Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

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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2025

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/20/2025

1996

The Making of '1941'
The Making of '1941'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/28/1996

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/13/1987

1986

The Last Days of Patton
The Last Days of Patton
as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
Movie - Released: 12/15/1986
Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
Movie - Released: 5/6/1986
Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic
TV - Released: 1/5/1986

1985

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Big Daddy
TV - Released: 9/14/1985
Hail to the Chief
Hail to the Chief
as Senator Sam Cotton
TV - Released: 4/9/1985

1984

Too Scared to Scream
Too Scared to Scream
as Jack Oberman
Movie - Released: 9/28/1984
Cover Up
Cover Up
TV - Released: 9/22/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Bud Michaels
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Summer Girl
Summer Girl
as Jack Reardon
Movie - Released: 4/11/1983
Mama's Family
Mama's Family
TV - Released: 1/22/1983

1982

Mazes and Monsters
Mazes and Monsters
as Lt. John Martini
Movie - Released: 12/27/1982
Hysterical
Hysterical
as The Mayor
Movie - Released: 12/22/1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
TV - Released: 9/26/1982

1981

All the Way Home
All the Way Home
as Joel Lynch
Movie - Released: 12/21/1981
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
TV - Released: 12/1/1981

1980

Brubaker
Brubaker
as John Deach
Movie - Released: 6/20/1980
Swan Song
Swan Song
as Jack McCauley
Movie - Released: 2/8/1980

1979

1941
1941
as Claude Crumn
Movie - Released: 12/14/1979
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
as Father Ryan
Movie - Released: 7/27/1979
Donovan's Kid
Donovan's Kid
as Henry Carpenter
Movie - Released: 1/7/1979
A Last Cry for Help
A Last Cry for Help
as Ralph Muir
Movie - Released: 1/19/1979
B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear
as Rutherford T. Grant
TV - Released: 2/10/1979
B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear
as Capt. Rutherford T. Grant
TV - Released: 2/10/1979

1978

Jaws 2
Jaws 2
as Mayor Larry Vaughn
Movie - Released: 6/16/1978
Casey's Shadow
Casey's Shadow
as Tom Patterson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1978

1977

Damnation Alley
Damnation Alley
as Gen. Landers
Movie - Released: 9/10/1977
Killer on Board
Killer on Board
as Dr. Ned Folger
Movie - Released: 10/10/1977
Murder at the World Series
Murder at the World Series
as Harvey Murkison
Movie - Released: 3/20/1977

1976

Alice
Alice
TV - Released: 8/31/1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
as Sid Gossett
TV - Released: 2/1/1976

1975

Jaws
Jaws
as Vaughn
Movie - Released: 6/20/1975
The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool
as Kilbourne
Movie - Released: 7/18/1975
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
TV - Released: 9/11/1975

1974

After the Fall
After the Fall
as Mickey
Movie - Released: 1/2/1974

1973

The Way We Were
The Way We Were
as Brooks Carpenter
Movie - Released: 10/17/1973
Incident on a Dark Street
Incident on a Dark Street
as Edmund Schilling
Movie - Released: 1/13/1973
Murdock's Gang
Murdock's Gang
as Harold Talbot
Movie - Released: 3/20/1973
Hawkins
Hawkins
as Frank Guilfoyle
TV - Released: 3/13/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Harry Harmon
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973
TV
Needles and Pins
TV - Released: 9/21/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Clete Belford
TV - Released: 1/28/1973

1972

Deadly Harvest
Deadly Harvest
as Sheriff Bill Jessup
Movie - Released: 9/26/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1971

The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond
as Sgt. Manzak
Movie - Released: 9/27/1971
The Harness
The Harness
as Roy Kern
Movie - Released: 11/12/1971
Cannon
Cannon
as Virgil Holley
Movie - Released: 3/26/1971
A Tattered Web
A Tattered Web
as Sgt. Joe Marcus
Movie - Released: 9/24/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
TV - Released: 9/29/1971
Vanished
Vanished
as Nick McCann
TV - Released: 3/8/1971

1970

Night Gallery
Night Gallery
TV - Released: 12/16/1970
McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Fred Ferguson
Movie - Released: 4/24/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
TV - Released: 9/24/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
as Robert Jennings
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1968

