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.
Filmography
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Movies 66
TV Shows 57
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Mayor Larry Vaughn
Jaws: The Restoration (2012)
Movie
(archive)
The Making of '1941' (1996)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Movie
Gen. Hobart 'Hap' Gay
The Last Days of Patton (1986)
Movie
Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
Movie
Big Daddy
The Golden Girls (1985)
TV
6
Sen. Sam Cotton
Hail to the Chief (1985)
TV
Bud Michaels
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Jack Oberman
Too Scared to Scream (1984)
Movie
Jack Reardon
Summer Girl (1983)
Movie
Lt. John Martini
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
Movie
Joel Lynch
All the Way Home (1981)
Movie
John Deach
Brubaker (1980)
Movie
6
Jack McCauley
Swan Song (1980)
Movie
Claude Crumn
1941 (1979)
Movie
6
Father Ryan
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Movie
5.12
Capt. Rutherford T. Grant
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
TV
4.25
Ralph Muir
A Last Cry for Help (1979)
Movie
Henry Carpenter
Donovan's Kid (1979)
Movie
Mayor Larry Vaughn
Jaws 2 (1978)
Movie
5.89
Tom Patterson
Casey's Shadow (1978)
Movie
Dr. Ned Folger
Killer on Board (1977)
Movie
Gen. Landers
Damnation Alley (1977)
Movie
10
Harvey Murkison
Murder at the World Series (1977)
Movie
Sid Gossett
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
TV
Kilbourne
The Drowning Pool (1975)
Movie
Vaughn
Jaws (1975)
Movie
6.03
Harry Harmon
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Brooks Carpenter
The Way We Were (1973)
Movie
Harold Talbot
Murdock's Gang (1973)
Movie
Frank Guilfoyle
Hawkins (1973)
TV
Clete Belford
Barnaby Jones (1973)
TV
4.75
Edmund Schilling
Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
Movie
Sheriff Bill Jessup
Deadly Harvest (1972)
Movie
Roy Kern
The Harness (1971)
Movie
Sgt. Manzak
The Failing of Raymond (1971)
Movie
Sgt. Joe Marcus
A Tattered Web (1971)
Movie
Virgil Holley
Cannon (1971)
Movie
Nick McCann
Vanished (1971)
TV
Robert Jennings
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
Fred Ferguson
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
Movie
Jim Egan
The Brotherhood (1968)
Movie
Colonel Jack Forbes
Danger Has Two Faces (1968)
Movie
Frank McAfee
The Boston Strangler (1968)
Movie
6
Inspector Haines
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Movie
Capt. Appleton
Sergeant Ryker (1968)
Movie
Mr. Robinson
The Graduate (1967)
Movie
5.19
Sgt. Leonard Borth
A Bell for Adano (1967)
Movie
Lewis Dunhill
The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
Charlie Evans
Seconds (1966)
Movie
6
Jack Forbes
The Man Who Never Was (1966)
TV
Arthur Kabot
An American Dream (1966)
Movie
E.K. Hornbeck
Inherit the Wind (1965)
Movie
Emory Hale / Doug McElroy / Mike Kessler / Richard Mills
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Dr. Raphael
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Capt. Appleton
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV
Joe Steelman / Mel Starling
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Wally Sanders
13 Frightened Girls (1963)
Movie
Mr. Harvey
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
Movie
Lt. Dan Hargrave / Dr. Haldore Mattern
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Findley
The Hustler (1961)
Movie
4.75
District Attorney / D.A. Sid Morgan / Bryan Phelps / Tark Bennett / Miles Morgan
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Coach Sandy Hardy
Tall Story (1960)
Movie
Mr. Death
The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV
8
Sam Crandall
The FBI Story (1959)
Movie
Steve Baker
Love and Marriage (1959)
TV
Alphonse Paquette
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Movie
3.67
Capt. Alan Wilson
Houseboat (1958)
Movie
2
Matt Orman / D.A. Thomas Stevenson
Naked City (1958)
TV
Irving S. Blanchard
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Movie
Charlie Snow
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
Movie
Sims Delancey
Darby's Rangers (1958)
Movie
John Davis 'Johnny' Hale
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Chick O'Hara
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Movie
Bud Gurney
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Movie
6
Sgt. Clyde
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Movie
Ed Holley
Wire Service (1956)
TV
Maj. Bromo Lee
Toward the Unknown (1956)
Movie
Webb Cutter / Calhoun / Jake Buley
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Chris Daniels
The Millionaire (1955)
TV
Mike Finn
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
E.K. Hornbeck / Sgt. Leonard Borth
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Al Webster
The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
Movie
Pete Hamilton
Bright Victory (1951)
Movie
Snow Pearson
Suspense (1949)
TV
Joe Bristol
Studio One (1948)
TV
Soldier (uncredited)
Something for the Boys (1944)
Movie
Member of Soldier Quartet
Reckless Age (1944)
Movie
Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)
Song of the Open Road (1944)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1923-03-24
Deathday1986-09-01 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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