Murray Hamilton
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.
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1986The Last Days of Patton as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
1986Whoops Apocalypse as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
1986Blacke's Magic
1985The Golden Girls as Big Daddy
1985Hail to the Chief as Senator Sam Cotton
1984Murder, She Wrote as Bud Michaels
1984Too Scared to Scream as Jack Oberman
1984Cover Up
1983Summer Girl as Jack Reardon
1983Mama's Family
1982Mazes and Monsters as Lt. John Martini
1982Hysterical as The Mayor
1982Matt Houston
1981All the Way Home as Joel Lynch
1981Bret Maverick
1980Brubaker as John Deach
1980Swan Song as Jack McCauley
19791941 as Claude Crumn
1979The Amityville Horror as Father Ryan
1979B. J. and the Bear as Rutherford T. Grant
1979B. J. and the Bear as Capt. Rutherford T. Grant
1979A Last Cry for Help as Ralph Muir
1979Donovan's Kid as Henry Carpenter
1978Jaws 2 as Mayor Larry Vaughn
1978Casey's Shadow as Tom Patterson
1977Killer on Board as Dr. Ned Folger
1977Damnation Alley as Gen. Landers
1977Murder at the World Series as Harvey Murkison
1976Alice
1976Rich Man, Poor Man as Sid Gossett
1975Ellery Queen
1975The Drowning Pool as Kilbourne
1975Jaws as Vaughn
1974After the Fall as Mickey
1973Kojak as Harry Harmon
1973The Way We Were as Brooks Carpenter
1973Needles and Pins
1973Police Story
1973Murdock's Gang as Harold Talbot
1973Hawkins as Frank Guilfoyle
1973Barnaby Jones as Clete Belford
1973Incident on a Dark Street as Edmund Schilling
1972Deadly Harvest as Sheriff Bill Jessup
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1971The Failing of Raymond as Sgt. Manzak
1971The Harness as Roy Kern
1971McMillan & Wife
1971A Tattered Web as Sgt. Joe Marcus
1971Cannon
1971Cannon as Virgil Holley
1971Vanished as Nick McCann
1970Night Gallery
1970McCloud
1969Medical Center
1969Medical Center as Robert Jennings
1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Fred Ferguson
1968The Brotherhood as Jim Egan
1968Danger Has Two Faces as Colonel Jack Forbes
1968The Boston Strangler as Det. Frank McAfee
1968No Way to Treat a Lady as Inspector Haines
1968Sergeant Ryker as Capt. Appleton
1967The Graduate as Mr. Robinson
1967A Bell for Adano as Sgt. Leonard Borth
1967Judd for the Defense
1967The Invaders as Lewis Dunhill
1966Seconds as Charlie Evans
1966Mission: Impossible
1966The Man Who Never Was as Jack Forbes
1966An American Dream as Arthur Kabot
1965Inherit the Wind as E.K. Hornbeck
1965The F.B.I. as Mike Kessler
1965The F.B.I. as Emory Hale
1965The F.B.I. as Richard Mills
1965The F.B.I. as Doug McElroy
1965Run for Your Life as Dr. Raphael
1963The Cardinal as Lafe
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre as Capt. Appleton
1963The Fugitive as Mel Starling
1963The Fugitive as Joe Steelman
196313 Frightened Girls as Wally Sanders
1963Papa's Delicate Condition as Mr. Harvey
1962The Eleventh Hour
1962The Farmer's Daughter as Nordick
1961Target: The Corruptors!
1961Dr. Kildare as Dr. Haldore Mattern
1961Dr. Kildare as Lt. Dan Hargrave
1961The Hustler as Findley
1961The DuPont Show of the Week as Bob Fay
1961The Defenders as Miles Morgan
1961The Defenders as D.A. Sid Morgan
1961The Defenders as District Attorney
1961The Defenders as Bryan Phelps
1961The Defenders as Tark Bennett
1960Route 66
1960Escape to Sonoita as Marsh
1960Tall Story as Coach Sandy Hardy
1959The Twilight Zone as Mr. Death
1959The FBI Story as Sam Crandall
1959Men Into Space
1959Love and Marriage as Steve Baker
1959Anatomy of a Murder as Alphonse "Al" Paquette
1958Houseboat as Capt. Alan Wilson
1958Naked City as D.A. Thomas Stevenson
1958Naked City as Matt Orman
1958No Time for Sergeants as Irving S. Blanchard
1958Too Much, Too Soon as Charlie Snow
1958Darby's Rangers as Sims Delancey
1957The Real McCoys
1957Perry Mason as John Davis 'Johnny' Hale
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Jeanne Eagels as Chick O'Hara
1957The Spirit of St. Louis as Bud Gurney
1956The Big Slide as Chick Tolliver
1956The Girl He Left Behind as Sgt. Clyde
1956Wire Service as Ed Holley
1956Wire Service as Frank Lunt
1956Toward the Unknown as Maj. Bromo Lee
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Marsh
1955Gunsmoke as Jake Buley
1955Gunsmoke as Webb Cutter
1955Gunsmoke as Calhoun
1955The Millionaire as Chris Daniels
1954Inner Sanctum
1953Letter to Loretta as Mike Finn
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as E.K. Hornbeck
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sgt. Leonard Borth
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951The Whistle at Eaton Falls as Al Webster
1951Bright Victory as Pete Hamilton
1950Lux Video Theatre
1949Suspense as Snow Pearson
1948Studio One as Joe Bristol
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1944Something for the Boys as Soldier (uncredited)
1944Reckless Age as Member of Soldier Quartet
1944Song of the Open Road as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)