Murray Hamilton
Date of birth: 1923-03-24
Place of birth: Washington, North Carolina, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: مورای همیلتون
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.
Movie Credits
The Hustler
1961-09-25
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude.
Jaws
1975-06-20
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the
Jaws 2
1978-06-16
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terroriz
Houseboat
1958-11-19
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Brubaker
1980-06-20
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially
The Way We Were
1973-10-17
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hu
Seconds
1966-10-05
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a complete
1941
1979-12-14
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969-04-24
A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.
Damnation Alley
1977-09-10
Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive across t
The Drowning Pool
1975-07-18
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that
The Boston Strangler
1968-10-08
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story
Mazes and Monsters
1982-12-27
Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his four college classmates deci
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968-03-20
Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims.
The Graduate
1967-12-21
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
13 Frightened Girls
1963-04-18
While attending a Swiss school for diplomats' daughters, the teenage daughter of the American ambass
Darby's Rangers
1958-02-12
Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British comma
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957-04-01
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York t
No Time for Sergeants
1958-07-05
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is
The FBI Story
1959-10-01
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist s
The Brotherhood
1968-12-01
The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his ow
Hysterical
1982-12-22
Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; ho
A Bell for Adano
1967-11-11
A U.S. army officer, the military governor of an Italian town during World War II, tries to reintrod
Too Scared to Scream
1984-09-28
A killer is brutally attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New Yo
Jeanne Eagels
1957-08-02
Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.
An American Dream
1966-08-31
Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personali
Toward the Unknown
1956-09-27
Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service
Something for the Boys
1944-11-01
The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who ge
Song of the Open Road
1944-06-21
A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to joi
Swan Song
1980-02-08
Sun Valley provides the backdrop to this story of a downhill ski racer who seeks to make a comeback
The Failing of Raymond
1971-11-27
On the day before she retires, a teacher discovers that a student she had flunked ten years previous
Tall Story
1960-04-06
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfri
Bright Victory
1951-08-01
A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
Killer on Board
1977-10-10
The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passenger
The Cardinal
1963-12-12
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he
The Amityville Horror
1979-07-27
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbab
The Harness
1971-11-12
A gentle John Steinbeck tale from 1938 about a farmer who is dominated by his ailing wife until a fr
Too Much, Too Soon
1958-04-17
The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore is reunited with her father after a ten year estrangemen
Cannon
1971-03-26
In this pilot film to the TV series, Cannon investigates the murder of a war buddy to clear the man'
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963-03-06
A jolly, family-oriented railroad superintendent tries to get his act together when his love for the
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951-08-02
A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of hi
Escape to Sonoita
1960-06-26
Two kidnappers think they have made their escape when they hijack a tanker in the dry desert, leavin
Casey's Shadow
1978-01-01
Young Casey comes from a family of racehorse trainers, and his best friend, a foal called Casey's Sh
Summer Girl
1983-04-11
When seductive young Cinni comes to babysit for a troubled couple, she's after more than extra spend
All the Way Home
1981-12-21
A wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising
Anatomy of a Murder
1959-07-01
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local in
Inherit the Wind
1965-11-18
A young man, Bert Cates, is arrested in a small Bible Belt town for teaching the theory of Evolution
Danger Has Two Faces
1968-10-18
A U.S. spy and East German police duke it out in a battle of wits, fisticuffs and killing. The spy a
The Girl He Left Behind
1956-10-26
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the exp
The Last Days of Patton
1986-12-15
Gen. George S. Patton now works a desk job for the U.S. military after World War II. In the midst of
Sergeant Ryker
1968-02-01
During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then return
After the Fall
1974-12-10
Adaptation of Arthur Miller's semi-autobiographical play about Quentin, a Jewish intellectual from N
Murder at the World Series
1977-03-20
A disturbed young man threatens violence at the World Series after failing to make the Houston Astro
Incident on a Dark Street
1973-01-12
A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring.
Donovan's Kid
1979-01-07
Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his fam
Reckless Age
1944-08-01
Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
A Tattered Web
1971-09-24
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accid
Murdock's Gang
1973-03-20
After serving a prison term, a flamboyant attorney becomes a private eye with a staff of ex-cons.
Deadly Harvest
1972-09-26
An Iron Curtain defector who has been living for years as a California winegrower learns that Soviet
A Last Cry for Help
1979-01-19
Sharon appears to be a normal 17-year-old girl with good grades, many friends, and a wonderful perso
Whoops Apocalypse
1986-05-06
When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrori
The Farmer's Daughter
1962-01-14
Young Swedish-American Katrin "Katie" Holstrom leaves her family farm in Minnesota, headed for nursi
The Big Slide
1956-11-08
A down-and-out vaudeville comedian, Buddy McCoy, becomes a successful silent movie star, but experie
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025-06-20
The authorized documentary celebrating the film that redefined Hollywood, 50 years after its premier