Murray Hamilton

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.

Actor

1944

[ ] Something for the Boys (Soldier (uncredited))
[ ] Song of the Open Road (Crop Corps Kid (uncredited))
[ ] Reckless Age (Member of Soldier Quartet)

1951

[ ] Bright Victory (Pete Hamilton)
[ ] The Whistle at Eaton Falls (Al Webster)

1956

[ ] Toward the Unknown (Maj. Bromo Lee)
[ ] The Girl He Left Behind (Sgt. Clyde)
[ ] The Big Slide (Chick Tolliver)

1957

[ ] The Spirit of St. Louis (Bud Gurney)
[ ] Jeanne Eagels (Chick O'Hara)

1958

[ ] Houseboat (Capt. Alan Wilson)
[ ] Darby's Rangers (Sims Delancey)
[ ] No Time for Sergeants (Irving S. Blanchard)
[ ] Too Much, Too Soon (Charlie Snow)

1959

[ ] The FBI Story (Sam Crandall)
[ ] Anatomy of a Murder (Alphonse "Al" Paquette)

1960

[ ] Tall Story (Coach Sandy Hardy)
[ ] Escape to Sonoita (Marsh)

1961

[ 8/10 ] The Hustler (Findley)

1962

[ ] The Farmer's Daughter (Nordick)

1963

[ ] 13 Frightened Girls (Wally Sanders)
[ ] The Cardinal (Lafe)
[ ] Papa's Delicate Condition (Mr. Harvey)

1965

[ ] Inherit the Wind (E.K. Hornbeck)

1966

[ 7/10 ] Seconds (Charlie Evans)
[ ] An American Dream (Arthur Kabot)

1967

[ 6/10 ] The Graduate (Mr. Robinson)
[ ] A Bell for Adano (Sgt. Leonard Borth)

1968

[ ] The Boston Strangler (Det. Frank McAfee)
[ ] No Way to Treat a Lady (Inspector Haines)
[ ] The Brotherhood (Jim Egan)
[ ] Danger Has Two Faces (Colonel Jack Forbes)
[ ] Sergeant Ryker (Capt. Appleton)

1969

[ ] If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (Fred Ferguson)

1971

[ ] The Failing of Raymond (Sgt. Manzak)
[ ] The Harness (Roy Kern)
[ ] Cannon (Virgil Holley)
[ ] A Tattered Web (Sgt. Joe Marcus)

1972

[ ] Deadly Harvest (Sheriff Bill Jessup)

1973

[ ] The Way We Were (Brooks Carpenter)
[ ] Incident on a Dark Street (Edmund Schilling)
[ ] Murdock's Gang (Harold Talbot)

1974

[ ] After the Fall (Mickey)

1975

[ 7/10 ] Jaws (Vaughn)
[ ] The Drowning Pool (Kilbourne)

1977

[ ] Damnation Alley (Gen. Landers)
[ ] Killer on Board (Dr. Ned Folger)
[ ] Murder at the World Series (Harvey Murkison)

1978

[ ] Jaws 2 (Mayor Larry Vaughn)
[ ] Casey's Shadow (Tom Patterson)

1979

[ ] 1941 (Claude Crumn)
[ ] The Amityville Horror (Father Ryan)
[ ] Donovan's Kid (Henry Carpenter)
[ ] A Last Cry for Help (Ralph Muir)

1980

[ ] Brubaker (John Deach)
[ ] Swan Song (Jack McCauley)

1981

[ ] All the Way Home (Joel Lynch)

1982

[ ] Mazes and Monsters (Lt. John Martini)
[ ] Hysterical (The Mayor)

1983

[ ] Summer Girl (Jack Reardon)

1984

[ ] Too Scared to Scream (Jack Oberman)

1986

[ ] The Last Days of Patton (Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay)
[ ] Whoops Apocalypse (Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President))

1987

[ ] James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (Self (archive footage))

2025

[ ] Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (Self)