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Murray Hamilton

Bio: 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"

Born: Sat, Mar 24 1923

Birthplace: Washington, North Carolina, USA

Death: Mon, Sep 01 1986

Murray Hamilton is 63 years old

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The Making of '1941'

Murray Hamilton would have been no older than

63 in The Making of '1941'

as '(archive)'.

Tue, May 28 1996

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Murray Hamilton would have been no older than

63 in James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Tue, Nov 22 1988

The Last Days of Patton

Murray Hamilton would have been no older than

63 in The Last Days of Patton

as 'Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay'.

Mon, Dec 15 1986

Whoops Apocalypse

Murray Hamilton was

63 in Whoops Apocalypse

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

Tue, May 06 1986

Too Scared to Scream

Murray Hamilton was

61 in Too Scared to Scream

as 'Jack Oberman'.

Fri, Sep 28 1984

Summer Girl

Murray Hamilton was

60 in Summer Girl

as 'Jack Reardon'.

Mon, Apr 11 1983

Mazes and Monsters

Murray Hamilton was

59 in Mazes and Monsters

as 'Lt. John Martini'.

Mon, Dec 27 1982

Hysterical

Murray Hamilton was

59 in Hysterical

as 'The Mayor'.

Wed, Dec 22 1982

All the Way Home

Murray Hamilton was

58 in All the Way Home

as 'Joel Lynch'.

Mon, Dec 21 1981

Brubaker

Murray Hamilton was

57 in Brubaker

as 'John Deach'.

Fri, Jun 20 1980

Swan Song

Murray Hamilton was

56 in Swan Song

as 'Jack McCauley'.

Fri, Feb 08 1980

1941

Murray Hamilton was

56 in 1941

as 'Claude Crumn'.

Fri, Dec 14 1979

The Amityville Horror

Murray Hamilton was

56 in The Amityville Horror

as 'Father Ryan'.

Fri, Jul 27 1979

A Last Cry for Help

Murray Hamilton was

55 in A Last Cry for Help

as 'Ralph Muir'.

Fri, Jan 19 1979

Donovan's Kid

Murray Hamilton was

55 in Donovan's Kid

as 'Henry Carpenter'.

Sun, Jan 07 1979

Jaws 2

Murray Hamilton was

55 in Jaws 2

as 'Mayor Larry Vaughn'.

Fri, Jun 16 1978

Casey's Shadow

Murray Hamilton was

54 in Casey's Shadow

as 'Tom Patterson'.

Sun, Jan 01 1978

Killer on Board

Murray Hamilton was

54 in Killer on Board

as 'Dr. Ned Folger'.

Mon, Oct 10 1977

Damnation Alley

Murray Hamilton was

54 in Damnation Alley

as 'Gen. Landers'.

Sat, Sep 10 1977

Murder at the World Series

Murray Hamilton was

53 in Murder at the World Series

as 'Harvey Murkison'.

Sun, Mar 20 1977

The Drowning Pool

Murray Hamilton was

52 in The Drowning Pool

as 'Kilbourne'.

Fri, Jul 18 1975

Jaws

Murray Hamilton was

52 in Jaws

as 'Vaughn'.

Fri, Jun 20 1975

After the Fall

Murray Hamilton was

50 in After the Fall

as 'Mickey'.

Wed, Jan 02 1974

The Way We Were

Murray Hamilton was

50 in The Way We Were

as 'Brooks Carpenter'.

Wed, Oct 17 1973

Murdock's Gang

Murray Hamilton was

49 in Murdock's Gang

as 'Harold Talbot'.

Tue, Mar 20 1973

Incident on a Dark Street

Murray Hamilton was

49 in Incident on a Dark Street

as 'Edmund Schilling'.

Sat, Jan 13 1973

Deadly Harvest

Murray Hamilton was

49 in Deadly Harvest

as 'Sheriff Bill Jessup'.

Tue, Sep 26 1972

The Harness

Murray Hamilton was

48 in The Harness

as 'Roy Kern'.

Fri, Nov 12 1971

The Failing of Raymond

Murray Hamilton was

48 in The Failing of Raymond

as 'Sgt. Manzak'.

Mon, Sep 27 1971

A Tattered Web

Murray Hamilton was

48 in A Tattered Web

as 'Sgt. Joe Marcus'.

Fri, Sep 24 1971

Cannon

Murray Hamilton was

48 in Cannon

as 'Virgil Holley'.

Fri, Mar 26 1971

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Murray Hamilton was

46 in If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as 'Fred Ferguson'.

Thu, Apr 24 1969

The Brotherhood

Murray Hamilton was

45 in The Brotherhood

as 'Jim Egan'.

Sun, Dec 01 1968

Danger Has Two Faces

Murray Hamilton was

45 in Danger Has Two Faces

as 'Colonel Jack Forbes'.

Fri, Oct 18 1968

The Boston Strangler

Murray Hamilton was

45 in The Boston Strangler

as 'Det. Frank McAfee'.

Tue, Oct 08 1968

No Way to Treat a Lady

Murray Hamilton was

44 in No Way to Treat a Lady

as 'Inspector Haines'.

