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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

137

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-03-24

Day of Death

1986-09-01 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As

مورای همیلتون

Murray Hamilton

Biography

Murray Hamilton 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

The Hustler

1961

The Hustler

as

Findley

Jaws 2

1978

Jaws 2

as

Mayor Larry Vaughn

Jaws

1975

Jaws

as

Vaughn

Houseboat

1958

Houseboat

as

Capt. Alan Wilson

Brubaker

1980

Brubaker

as

John Deach

The Way We Were

1973

The Way We Were

as

Brooks Carpenter

Seconds

1966

Seconds

as

Charlie Evans

1941

1979

1941

as

Claude Crumn

Damnation Alley

1977

Damnation Alley

as

Gen. Landers

The Drowning Pool

1975

The Drowning Pool

as

Kilbourne

The Boston Strangler

1968

The Boston Strangler

as

Det. Frank McAfee

Mazes and Monsters

1982

Mazes and Monsters

as

Lt. John Martini

No Way to Treat a Lady

1968

No Way to Treat a Lady

as

Inspector Haines

The Graduate

1967

The Graduate

as

Mr. Robinson

13 Frightened Girls

1963

13 Frightened Girls

as

Wally Sanders

Darby's Rangers

1958

Darby's Rangers

as

Sims Delancey

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

as

Bud Gurney

No Time for Sergeants

1958

No Time for Sergeants

as

Irving S. Blanchard

The FBI Story

1959

The FBI Story

as

Sam Crandall

The Brotherhood

1968

The Brotherhood

as

Jim Egan

Hysterical

1982

Hysterical

as

The Mayor

A Bell for Adano

1967

A Bell for Adano

as

Sgt. Leonard Borth

Too Scared to Scream

1984

Too Scared to Scream

as

Jack Oberman

Jeanne Eagels

1957

Jeanne Eagels

as

Chick O'Hara

An American Dream

1966

An American Dream

as

Arthur Kabot

Toward the Unknown

1956

Toward the Unknown

as

Maj. Bromo Lee

Something for the Boys

1944

Something for the Boys

as

Soldier (uncredited)

The Making of '1941'

1996

The Making of '1941'

as

Self (archive footage)

Song of the Open Road

1944

Song of the Open Road

as

Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)

Swan Song

1980

Swan Song

as

Jack McCauley

The Failing of Raymond

1971

The Failing of Raymond

as

Sgt. Manzak

Tall Story

1960

Tall Story

as

Coach Sandy Hardy

Bright Victory

1951

Bright Victory

as

Pete Hamilton

Killer on Board

1977

Killer on Board

as

Dr. Ned Folger

The Cardinal

1963

The Cardinal

as

Lafe

The Amityville Horror

1979

The Amityville Horror

as

Father Ryan

The Harness

1971

The Harness

as

Roy Kern

Too Much, Too Soon

1958

Too Much, Too Soon

as

Charlie Snow

Cannon

1971

Cannon

as

Virgil Holley

Casey's Shadow

1978

Casey's Shadow

as

Tom Patterson

Summer Girl

1983

Summer Girl

as

Jack Reardon

All the Way Home

1981

All the Way Home

as

Joel Lynch

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

Anatomy of a Murder

as

Alphonse Paquette

Inherit the Wind

1965

Inherit the Wind

as

E.K. Hornbeck

Danger Has Two Faces

1968

Danger Has Two Faces

as

Colonel Jack Forbes

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

The Girl He Left Behind

as

Sgt. Clyde

The Last Days of Patton

1986

The Last Days of Patton

as

Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay

Sergeant Ryker

1968

Sergeant Ryker

as

Capt. Appleton

After the Fall

1974

After the Fall

as

Mickey

Murder at the World Series

1977

Murder at the World Series

as

Harvey Murkison

Incident on a Dark Street

1973

Incident on a Dark Street

as

Edmund Schilling

Donovan's Kid

1979

Donovan's Kid

as

Henry Carpenter

Reckless Age

1944

Reckless Age

as

Member of Soldier Quartet

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

A Tattered Web

1971

A Tattered Web

as

Sgt. Joe Marcus

Murdock's Gang

1973

Murdock's Gang

as

Harold Talbot

Deadly Harvest

1972

Deadly Harvest

as

Sheriff Bill Jessup

A Last Cry for Help

1979

A Last Cry for Help

as

Ralph Muir

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

Whoops Apocalypse

as

Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)

B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

as

Rutherford T. Grant

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as

Capt. Appleton

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Mike Kessler

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as

Big Daddy

Hawkins

Hawkins

as

Frank Guilfoyle

Naked City

Naked City

as

D.A. Thomas Stevenson

Kojak

Kojak

as

Harry Harmon

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Jake Buley

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

John Davis 'Johnny' Hale

Studio One

Studio One

as

Joe Bristol

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

E.K. Hornbeck

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Dr. Raphael

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Mel Starling

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Chris Daniels

Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief

as

Senator Sam Cotton

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Joe Steelman

Wire Service

Wire Service

as

Ed Holley

Vanished

Vanished

as

Nick McCann

Suspense

Suspense

as

Snow Pearson

Love and Marriage

Love and Marriage

as

Steve Baker

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Haldore Mattern

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Miles Morgan

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

D.A. Sid Morgan

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

District Attorney

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Bryan Phelps

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Tark Bennett

Wire Service

Wire Service

as

Frank Lunt

Naked City

Naked City

as

Matt Orman

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Lt. Dan Hargrave

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Emory Hale

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Richard Mills

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Doug McElroy

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Webb Cutter

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Calhoun

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Sgt. Leonard Borth

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Robert Jennings

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Lewis Dunhill

B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

as

Capt. Rutherford T. Grant

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Clete Belford

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Bud Michaels

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

as

Sid Gossett

Production

Crew

Directing