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Murray Hamilton

Actor
Born March 24, 1923Died September 1, 1986 (63 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Mazes and Monsters
  • Route 66
  • The Real McCoys
  • The Last Days of Patton
  • Incident on a Dark Street
Known For
  • Jaws
  • The Graduate
  • Jaws 2
  • The Amityville Horror
  • 1941
  • Anatomy of a Murder
  • Brubaker
  • The Spirit of St. Louis
  • The Way We Were
  • The Boston Strangler
  • Houseboat
  • The Drowning Pool
  • The FBI Story
  • No Time for Sergeants
  • B.J. and the Bear
  • 13 Frightened Girls
  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
  • Mazes and Monsters
  • No Way to Treat a Lady
  • The Last Days of Patton
  • The Brotherhood
  • Tall Story
  • Casey's Shadow
  • Toward the Unknown

Filmography

2008
Hollywood contra Franco · as Brooks Carpenter
1996
The Making of '1941' · as (archive)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Alphonse Paquette (clip From Anatomy Of A Murder (1959))
1987
Whoops Apocalypse · as Jack 'kill The Commies' Preston (former Us President)
1986
The Last Days of Patton · as Gen. Hobart "hap" Gay
1986
Blacke's Magic (TV Series)
1985
The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Big Daddy
1985
Hail to the Chief (TV Series) · as Senator Sam Cotton
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Bud Michaels
1984
Too Scared to Scream · as Jack Oberman
1984
Cover Up (TV Series)
1983
Summer Girl · as Jack Reardon
1983
Mama's Family (TV Series)
1982
Mazes and Monsters · as Lt. John Martini
1982
Hysterical · as The Mayor
1982
Matt Houston (TV Series)
1981
All the Way Home · as Joel Lynch
1981
Bret Maverick (TV Series)
1980
Brubaker · as John Deach
1980
Swan Song · as Jack Mccauley
1979
1941 · as Claude Crumn
1979
The Amityville Horror · as Father Ryan
1979
A Last Cry for Help · as Ralph Muir
1979
Donovan's Kid · as Henry Carpenter
1978
B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) · as Rutherford T. Grant
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 (TV Series)
1976
Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Patrick Kelly
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man (TV Series) · as Sid Gossett
1975
The Drowning Pool · as Kilbourne
1975
Jaws · as Vaughn
1975
Ellery Queen (TV Series)
1975
Caribe (TV Series) · as Louis Marche
1974
After the Fall · as Mickey
1973
Kojak (TV Series) · as Harry Harmon
1973
The Way We Were · as Brooks Carpenter
1973
Chase (TV Series) · as Stone
1973
Police Story (TV Series)
1973
Hawkins (TV Series) · as Frank Guilfoyle
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Clete Belford
1973
Incident on a Dark Street · as Edmund Schilling
1972
Deadly Harvest · as Sheriff Bill Jessup
1972
Madigan (TV Series) · as Charlie Kane
1972
1971
The Failing of Raymond · as Sgt. Manzak
1971
A Tattered Web · as Sgt. Joe Marcus
1971
McMillan and Wife (TV Series)
1971
Cannon (TV Series)
1971
Cannon · as Virgil Holley
1971
Vanished (1971) (TV Series) · as Nick Mccann
1971
Longstreet (TV Series) · as Nelson Woodley
1970
Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law (TV Series) · as Harrison
1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV Series) · as Yaeger
1970
McCloud (TV Series)
1969
Night Gallery (TV Series)
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Walter (segment "love And The Happy Family")
1969
1969
Medical Center (TV Series) · as Robert Jennings
1968
The Brotherhood · as Jim Egan
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
Danger Has Two Faces · as Colonel Jack Forbes
1967
The Graduate · as Mr. Robinson
1967
1967
N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) · as Martin
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) · as Lewis Dunhill
1966
An American Dream · as Arthur Kabot
1966
Seconds · as Charlie Evans
1966
1966
Hawk (TV Series) · as Cheever
1966
The Man Who Never Was (TV Series) · as Jack Forbes
1965
Inherit the Wind · as E.k. Hornbeck
1965
Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) · as Eddie Hanover
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Emory Hale
1965
Seaway (TV Series) · as Dr. Fischer
1965
Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Dr. Raphael
1964
Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Edward Tillman
1963
The Cardinal · as Lafe
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Capt. Appleton
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Mel Starling
1963
13 Frightened Girls · as Wally Sanders
1963
The Doctors (TV Series) · as Eddie Nichols
1963
Papa's Delicate Condition · as Mr. Harvey
1962
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series)
1962
The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Harry Reed
1961
1961
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Dr. Haldore Mattern
1961
The Hustler · as Findley
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Bob Fay
1961
The Defenders (TV Series) · as District Attorney
1961
Way Out (TV Series) · as Harold Potter
1960
Route 66 (TV Series)
1960
The Witness (TV Series) · as James J. Walker
1960
Tall Story · as Coach Sandy Hardy
1959
The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) · as Al Morgan
1959
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Mr. Death
1959
The FBI Story · as Sam Crandall
1959
Men into Space (TV Series)
1959
Anatomy of a Murder · as Alphonse Paquette
1959
The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Charley Mailer
1958
Houseboat · as Capt. Alan Wilson
1958
Naked City (TV Series) · as D.a. Thomas Stevenson
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
1957
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Irwin Forman
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) · as John Davis 'johnny' Hale
1957
1957
Jeanne Eagels · as Chick O'hara
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis · as Bud Gurney
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Cmdr. Richard C. Latham
1956
The Girl He Left Behind · as Sgt. Clyde
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Chick Tolliver
1956
Toward the Unknown · as Maj. Bromo Lee
1955
Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Cast
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Marsh
1955
The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Msgt. Allan
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Jake Buley
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Chris Daniels
1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Henry Carpenter
1954
The Inner Sanctum (TV Series)
1953
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
Ponds Theater (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Mike Finn
1953
The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) · as Cast
1953
You Are There (TV Series) · as Gov. Vance
1952
Mister Peepers (TV Series) · as Freddy
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Sgt. Leonard Borth
1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast
1951
1951
1951
Bright Victory · as Pete Hamilton
1950
1950
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Keith Roman
1949
The Big Story (TV Series) · as Rudy Haas
1949
Suspense (TV Series) · as Snow Pearson
1948
Studio One (TV Series) · as Joe Bristol
1948
1947
Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1944
Something for the Boys · as Soldier (uncredited)
1944
Song of the Open Road · as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)

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