Murray Hamilton
Acting
Born: March 24, 1923 · Washington, North Carolina, USA
Died: September 1, 1986 (aged 63)
Highest Rated
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Hamilton was born in Washington, North Carolina. He displayed an early interest in performing during his days at Washington High School just before America's entry into World War II. Bad hearing kept him from enlisting, so he moved to New York City as a 19-year-old to find a career on stage. Career In an early role, he performed on stage with Henry Fonda in the wartime story Mister Roberts as a replacement for David Wayne, playing Ensign Pulver. In 1960, he was onstage again with Fonda in Critic's Choice; Howard Taubman of The New York Times called him "properly obnoxious as the director". Hamilton was teamed once more with Fonda in 1968 for the drama film The Boston Strangler. Hamilton's best-known performance is as Larry Vaughn, the mayor of Amity, in the Steven Spielberg thriller Jaws (1975). Hamilton reprised the role in the sequel, Jaws 2 in 1978. He had agreed to reprise the role again in Jaws: The Revenge, but died in 1986, before production began. He was just 63 years old. Hamilton complained in a newspaper article about being typecast, stating "After I was first cast as a heavy on The Untouchables, I couldn't ever persuade them [producers] that I could also do something else." While comic roles were rare for Hamilton during his Hollywood career, he had one opposite Andy Griffith in the 1958 military comedy No Time for Sergeants, as well as an appearance in Steven Spielberg's raucous comedy 1941, released in 1979. He also appeared in a comedic guest spot on Mama's Family in the second-season episode "Mama Cries Uncle" as Uncle Roy. He was more often cast in dramatic works, such as the science-fiction drama Seconds (1966), which starred Rock Hudson. In his most high-profile performances, Hamilton appeared with Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961), playing Findley, a wealthy billiards player who gambles for high stakes, and with Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate (1967) as Mr. Robinson, husband of the seductress Mrs. Robinson. In 1975, Hamilton appeared again with Newman in The Drowning Pool. He also worked with Robert Redford in a pair of films, The Way We Were (1973) and Brubaker (1980). In early 1982 he appeared as a judge presiding over an impromptu court case on an episode of Bret Maverick. Death Hamilton died of lung cancer at age 63, and is interred at Oakdale Cemetery in his native Washington, North Carolina. He and his wife, Terri DeMarco Hamilton (of The DeMarco Sisters), had a son, David. CLR
Known for
Jaws
1975
The Graduate
1967
Jaws 2
1978
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
The Hustler
1961
The Amityville Horror
1979
The Twilight Zone
1959
1941
1979
Brubaker
1980
The Way We Were
1973
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Seconds
1966
Photos (1)
Movies (61)
Jaws
Vaughn
The Graduate
Mr. Robinson
Jaws 2
Mayor Larry Vaughn
The Amityville Horror
Father Ryan
1941
Claude Crumn
The Hustler
Findley
The Way We Were
Brooks Carpenter
Anatomy of a Murder
Alphonse "Al" Paquette
Seconds
Charlie Evans
Brubaker
Deach
The Boston Strangler
Det. Frank McAfee
Reckless Age
Member of Soldier Quartet
Houseboat
Capt. Alan Wilson
The Drowning Pool
Kilbourne
Damnation Alley
Gen. Landers
The Cardinal
Lafe
Too Much, Too Soon
Charlie Snow
Summer Girl
Jack Reardon
Mazes and Monsters
Lt. John Martini
The Spirit of St. Louis
Bud Gurney
The Brotherhood
Jim Egan
Jeanne Eagels
Chick O'Hara
Hysterical
The Mayor
The FBI Story
Sam Crandall
Tall Story
Coach Sandy Hardy
Too Scared to Scream
Jack Oberman
No Way to Treat a Lady
Inspector Haines
Whoops Apocalypse
Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
An American Dream
Arthur Kabot
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Fred Ferguson
Toward the Unknown
Maj. Bromo Lee
The Last Days of Patton
Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
Papa's Delicate Condition
Mr. Harvey
Darby's Rangers
Sims Delancey
Sergeant Ryker
Capt. Appleton
Incident on a Dark Street
Edmund Schilling
No Time for Sergeants
Irving S. Blanchard
Bright Victory
Pete Hamilton
Something for the Boys
Soldier (uncredited)
13 Frightened Girls
Wally Sanders
All the Way Home
Joel Lynch
Casey's Shadow
Tom Patterson
A Bell for Adano
Sgt. Leonard Borth
A Tattered Web
Sgt. Joe Marcus
Murdock's Gang
Harold Talbot
Murder at the World Series
Harvey Murkison
Song of the Open Road
Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)
The Girl He Left Behind
Sgt. Clyde
Killer on Board
Dr. Ned Folger
Inherit the Wind
E.K. Hornbeck
Deadly Harvest
Sheriff Bill Jessup
Donovan's Kid
Henry Carpenter
After the Fall
Mickey
Cannon
Virgil Holley
The Failing of Raymond
Sgt. Manzak
Swan Song
Jack McCauley
A Last Cry for Help
Ralph Muir
The Harness
Roy Kern
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
Al Webster
Danger Has Two Faces
Colonel Jack Forbes
The Big Slide
Chick Tolliver
TV Shows (71)
Perry Mason
John Davis 'Johnny' Hale · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Bud Michaels · 1 eps
Alice
1 eps
The Golden Girls
Big Daddy · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1 eps
The Fugitive
Mel Starling · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Joe Steelman · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Death · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Haldore Mattern · 2 eps
Dr. Kildare
Lt. Dan Hargrave · 2 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
3 eps
Studio One
Joe Bristol · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Clete Belford · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
Night Gallery
1 eps
Route 66
2 eps
Gunsmoke
Jake Buley · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Webb Cutter · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Calhoun · 1 eps
Cannon
3 eps
Run for Your Life
Dr. Raphael · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Mike Kessler · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Emory Hale · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Richard Mills · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Doug McElroy · 1 eps
Naked City
D.A. Thomas Stevenson · 1 eps
Naked City
Matt Orman · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Marsh · 1 eps
The Defenders
Miles Morgan · 1 eps
The Defenders
D.A. Sid Morgan · 1 eps
The Defenders
District Attorney · 2 eps
The Defenders
Bryan Phelps · 1 eps
The Defenders
Tark Bennett · 1 eps
Matt Houston
1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
Medical Center
Robert Jennings · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Chris Daniels · 1 eps
The Invaders
Lewis Dunhill · 1 eps
Police Story
2 eps
McCloud
Donald Yates · 2 eps
Kojak
Harry Harmon · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Capt. Appleton · 2 eps
Suspense
Snow Pearson · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
McMillan & Wife
1 eps
The Real McCoys
1 eps
Mama's Family
1 eps
Ellery Queen
1 eps
Cover Up
1 eps
B. J. and the Bear
Rutherford T. Grant · 15 eps
Inner Sanctum
3 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man
Sid Gossett · 12 eps
Men Into Space
1 eps
The Eleventh Hour
1 eps
The DuPont Show of the Week
Bob Fay · 1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
2 eps
Bret Maverick
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Henry Carpenter · 1 eps
Hawkins
Frank Guilfoyle · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Mike Finn · 1 eps
Blacke's Magic
1 eps
Wire Service
Ed Holley · 1 eps
Wire Service
Frank Lunt · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
E.K. Hornbeck · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sgt. Leonard Borth · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
Hail to the Chief
Senator Sam Cotton · 7 eps
Love and Marriage
Steve Baker · 26 eps
Vanished
Nick McCann · 2 eps
The Man Who Never Was
Jack Forbes · 18 eps