Wed, Mar 20 1968

Sergeant Ryker

Murray Hamilton was

44 in Sergeant Ryker

as 'Capt. Appleton'.

Thu, Feb 01 1968

The Graduate

Murray Hamilton was

44 in The Graduate

as 'Mr. Robinson'.

Thu, Dec 21 1967

A Bell for Adano

Murray Hamilton was

44 in A Bell for Adano

as 'Sgt. Leonard Borth'.

Sat, Nov 11 1967

Seconds

Murray Hamilton was

43 in Seconds

as 'Charlie Evans'.

Wed, Oct 05 1966

An American Dream

Murray Hamilton was

43 in An American Dream

as 'Arthur Kabot'.

Wed, Aug 31 1966

Inherit the Wind

Murray Hamilton was

42 in Inherit the Wind

as 'E.K. Hornbeck'.

Thu, Nov 18 1965

The Cardinal

Murray Hamilton was

40 in The Cardinal

as 'Lafe'.

Thu, Dec 12 1963

13 Frightened Girls

Murray Hamilton was

40 in 13 Frightened Girls

as 'Wally Sanders'.

Thu, Apr 18 1963

Papa's Delicate Condition

Murray Hamilton was

39 in Papa's Delicate Condition

as 'Mr. Harvey'.

Wed, Mar 06 1963

The Farmer's Daughter

Murray Hamilton was

38 in The Farmer's Daughter

as 'Nordick'.

Sun, Jan 14 1962

The Hustler

Murray Hamilton was

38 in The Hustler

as 'Findley'.

Mon, Sep 25 1961

Escape to Sonoita

Murray Hamilton was

37 in Escape to Sonoita

as 'Marsh'.

Sun, Jun 26 1960

Tall Story

Murray Hamilton was

37 in Tall Story

as 'Coach Sandy Hardy'.

Wed, Apr 06 1960

The FBI Story

Murray Hamilton was

36 in The FBI Story

as 'Sam Crandall'.

Thu, Oct 01 1959

Anatomy of a Murder

Murray Hamilton was

36 in Anatomy of a Murder

as 'Alphonse Paquette'.

Wed, Jul 01 1959

Houseboat

Murray Hamilton was

35 in Houseboat

as 'Capt. Alan Wilson'.

Wed, Nov 19 1958

No Time for Sergeants

Murray Hamilton was

35 in No Time for Sergeants

as 'Irving S. Blanchard'.

Sat, Jul 05 1958

Too Much, Too Soon

Murray Hamilton was

35 in Too Much, Too Soon

as 'Charlie Snow'.

Thu, Apr 17 1958

Darby's Rangers

Murray Hamilton was

34 in Darby's Rangers

as 'Sims Delancey'.

Wed, Feb 12 1958

Jeanne Eagels

Murray Hamilton was

34 in Jeanne Eagels

as 'Chick O'Hara'.

Fri, Aug 02 1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

Murray Hamilton was

34 in The Spirit of St. Louis

as 'Bud Gurney'.

Mon, Apr 01 1957

The Girl He Left Behind

Murray Hamilton was

33 in The Girl He Left Behind

as 'Sgt. Clyde'.

Fri, Oct 26 1956

Toward the Unknown

Murray Hamilton was

33 in Toward the Unknown

as 'Maj. Bromo Lee'.

Thu, Sep 27 1956

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

Murray Hamilton was

28 in The Whistle at Eaton Falls

as 'Al Webster'.

Thu, Aug 02 1951

Bright Victory

Murray Hamilton was

28 in Bright Victory

as 'Pete Hamilton'.

Wed, Aug 01 1951

Something for the Boys

Murray Hamilton was

21 in Something for the Boys

as 'Soldier (uncredited)'.

Wed, Nov 01 1944

Reckless Age

Murray Hamilton was

21 in Reckless Age

as 'Member of Soldier Quartet'.

Tue, Aug 01 1944

Song of the Open Road

Murray Hamilton was

21 in Song of the Open Road

as 'Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)'.

Wed, Jun 21 1944

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Blacke's Magic

Murray Hamilton was

62+ in Blacke's Magic

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 05 1986

The Golden Girls

Murray Hamilton was

62+ in The Golden Girls

as 'Big Daddy'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1985

Hail to the Chief

Murray Hamilton was

62+ in Hail to the Chief

as 'Senator Sam Cotton'.

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 09 1985

Murder, She Wrote

Murray Hamilton was

61+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Bud Michaels'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Cover Up

Murray Hamilton was

61+ in Cover Up

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1984

Mama's Family

Murray Hamilton was

59+ in Mama's Family

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 22 1983

Matt Houston

Murray Hamilton was

59+ in Matt Houston

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982

Bret Maverick

Murray Hamilton was

58+ in Bret Maverick

First Air Date
Tue, Dec 01 1981

B. J. and the Bear

Murray Hamilton was

55+ in B. J. and the Bear

as 'Rutherford T. Grant, Capt. Rutherford T. Grant'.

