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

Findley

The Hustler

Mayor Larry Vaughn

Jaws 2

Vaughn

Jaws

Capt. Alan Wilson

Houseboat

John Deach

Brubaker

Brooks Carpenter

The Way We Were

Charlie Evans

Seconds

Claude Crumn

1941

Fred Ferguson

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Gen. Landers

Damnation Alley

Kilbourne

The Drowning Pool

Det. Frank McAfee

The Boston Strangler

Lt. John Martini

Mazes and Monsters

Inspector Haines

No Way to Treat a Lady

Mr. Robinson

The Graduate

Wally Sanders

13 Frightened Girls

Sims Delancey

Darby's Rangers

Bud Gurney

The Spirit of St. Louis

Irving S. Blanchard

No Time for Sergeants

Sam Crandall

The FBI Story

Jim Egan

The Brotherhood

The Mayor

Hysterical

Sgt. Leonard Borth

A Bell for Adano

Jack Oberman

Too Scared to Scream

Chick O'Hara

Jeanne Eagels

Arthur Kabot

An American Dream

Maj. Bromo Lee

Toward the Unknown

Soldier (uncredited)

Something for the Boys

Self (archive footage)

The Making of '1941'

Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)

Song of the Open Road

Jack McCauley

Swan Song

Sgt. Manzak

The Failing of Raymond

Coach Sandy Hardy

Tall Story

Pete Hamilton

Bright Victory

Dr. Ned Folger

Killer on Board

Lafe

The Cardinal

Father Ryan

The Amityville Horror

Roy Kern

The Harness

Charlie Snow

Too Much, Too Soon

Virgil Holley

Cannon

Mr. Harvey

Papa's Delicate Condition

Al Webster

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

Marsh

Escape to Sonoita

Tom Patterson

Casey's Shadow

Jack Reardon

Summer Girl

Joel Lynch

All the Way Home

Alphonse Paquette

Anatomy of a Murder

E.K. Hornbeck

Inherit the Wind

Colonel Jack Forbes

Danger Has Two Faces

Sgt. Clyde

The Girl He Left Behind

Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay

The Last Days of Patton

Capt. Appleton

Sergeant Ryker

Mickey

After the Fall

Harvey Murkison

Murder at the World Series

Edmund Schilling

Incident on a Dark Street

Henry Carpenter

Donovan's Kid

Member of Soldier Quartet

Reckless Age

Self (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Sgt. Joe Marcus

A Tattered Web

Harold Talbot

Murdock's Gang

Sheriff Bill Jessup

Deadly Harvest

Ralph Muir

A Last Cry for Help

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

Whoops Apocalypse

Nordick

The Farmer's Daughter

Chick Tolliver

The Big Slide

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-03-24

Place of Birth

Washington, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As

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