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Murray Hamilton
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Birthday
1923-03-24,Washington, North Carolina, USA
Gender
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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

Filmography

7.659

The Hustler
1961-09-25

7.7

Jaws
1975-06-20

6.044

Jaws 2
1978-06-16

6.4

Houseboat
1958-11-19

7.099

Brubaker
1980-06-20

The Way We Were

6.988

The Way We Were
1973-10-17

7.3

Seconds
1966-10-05

5.774

1941
1979-12-14

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

5.905

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969-04-24

Damnation Alley

5.148

Damnation Alley
1977-09-10

The Drowning Pool

6.32

The Drowning Pool
1975-07-18

The Boston Strangler

6.665

The Boston Strangler
1968-10-08

Mazes and Monsters

4.298

Mazes and Monsters
1982-12-27

No Way to Treat a Lady

6.565

No Way to Treat a Lady
1968-03-20

7.629

The Graduate
1967-12-21

13 Frightened Girls

5.875

13 Frightened Girls
1963-04-18

Darby's Rangers

6.5

Darby's Rangers
1958-02-12

The Spirit of St. Louis

6.7

The Spirit of St. Louis
1957-04-01

No Time for Sergeants

7.321

No Time for Sergeants
1958-07-05

6.1

The FBI Story
1959-10-01

The Brotherhood

6.08

The Brotherhood
1968-12-01

4.529

Hysterical
1982-12-22

A Bell for Adano

0

A Bell for Adano
1967-11-11

Too Scared to Scream

5.22

Too Scared to Scream
1984-09-28

6.25

Jeanne Eagels
1957-08-02

An American Dream

5

An American Dream
1966-08-31

Toward the Unknown

5.9

Toward the Unknown
1956-09-27

Something for the Boys

6.5

Something for the Boys
1944-11-01

Song of the Open Road

8

Song of the Open Road
1944-06-21

9

Swan Song
1980-02-08

The Failing of Raymond

6.2

The Failing of Raymond
1971-11-27

5.667

Tall Story
1960-04-06

7.053

Bright Victory
1951-08-01

Killer on Board

5.857

Killer on Board
1977-10-10

6.6

The Cardinal
1963-12-12

The Amityville Horror

6.281

The Amityville Horror
1979-07-27

10

The Harness
1971-11-12

Too Much, Too Soon

4.938

Too Much, Too Soon
1958-04-17

5

Cannon
1971-03-26

Papa's Delicate Condition

5.556

Papa's Delicate Condition
1963-03-06

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

6.8

The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951-08-02

Escape to Sonoita

7.333

Escape to Sonoita
1960-06-26

6.417

Casey's Shadow
1978-01-01

6.333

Summer Girl
1983-04-11

All the Way Home

7

All the Way Home
1981-12-21

Anatomy of a Murder

7.8

Anatomy of a Murder
1959-07-01

Inherit the Wind

8

Inherit the Wind
1965-11-18

Danger Has Two Faces

7

Danger Has Two Faces
1968-10-18

The Girl He Left Behind

4.5

The Girl He Left Behind
1956-10-26

The Last Days of Patton

6.5

The Last Days of Patton
1986-12-15

6.333

Sergeant Ryker
1968-02-01

8

After the Fall
1974-12-10

Murder at the World Series

6.667

Murder at the World Series
1977-03-20

Incident on a Dark Street

5.333

Incident on a Dark Street
1973-01-12

7.5

Donovan's Kid
1979-01-07

9

Reckless Age
1944-08-01

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13

5.6

A Tattered Web
1971-09-24

7.5

Murdock's Gang
1973-03-20

8

Deadly Harvest
1972-09-26

A Last Cry for Help

10

A Last Cry for Help
1979-01-19

Whoops Apocalypse

5.667

Whoops Apocalypse
1986-05-06

The Farmer's Daughter

10

The Farmer's Daughter
1962-01-14

0

The Big Slide
1956-11-08

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

7.542

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025-06-20

7

Alice
1976-08-31

B. J. and the Bear

5.6

B. J. and the Bear
1979-02-10

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

The Golden Girls

7.586

The Golden Girls
1985-09-14

6.7

Route 66
1960-10-07

7.48

Mama's Family
1983-01-22

The Streets of San Francisco

7.019

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

7.8

Hawkins
1973-03-13

5.7

Naked City
1958-09-30

7.184

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.357

Medical Center
1969-09-24

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.71

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

7.795

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

Mission: Impossible

7.564

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

6.675

Cannon
1971-09-14

6.923

Cover Up
1984-09-22

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.772

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Target: The Corruptors!

5.667

Target: The Corruptors!
1961-09-29

The Eleventh Hour

6.667

The Eleventh Hour
1962-10-03

McMillan & Wife

7

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

Run for Your Life

7.143

Run for Your Life
1965-09-13

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.314

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

6.2

Bret Maverick
1981-12-01

7.365

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

The Millionaire

5.8

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

Hail to the Chief

7

Hail to the Chief
1985-04-09

7.365

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

7.189

McCloud
1970-02-17

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

6.3

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

7.4

Men Into Space
1959-09-30

The Real McCoys

5.923

The Real McCoys
1957-10-03

Judd, for the Defense

7.7

Judd, for the Defense
1967-09-08

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

7.536

Ellery Queen
1975-09-11

9

Wire Service
1956-10-04

5

Vanished
1971-03-08

Needles and Pins

7

Needles and Pins
1973-09-21

5.083

Suspense
1949-01-06

6.75

Blacke's Magic
1986-01-05

8

Inner Sanctum
1954-01-09

Love and Marriage

9

Love and Marriage
1959-09-21

5.7

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

Letter to Loretta

6.6

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

The Man Who Never Was

0

The Man Who Never Was
1966-09-07

9

Wire Service
1956-10-04

5.7

Naked City
1958-09-30

5.7

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The DuPont Show of the Week

7

The DuPont Show of the Week
1961-09-17

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.357

Medical Center
1969-09-24

6.9

The Invaders
1967-01-10

7

Barnaby Jones
1973-01-28

Murder, She Wrote

7.52

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Rich Man, Poor Man

7.9

Rich Man, Poor Man
1976-02-01