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Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Acting1923Washington, North Carolina, USA

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 and TV series.

Acting History

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1986
The Last Days of Patton
as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
Whoops Apocalypse
as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
The Golden Girls
TVas Big Daddy1 eps
1984
Too Scared to Scream
as Jack Oberman
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Bud Michaels1 eps
1981
All the Way Home
as Joel Lynch
B. J. and the Bear
TVas Capt. Rutherford T. Grant1 eps
1980
Swan Song
as Jack McCauley
Brubaker
as Deach
1979
Donovan's Kid
as Henry Carpenter
The Amityville Horror
as Father Ryan
1941
as Claude Crumn
1978
Jaws 2
as Mayor Larry Vaughn
1977
Damnation Alley
as Gen. Landers
Kojak
TVas Harry Harmon1 eps
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
TVas Sid Gossett12 eps
1973
The Way We Were
as Brooks Carpenter
Barnaby Jones
TVas Clete Belford1 eps
Hawkins
TVas Frank Guilfoyle1 eps
1971
A Tattered Web
as Sgt. Joe Marcus
1970
Medical Center
TVas Robert Jennings1 eps
The F.B.I.
TVas Doug McElroy1 eps
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Det. Frank McAfee
Sergeant Ryker
as Capt. Appleton
No Way to Treat a Lady
as Inspector Haines
The Brotherhood
as Jim Egan
1967
The Graduate
as Mr. Robinson
The Invaders
TVas Lewis Dunhill1 eps
1966
An American Dream
as Arthur Kabot
Seconds
as Charlie Evans
Run for Your Life
TVas Dr. Raphael1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Joe Steelman1 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Lt. Dan Hargrave2 eps
1965
The Defenders
TVas Tark Bennett1 eps
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Capt. Appleton2 eps
1961
The Hustler
as Findley
Naked City
TVas Matt Orman1 eps
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
as Alphonse "Al" Paquette
The FBI Story
as Sam Crandall
The Twilight Zone
TVas Mr. Death1 eps
1958
Too Much, Too Soon
as Charlie Snow
Darby's Rangers
as Sims Delancey
Houseboat
as Capt. Alan Wilson
Gunsmoke
TVas Calhoun1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas John Davis 'Johnny' Hale1 eps
1957
Wire Service
TVas Frank Lunt1 eps
The Millionaire
TVas Chris Daniels1 eps
Letter to Loretta
TVas Mike Finn1 eps
1956
Toward the Unknown
as Maj. Bromo Lee
1955
Studio One
TVas Joe Bristol1 eps
1953
Suspense
TVas Snow Pearson1 eps
1944
Reckless Age
as Member of Soldier Quartet

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/24/1923
Day of Death
9/1/1986
Place of Birth
Washington, North Carolina, USA