The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
as Det. Frank McAfee
Movie - Released: 10/8/1968
No Way to Treat a Lady
No Way to Treat a Lady
as Inspector Haines
Movie - Released: 3/20/1968
The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood
as Jim Egan
Movie - Released: 12/1/1968
Movie
Danger Has Two Faces
as Colonel Jack Forbes
Movie - Released: 10/18/1968
Sergeant Ryker
Sergeant Ryker
as Capt. Appleton
Movie - Released: 2/1/1968

1967

The Graduate
The Graduate
as Mr. Robinson
Movie - Released: 12/21/1967
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
as Sgt. Leonard Borth
Movie - Released: 11/11/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Lewis Dunhill
TV - Released: 1/10/1967

1966

Seconds
Seconds
as Charlie Evans
Movie - Released: 10/5/1966
An American Dream
An American Dream
as Arthur Kabot
Movie - Released: 8/31/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was
as Jack Forbes
TV - Released: 9/7/1966

1965

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
as E.K. Hornbeck
Movie - Released: 11/18/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Mike Kessler
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Dr. Raphael
TV - Released: 9/13/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Emory Hale
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Richard Mills
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Doug McElroy
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1963

13 Frightened Girls
13 Frightened Girls
as Wally Sanders
Movie - Released: 4/18/1963
The Cardinal
The Cardinal
as Lafe
Movie - Released: 12/12/1963
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mr. Harvey
Movie - Released: 3/6/1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Capt. Appleton
TV - Released: 10/10/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Mel Starling
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Joe Steelman
TV - Released: 9/17/1963

1962

Movie
The Farmer's Daughter
as Nordick
Movie - Released: 1/14/1962
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
TV - Released: 10/3/1962

1961

The Hustler
The Hustler
as Findley
Movie - Released: 9/25/1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
TV - Released: 9/29/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Haldore Mattern
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Miles Morgan
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as D.A. Sid Morgan
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as District Attorney
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Bryan Phelps
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Tark Bennett
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Lt. Dan Hargrave
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Bob Fay
TV - Released: 9/17/1961

1960

Tall Story
Tall Story
as Coach Sandy Hardy
Movie - Released: 4/6/1960
Escape to Sonoita
Escape to Sonoita
as Marsh
Movie - Released: 6/26/1960
Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960

1959

The FBI Story
The FBI Story
as Sam Crandall
Movie - Released: 10/1/1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
as Alphonse Paquette
Movie - Released: 7/1/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Death
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Men Into Space
Men Into Space
TV - Released: 9/30/1959
TV
Love and Marriage
as Steve Baker
TV - Released: 9/21/1959

1958

Houseboat
Houseboat
as Capt. Alan Wilson
Movie - Released: 11/19/1958
Darby's Rangers
Darby's Rangers
as Sims Delancey
Movie - Released: 2/12/1958
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants
as Irving S. Blanchard
Movie - Released: 7/5/1958
Too Much, Too Soon
Too Much, Too Soon
as Charlie Snow
Movie - Released: 4/17/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as D.A. Thomas Stevenson
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Matt Orman
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Bud Gurney
Movie - Released: 4/1/1957
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
as Chick O'Hara
Movie - Released: 8/2/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as John Davis 'Johnny' Hale
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys
TV - Released: 10/3/1957

1956

Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
as Maj. Bromo Lee
Movie - Released: 9/27/1956
The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind
as Sgt. Clyde
Movie - Released: 10/26/1956
The Big Slide
The Big Slide
as Chick Tolliver
Movie - Released: 11/8/1956
Wire Service
Wire Service
as Ed Holley
TV - Released: 10/4/1956
Wire Service
Wire Service
as Frank Lunt
TV - Released: 10/4/1956

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jake Buley
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Marsh
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Chris Daniels
TV - Released: 1/19/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Webb Cutter
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Calhoun
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1954

Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum
TV - Released: 1/9/1954

1953

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Mike Finn
TV - Released: 9/20/1953

1951

Bright Victory
Bright Victory
as Pete Hamilton
Movie - Released: 8/1/1951
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
as Al Webster
Movie - Released: 8/2/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as E.K. Hornbeck
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sgt. Leonard Borth
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

TV
Lux Video Theatre
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Suspense
Suspense
as Snow Pearson
TV - Released: 1/6/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Joe Bristol
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1944

Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys
as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1944
Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road
as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/21/1944
Reckless Age
Reckless Age
as Member of Soldier Quartet
Movie - Released: 8/1/1944