Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

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.

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1996

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

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/22/1988

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
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