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Murray Hamilton

Actor | * 03/24/1923 († 63, 09/01/1986) | Washington, North Carolina (United States of America (USA))
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Murray Hamilton (March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986) was an American stage, screen and television character actor who appeared in such films as Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, The Graduate, Jaws and The Amityville Horror. ()
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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". 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the blood-thirsty beast. ...

Jaws

Certification unknown

1975 | 3.8/5 | 2h 4min
Horror, Thriller, Adventure
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Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter. ...

The Graduate

PG

1967 | 3.9/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters. ...

Jaws 2

PG

1978 | 3.0/5 | 1h 56min
Horror, Thriller
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Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler par ...

Anatomy of a Murder

NR

1959 | 3.9/5 | 2h 41min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Murray Hamilton

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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Movies with Murray Hamilton as Actor(61)

as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)1986 Whoops Apocalypse
as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay1986 The Last Days of Patton
as Jack Oberman1984 Too Scared to Scream
as Jack Reardon1983 Summer Girl
as The Mayor1983 Hysterical
as Lt. John Martini1982 Mazes and Monsters
as Joel Lynch1981 All the Way Home
as John Deach1980 Brubaker
as Jack McCauley1980 Swan Song
as Claude Crumn1979 1941
as Henry Carpenter1979 Donovan's Kid
as Father Ryan1979 The Amityville Horror
as Ralph Muir1979 A Last Cry for Help
as Mayor Larry Vaughn1978 Jaws 2
as Tom Patterson1978 Casey's Shadow
as Dr. Ned Folger1977 Killer on Board
as Harvey Murkison1977 Murder at the World Series
as Gen. Landers1977 Damnation Alley
as Kilbourne1975 The Drowning Pool
as Mayor Larry Vaughn1975 Jaws
as Mickey1974 After the Fall
as Harold Talbot1973 Murdock's Gang
as Edmund Schilling1973 Incident on a Dark Street
as Brooks Carpenter1973 The Way We Were
as Sheriff Bill Jessup1972 Deadly Harvest
as Roy Kern1971 The Harness
as Virgil Holley1971 Cannon
as Sgt. Manzak1971 The Failing of Raymond
as Sgt. Joe Marcus1971 A Tattered Web
as Fred Ferguson1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Capt. Appleton1968 Sergeant Ryker
as Det. Frank McAfee1968 The Boston Strangler
as Inspector Haines1968 No Way to Treat a Lady
as Jim Egan1968 The Brotherhood
as Mr. Robinson1967 The Graduate
as Arthur Kabot1966 An American Dream
as Charlie Evans1966 Seconds
as E.K. Hornbeck1965 Inherit the Wind
as Lafe1963 The Cardinal
as Wally Sanders1963 13 Frightened Girls
as Mr. Harvey1963 Papa's Delicate Condition
as Nordick1962 The Farmer's Daughter
as Findley1961 The Hustler
as Coach Sandy Hardy1960 Tall Story
as Marsh1960 Escape to Sonoita
as Alphonse Paquette1959 Anatomy of a Murder
as Sam Crandall1959 The FBI Story
as Capt. Alan Wilson1958 Houseboat
as Irving S. Blanchard1958 No Time for Sergeants
as Charlie Snow1958 Too Much, Too Soon
as Sims Delancey1958 Darby's Rangers
as Chick O'Hara1957 Jeanne Eagels
as Bud Gurney1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
as Maj. Bromo Lee1956 Toward the Unknown
as Sgt. Clyde1956 The Girl He Left Behind
as Al Webster1951 The Whistle at Eaton Falls
as Pete Hamilton1951 Bright Victory
as Soldier (uncredited)1944 Something for the Boys
as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)1944 Song of the Open Road
as Member of Soldier Quartet1944 Reckless Age

TV Shows/Series with Murray Hamilton as Actor(66)

1986 Blacke's Magic
as Big Daddy1985 The Golden Girls
as Senator Sam Cotton1985 Hail to the Chief
as Bud Michaels1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Cover Up
1983 Mama's Family
1982 Matt Houston
1981 Bret Maverick
as Rutherford T. Grant1979 B. J. and the Bear
1976 Alice
1975 Ellery Queen
1973 Police Story
as Frank Guilfoyle1973 Hawkins
1973 Needles and Pins
as Harry Harmon1973 Kojak
as Clete Belford1973 Barnaby Jones
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1971 Cannon
1971 McMillan and Wife
1970 McCloud
1970 Night Gallery
1969 Medical Center
1967 Judd for the Defense
as Lewis Dunhill1967 The Invaders
1966 Mission: Impossible
as Mike Kessler1965 The F.B.I.
as Emory Hale1965 The F.B.I.
as Richard Mills1965 The F.B.I.
as Doug McElroy1965 The F.B.I.
as Dr. Raphael1965 Run for Your Life
as Capt. Appleton1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Mel Starling1963 The Fugitive
as Joe Steelman1963 The Fugitive
1962 The Eleventh Hour
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
as Miles Morgan1961 The Defenders
as D.A. Sid Morgan1961 The Defenders
as District Attorney1961 The Defenders
as Bryan Phelps1961 The Defenders
as Tark Bennett1961 The Defenders
as Dr. Haldore Mattern1961 Dr. Kildare
as Lt. Dan Hargrave1961 Dr. Kildare
1960 Route 66
as Steve Baker1959 Love and Marriage
1959 Men into Space
as Mr. Death1959 The Twilight Zone
as D.A. Thomas Stevenson1958 Naked City
as Matt Orman1958 Naked City
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as John Davis 'Johnny' Hale1957 Perry Mason
1957 The Real McCoys
as Ed Holley1956 Wire Service
as Frank Lunt1956 Wire Service
as Marsh1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Chris Daniels1955 The Millionaire
as Jake Buley1955 Gunsmoke
as Webb Cutter1955 Gunsmoke
as Calhoun1955 Gunsmoke
as Mike Finn1953 Letter to Loretta
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as E.K. Hornbeck1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sgt. Leonard Borth1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Snow Pearson1949 Suspense
as Joe Bristol1948 Studio One
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Full Name: Murray Hamilton
Born: Saturday, 03/24 1923 (March) in Washington, North Carolina (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 09/01 1986 (September) in Washington (aged: 63)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Murray Hamilton frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Dabbs Greer (46x, Actor)
Harry Townes (46x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (46x, Actor)
James Gregory (38x, Actor)
James Daly (38x, Actor)
Jeanette Nolan (37x, Actress)
Malcolm Atterbury (37x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (36x, Actor)
John Larch (36x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (35x, Actor)
Mervyn LeRoy (6x, Crew)
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