff Bill Jessup
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- 1971 · The Harness as Roy Kern
- 1971 · McMillan & Wife as
- 1971 · The Failing of Raymond as Sgt. Manzak
- 1971 · A Tattered Web as Sgt. Joe Marcus
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Cannon as Virgil Holley
- 1971 · Vanished as Nick McCann
- 1970 · Night Gallery as
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1969 · Medical Center as Robert Jennings
- 1969 · If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Fred Ferguson
- 1968 · The Brotherhood as Jim Egan
- 1968 · Danger Has Two Faces as Colonel Jack Forbes
- 1968 · The Boston Strangler as Det. Frank McAfee
- 1968 · No Way to Treat a Lady as Inspector Haines
- 1968 · Sergeant Ryker as Capt. Appleton
- 1967 · The Graduate as Mr. Robinson
- 1967 · A Bell for Adano as Sgt. Leonard Borth
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as
- 1967 · The Invaders as Lewis Dunhill
- 1966 · Seconds as Charlie Evans
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as
- 1966 · The Man Who Never Was as Jack Forbes
- 1966 · An American Dream as Arthur Kabot
- 1965 · Inherit the Wind as E.K. Hornbeck
- 1965 · The 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
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Dr. Raphael
- 1963 · The Cardinal as Lafe
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Capt. Appleton
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Mel Starling
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Joe Steelman
- 1963 · 13 Frightened Girls as Wally Sanders
- 1963 · Papa's Delicate Condition as Mr. Harvey
- 1962 · The Eleventh Hour as
- 1962 · The Farmer's Daughter as Nordick
- 1961 · Target: The Corruptors! as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Dr. Haldore Mattern
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Lt. Dan Hargrave
- 1961 · The Hustler as Findley
- 1961 · The DuPont Show of the Week as Bob Fay
- 1961 · The 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
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Escape to Sonoita as Marsh
- 1960 · Tall Story as Coach Sandy Hardy
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Mr. Death
- 1959 · The FBI Story as Sam Crandall
- 1959 · Men Into Space as
- 1959 · Love and Marriage as Steve Baker
- 1959 · Anatomy of a Murder as Alphonse Paquette
- 1958 · Houseboat as Capt. Alan Wilson
- 1958 · Naked City as D.A. Thomas Stevenson
- 1958 · Naked City as Matt Orman
- 1958 · No Time for Sergeants as Irving S. Blanchard
- 1958 · Too Much, Too Soon as Charlie Snow
- 1958 · Darby's Rangers as Sims Delancey
- 1957 · The Real McCoys as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as John Davis 'Johnny' Hale
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Jeanne Eagels as Chick O'Hara
- 1957 · The Spirit of St. Louis as Bud Gurney
- 1956 · The Big Slide as Chick Tolliver
- 1956 · The Girl He Left Behind as Sgt. Clyde
- 1956 · Wire Service as Ed Holley
- 1956 · Wire Service as Frank Lunt
- 1956 · Toward the Unknown as Maj. Bromo Lee
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Marsh
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Jake Buley
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Webb Cutter
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Calhoun
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Chris Daniels
- 1954 · Inner Sanctum as
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Mike Finn
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as E.K. Hornbeck
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sgt. Leonard Borth
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · The Whistle at Eaton Falls as Al Webster
- 1951 · Bright Victory as Pete Hamilton
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as
- 1949 · Suspense as Snow Pearson
- 1948 · Studio One as Joe Bristol
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1944 · Something for the Boys as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1944 · Reckless Age as Member of Soldier Quartet
- 1944 · Song of the Open Road as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)