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Murray Hamilton
Biography:
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.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self | 2025-06-20 |
| James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage) | 1987-03-13 |
| The Last Days of Patton as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay | 1986-12-15 |
| Whoops Apocalypse as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President) | 1986-05-06 |
| Too Scared to Scream as Jack Oberman | 1984-09-28 |
| Summer Girl as Jack Reardon | 1983-04-11 |
| Mazes and Monsters as Lt. John Martini | 1982-12-27 |
| Hysterical as The Mayor | 1982-12-22 |
| All the Way Home as Joel Lynch | 1981-12-21 |
| Brubaker as Deach | 1980-06-20 |
| Swan Song as Jack McCauley | 1980-02-08 |
| 1941 as Claude Crumn | 1979-12-14 |
| The Amityville Horror as Father Ryan | 1979-07-27 |
| A Last Cry for Help as Ralph Muir | 1979-01-19 |
| Donovan's Kid as Henry Carpenter | 1979-01-07 |
| Jaws 2 as Mayor Larry Vaughn | 1978-06-16 |
| Casey's Shadow as Tom Patterson | 1978-01-01 |
| Killer on Board as Dr. Ned Folger | 1977-10-10 |
| Damnation Alley as Gen. Landers | 1977-09-10 |
| Murder at the World Series as Harvey Murkison | 1977-03-20 |
| The Drowning Pool as Kilbourne | 1975-07-18 |
| Jaws as Vaughn | 1975-06-20 |
| After the Fall as Mickey | 1974-12-10 |
| The Way We Were as Brooks Carpenter | 1973-10-17 |
| Murdock's Gang as Harold Talbot | 1973-03-20 |
| Incident on a Dark Street as Edmund Schilling | 1973-01-12 |
| Deadly Harvest as Sheriff Bill Jessup | 1972-09-26 |
| The Failing of Raymond as Sgt. Manzak | 1971-11-27 |
| The Harness as Roy Kern | 1971-11-12 |
| A Tattered Web as Sgt. Joe Marcus | 1971-09-24 |
| Cannon as Virgil Holley | 1971-03-26 |
| If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Fred Ferguson | 1969-04-24 |
| The Brotherhood as Jim Egan | 1968-12-01 |
| Danger Has Two Faces as Colonel Jack Forbes | 1968-10-18 |
| The Boston Strangler as Det. Frank McAfee | 1968-10-08 |
| No Way to Treat a Lady as Inspector Haines | 1968-03-20 |
| Sergeant Ryker as Capt. Appleton | 1968-02-01 |
| The Graduate as Mr. Robinson | 1967-12-21 |
| A Bell for Adano as Sgt. Leonard Borth | 1967-11-11 |
| Seconds as Charlie Evans | 1966-10-05 |
| An American Dream as Arthur Kabot | 1966-08-31 |
| Inherit the Wind as E.K. Hornbeck | 1965-11-18 |
| The Cardinal as Lafe | 1963-12-12 |
| 13 Frightened Girls as Wally Sanders | 1963-04-18 |
| Papa's Delicate Condition as Mr. Harvey | 1963-03-06 |
| The Farmer's Daughter as Nordick | 1962-01-14 |
| The Hustler as Findley | 1961-09-25 |
| Escape to Sonoita as Marsh | 1960-06-26 |
| Tall Story as Coach Sandy Hardy | 1960-04-06 |
| The FBI Story as Sam Crandall | 1959-10-01 |
| Anatomy of a Murder as Alphonse "Al" Paquette | 1959-07-01 |
| Houseboat as Capt. Alan Wilson | 1958-11-19 |
| No Time for Sergeants as Irving S. Blanchard | 1958-07-05 |
| Too Much, Too Soon as Charlie Snow | 1958-04-17 |
| Darby's Rangers as Sims Delancey | 1958-02-12 |
| Jeanne Eagels as Chick O'Hara | 1957-08-02 |
| The Spirit of St. Louis as Bud Gurney | 1957-04-01 |
| The Big Slide as Chick Tolliver | 1956-11-08 |
| The Girl He Left Behind as Sgt. Clyde | 1956-10-26 |
| Toward the Unknown as Maj. Bromo Lee | 1956-09-27 |
| The Whistle at Eaton Falls as Al Webster | 1951-08-02 |
| Bright Victory as Pete Hamilton | 1951-08-01 |
| Something for the Boys as Soldier (uncredited) | 1944-11-01 |
| Reckless Age as Member of Soldier Quartet | 1944-08-01 |
| Song of the Open Road as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited) | 1944-06-21 |
