



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.
Known For
Acting History
2025
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 Daddy• 1 eps
1984
1982
1981
All the Way Home
as Joel Lynch
B. J. and the Bear
TVas Capt. Rutherford T. Grant• 1 eps
1979
1978
Jaws 2
as Mayor Larry Vaughn
1977
Damnation Alley
as Gen. Landers
Kojak
TVas Harry Harmon• 1 eps
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
TVas Sid Gossett• 12 eps
1975
1973
The Way We Were
as Brooks Carpenter
Barnaby Jones
TVas Clete Belford• 1 eps
Hawkins
TVas Frank Guilfoyle• 1 eps
1972
1971
A Tattered Web
as Sgt. Joe Marcus
1970
Medical Center
TVas Robert Jennings• 1 eps
The F.B.I.
TVas Doug McElroy• 1 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
1966
An American Dream
as Arthur Kabot
Seconds
as Charlie Evans
Run for Your Life
TVas Dr. Raphael• 1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Joe Steelman• 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Lt. Dan Hargrave• 2 eps
1965
The Defenders
TVas Tark Bennett• 1 eps
1963
The Cardinal
as Lafe
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Capt. Appleton• 2 eps
1961
The Hustler
as Findley
Naked City
TVas Matt Orman• 1 eps
1960
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
as Alphonse "Al" Paquette
The FBI Story
as Sam Crandall
The Twilight Zone
TVas Mr. Death• 1 eps
1958
Too Much, Too Soon
as Charlie Snow
Darby's Rangers
as Sims Delancey
Houseboat
as Capt. Alan Wilson
Gunsmoke
TVas Calhoun• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas John Davis 'Johnny' Hale• 1 eps
1957
Wire Service
TVas Frank Lunt• 1 eps
The Millionaire
TVas Chris Daniels• 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
TVas Mike Finn• 1 eps
1956
Toward the Unknown
as Maj. Bromo Lee
1955
Studio One
TVas Joe Bristol• 1 eps
1953
Suspense
TVas Snow Pearson• 1 eps
1944
Reckless Age
as Member of Soldier Quartet







