Murray Hamilton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 24, 1923, Washington, North Carolina, USA
- Died
- September 1, 1986
- Movies
- 65
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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.
Early life
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story | Self |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1986 | The Last Days of Patton | Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay |
| 1986 | Whoops Apocalypse | Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President) |
| 1984 | Too Scared to Scream | Jack Oberman |
| 1983 | Summer Girl | Jack Reardon |
| 1982 | Mazes and Monsters | Lt. John Martini |
| 1982 | Hysterical | The Mayor |
| 1981 | All the Way Home | Joel Lynch |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Deach |
| 1980 | Swan Song | Jack McCauley |
| 1979 | 1941 | Claude Crumn |
| 1979 | The Amityville Horror | Father Ryan |
| 1979 | A Last Cry for Help | Ralph Muir |
| 1979 | Donovan's Kid | Henry Carpenter |
| 1978 | Jaws 2 | Mayor Larry Vaughn |
| 1978 | Casey's Shadow | Tom Patterson |
| 1977 | Killer on Board | Dr. Ned Folger |
| 1977 | Damnation Alley | Gen. Landers |
| 1977 | Murder at the World Series | Harvey Murkison |
| 1975 | The Drowning Pool | J.Hugh Kilbourne |
| 1975 | Jaws | Vaughn |
| 1974 | After the Fall | Mickey |
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Brooks Carpenter |
| 1973 | Murdock's Gang | Harold Talbot |
| 1973 | Incident on a Dark Street | Edmund Schilling |
| 1972 | Deadly Harvest | Sheriff Bill Jessup |
| 1971 | The Failing of Raymond | Sgt. Manzak |
| 1971 | The Harness | Roy Kern |
| 1971 | A Tattered Web | Sgt. Joe Marcus |
| 1971 | Cannon | Virgil Holley |
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Fred Ferguson |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood | Jim Egan |
| 1968 | Danger Has Two Faces | Colonel Jack Forbes |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Det. Frank McAfee |
| 1968 | No Way to Treat a Lady | Inspector Haines |
| 1968 | Sergeant Ryker | Capt. Appleton |
| 1967 | The Graduate | Mr. Robinson |
| 1967 | A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Leonard Borth |
| 1966 | Seconds | Charlie Evans |
| 1966 | An American Dream | Arthur Kabot |
| 1965 | Inherit the Wind | E.K. Hornbeck |
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Lafe |
| 1963 | 13 Frightened Girls | Wally Sanders |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition | Mr. Harvey |
| 1962 | The Farmer's Daughter | Nordick |
| 1961 | The Hustler | Findley |
| 1960 | Escape to Sonoita | Marsh |
| 1960 | Tall Story | Coach Sandy Hardy |
| 1959 | The FBI Story | Sam Crandall |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | Alphonse Paquette |
| 1958 | Houseboat | Capt. Alan Wilson |
| 1958 | No Time for Sergeants | Irving S. Blanchard |
| 1958 | Too Much, Too Soon | Charlie Snow |
| 1958 | Darby's Rangers | Sims Delancey |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels | Chick O'Hara |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Bud Gurney |
| 1956 | The Big Slide | Chick Tolliver |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind | Sgt. Clyde |
| 1956 | Toward the Unknown | Maj. Bromo Lee |
| 1951 | The Whistle at Eaton Falls | Al Webster |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Pete Hamilton |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Reckless Age | Member of Soldier Quartet |
| 1944 | Song of the Open Road | Crop Corps Kid (uncredited) |
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