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Murray Hamilton

Actor
Born March 24, 1923Died September 1, 1986 (63 years)
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.

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
  • Anatomy of a Murder
  • 1941
  • 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
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 Joe Steelman
1963
The Doctors (TV Series) · as Eddie Nichols
1963
13 Frightened Girls · as Wally Sanders
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 Lt. Dan Hargrave
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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