First Air Date
Sat, Feb 10 1979

Alice

Murray Hamilton was

53+ in Alice

First Air Date
Tue, Aug 31 1976

Rich Man, Poor Man

Murray Hamilton was

52+ in Rich Man, Poor Man

as 'Sid Gossett'.

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1976

Ellery Queen

Murray Hamilton was

52+ in Ellery Queen

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 11 1975

Kojak

Murray Hamilton was

50+ in Kojak

as 'Harry Harmon'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 24 1973

Needles and Pins

Murray Hamilton was

50+ in Needles and Pins

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 21 1973

Police Story

Murray Hamilton was

49+ in Police Story

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973

Hawkins

Murray Hamilton was

49+ in Hawkins

as 'Frank Guilfoyle'.

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 13 1973

Barnaby Jones

Murray Hamilton was

49+ in Barnaby Jones

as 'Clete Belford'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973

The Streets of San Francisco

Murray Hamilton was

49+ in The Streets of San Francisco

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1972

McMillan and Wife

Murray Hamilton was

48+ in McMillan and Wife

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 29 1971

Cannon

Murray Hamilton was

48+ in Cannon

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971

Vanished

Murray Hamilton was

47+ in Vanished

as 'Nick McCann'.

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 08 1971

Night Gallery

Murray Hamilton was

47+ in Night Gallery

First Air Date
Wed, Dec 16 1970

McCloud

Murray Hamilton was

46+ in McCloud

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 17 1970

Medical Center

Murray Hamilton was

46+ in Medical Center

as ', Robert Jennings'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 24 1969

Judd for the Defense

Murray Hamilton was

44+ in Judd for the Defense

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967

The Invaders

Murray Hamilton was

43+ in The Invaders

as 'Lewis Dunhill'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 10 1967

Mission: Impossible

Murray Hamilton was

43+ in Mission: Impossible

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966

The Man Who Never Was

Murray Hamilton was

43+ in The Man Who Never Was

as 'Jack Forbes'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 07 1966

The F.B.I.

Murray Hamilton was

42+ in The F.B.I.

as 'Mike Kessler, Emory Hale, Richard Mills, Doug McElroy'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965

Run for Your Life

Murray Hamilton was

42+ in Run for Your Life

as 'Dr. Raphael'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 13 1965

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Murray Hamilton was

40+ in Kraft Suspense Theatre

as 'Capt. Appleton'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 10 1963

The Fugitive

Murray Hamilton was

40+ in The Fugitive

as 'Mel Starling, Joe Steelman'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963

The Eleventh Hour

Murray Hamilton was

39+ in The Eleventh Hour

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 03 1962

Target: The Corruptors!

Murray Hamilton was

38+ in Target: The Corruptors!

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 29 1961

Dr. Kildare

Murray Hamilton was

38+ in Dr. Kildare

as 'Dr. Haldore Mattern, Lt. Dan Hargrave'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961

The DuPont Show of the Week

Murray Hamilton was

38+ in The DuPont Show of the Week

as 'Bob Fay'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 17 1961

The Defenders

Murray Hamilton was

38+ in The Defenders

as 'Miles Morgan, D.A. Sid Morgan, District Attorney, Bryan Phelps, Tark Bennett'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1961

Route 66

Murray Hamilton was

37+ in Route 66

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 07 1960

The Twilight Zone

Murray Hamilton was

36+ in The Twilight Zone

as 'Mr. Death'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Men into Space

Murray Hamilton was

36+ in Men into Space

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 30 1959

Love and Marriage

Murray Hamilton was

36+ in Love and Marriage

as 'Steve Baker'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 21 1959

Naked City

Murray Hamilton was

35+ in Naked City

as 'D.A. Thomas Stevenson, Matt Orman'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958

The Real McCoys

Murray Hamilton was

34+ in The Real McCoys

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 03 1957

Perry Mason

Murray Hamilton was

34+ in Perry Mason

as 'John Davis 'Johnny' Hale'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Murray Hamilton was

34+ in Have Gun, Will Travel

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1957

Wire Service

Murray Hamilton was

33+ in Wire Service

as 'Ed Holley, Frank Lunt'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Murray Hamilton was

32+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Marsh'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Gunsmoke

Murray Hamilton was

32+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Jake Buley, Webb Cutter, Calhoun'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

The Millionaire

Murray Hamilton was

31+ in The Millionaire

as 'Chris Daniels'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 19 1955

Inner Sanctum

Murray Hamilton was

30+ in Inner Sanctum

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 09 1954

Letter to Loretta

Murray Hamilton was

30+ in Letter to Loretta

as 'Mike Finn'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 20 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Murray Hamilton was

28+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'E.K. Hornbeck, Sgt. Leonard Borth'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Murray Hamilton was

28+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951

Lux Video Theatre

Murray Hamilton was

27+ in Lux Video Theatre

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1950

Suspense

Murray Hamilton was

25+ in Suspense

as 'Snow Pearson'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 06 1949

Studio One

Murray Hamilton was

25+ in Studio One

as 'Joe Bristol'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

Murray Hamilton was

25+ in The Philco Television Playhouse

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 03 1948