Actor
Murray Hamilton
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. ...

Known For
Acting
1996 -- The Making of '1941' | (archive)
1988 -- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage)
1986 -- The Last Days of Patton | Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
1986 -- Whoops Apocalypse | Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
1984 -- Too Scared to Scream | Jack Oberman
1983 -- Summer Girl | Jack Reardon
1982 -- Mazes and Monsters | Lt. John Martini
1982 -- Hysterical | The Mayor
1981 -- All the Way Home | Joel Lynch
1980 -- Brubaker | John Deach
1980 -- Swan Song | Jack McCauley
1979 -- 1941 | Claude Crumn
1979 -- The Amityville Horror | Father Ryan
1979 -- A Last Cry for Help | Ralph Muir
1979 -- Donovan's Kid | Henry Carpenter
1978 -- Jaws 2 | Mayor Larry Vaughn
1978 -- Casey's Shadow | Tom Patterson
1977 -- Killer on Board | Dr. Ned Folger
1977 -- Damnation Alley | Gen. Landers
1977 -- Murder at the World Series | Harvey Murkison
1975 -- The Drowning Pool | Kilbourne
1975 -- Jaws | Vaughn
1974 -- After the Fall | Mickey
1973 -- The Way We Were | Brooks Carpenter
1973 -- Murdock's Gang | Harold Talbot
1973 -- Incident on a Dark Street | Edmund Schilling
1972 -- Deadly Harvest | Sheriff Bill Jessup
1971 -- The Harness | Roy Kern
1971 -- The Failing of Raymond | Sgt. Manzak
1971 -- A Tattered Web | Sgt. Joe Marcus
1971 -- Cannon | Virgil Holley
1969 -- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Fred Ferguson
1968 -- The Brotherhood | Jim Egan
1968 -- Danger Has Two Faces | Colonel Jack Forbes
1968 -- The Boston Strangler | Det. Frank McAfee
1968 -- No Way to Treat a Lady | Inspector Haines
1968 -- Sergeant Ryker | Capt. Appleton
1967 -- The Graduate | Mr. Robinson
1967 -- A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Leonard Borth
1966 -- Seconds | Charlie Evans
1966 -- An American Dream | Arthur Kabot
1965 -- Inherit the Wind | E.K. Hornbeck
1963 -- The Cardinal | Lafe
1963 -- 13 Frightened Girls | Wally Sanders
1963 -- Papa's Delicate Condition | Mr. Harvey
1962 -- The Farmer's Daughter | Nordick
1961 -- The Hustler | Findley
1960 -- Escape to Sonoita | Marsh
1960 -- Tall Story | Coach Sandy Hardy
1959 -- The FBI Story | Sam Crandall
1959 -- Anatomy of a Murder | Alphonse Paquette
1958 -- Houseboat | Capt. Alan Wilson
1958 -- No Time for Sergeants | Irving S. Blanchard
1958 -- Too Much, Too Soon | Charlie Snow
1958 -- Darby's Rangers | Sims Delancey
1957 -- Jeanne Eagels | Chick O'Hara
1957 -- The Spirit of St. Louis | Bud Gurney
1956 -- The Girl He Left Behind | Sgt. Clyde
1956 -- Toward the Unknown | Maj. Bromo Lee
1951 -- The Whistle at Eaton Falls | Al Webster
1951 -- Bright Victory | Pete Hamilton
1944 -- Something for the Boys | Soldier (uncredited)
1944 -- Reckless Age | Member of Soldier Quartet
1944 -- Song of the Open Road | Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)
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