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Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 24, 1923
Died Sep 01, 1986 (63)
Birthplace Washington, North Carolina, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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The Making of '1941'

The Making of '1941'

1996

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The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton

1986

as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

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

Too Scared to Scream

Too Scared to Scream

1984

as Jack Oberman

Summer Girl

Summer Girl

1983

as Jack Reardon

Hysterical

Hysterical

1982

as The Mayor

Mazes and Monsters

Mazes and Monsters

1982

as Lt. John Martini

All the Way Home

All the Way Home

1981

as Joel Lynch

Swan Song

Swan Song

1980

as Jack McCauley

Brubaker

Brubaker

1980

as John Deach

A Last Cry for Help

A Last Cry for Help

1979

as Ralph Muir

Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid

1979

as Henry Carpenter

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

1979

as Father Ryan

1941

1941

1979

as Claude Crumn

Jaws 2

Jaws 2

1978

as Mayor Larry Vaughn

Casey's Shadow

Casey's Shadow

1978

as Tom Patterson

Murder at the World Series

Murder at the World Series

1977

as Harvey Murkison

Killer on Board

Killer on Board

1977

as Dr. Ned Folger

Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

1977

as Gen. Landers

The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

1975

as Kilbourne

Jaws

Jaws

1975

as Vaughn

After the Fall

After the Fall

1974

as Mickey

Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang

1973

as Harold Talbot

Incident on a Dark Street

Incident on a Dark Street

1973

as Edmund Schilling

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

as Brooks Carpenter

Deadly Harvest

Deadly Harvest

1972

as Sheriff Bill Jessup

The Harness

The Harness

1971

as Roy Kern

A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web

1971

as Sgt. Joe Marcus

Cannon

Cannon

1971

as Virgil Holley

The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

1971

as Sgt. Manzak

No Way to Treat a Lady

No Way to Treat a Lady

1968

as Inspector Haines

Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

1968

as Capt. Appleton

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

1968

as Det. Frank McAfee

The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood

1968

as Jim Egan

The Graduate

The Graduate

1967

as Mr. Robinson

An American Dream

An American Dream

1966

as Arthur Kabot

Seconds

Seconds

1966

as Charlie Evans

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1965

as E.K. Hornbeck

13 Frightened Girls

13 Frightened Girls

1963

as Wally Sanders

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963

as Mr. Harvey

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

1963

as Lafe

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1962

as Nordick

The Hustler

The Hustler

1961

as Findley

Escape to Sonoita

Escape to Sonoita

1960

as Marsh

Tall Story

Tall Story

1960

as Coach Sandy Hardy

The FBI Story

The FBI Story

1959

as Sam Crandall

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

as Alphonse Paquette

No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants

1958

as Irving S. Blanchard

Too Much, Too Soon

Too Much, Too Soon

1958

as Charlie Snow

Houseboat

Houseboat

1958

as Capt. Alan Wilson

Darby's Rangers

Darby's Rangers

1958

as Sims Delancey

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

as Bud Gurney

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

1957

as Chick O'Hara

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

1956

as Maj. Bromo Lee

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

as Sgt. Clyde

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

1951

as Al Webster

Bright Victory

Bright Victory

1951

as Pete Hamilton

Something for the Boys

Something for the Boys

1944

as Soldier (uncredited)

Reckless Age

Reckless Age

1944

as Member of Soldier Quartet

Song of the Open Road

Song of the Open Road

1944

as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Love and Marriage

as Steve Baker

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

The Man Who Never Was

as Jack Forbes

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 07, 1966

B. J. and the Bear

as Rutherford T. Grant

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Feb 10, 1979

Rich Man, Poor Man

as Sid Gossett

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 01, 1976

Hail to the Chief

as Senator Sam Cotton

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 09, 1985

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Capt. Appleton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Vanished

as Nick McCann

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 08, 1971

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Haldore Mattern

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Defenders

as District Attorney

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Dr. Kildare

as Lt. Dan Hargrave

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The F.B.I.

as Mike Kessler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The Golden Girls

as Big Daddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

Hawkins

as Frank Guilfoyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1973

Naked City

as D.A. Thomas Stevenson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Kojak

as Harry Harmon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Gunsmoke

as Jake Buley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as John Davis 'Johnny' Hale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Studio One

as Joe Bristol

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as E.K. Hornbeck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Death

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Marsh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Run for Your Life

as Dr. Raphael

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Fugitive

as Mel Starling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Millionaire

as Chris Daniels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

The Fugitive

as Joe Steelman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Wire Service

as Ed Holley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Suspense

as Snow Pearson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

The Defenders

as Miles Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as D.A. Sid Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as Bryan Phelps

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as Tark Bennett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Letter to Loretta

as Mike Finn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Wire Service

as Frank Lunt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Naked City

as Matt Orman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

The F.B.I.

as Emory Hale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Richard Mills

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Doug McElroy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Webb Cutter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Calhoun

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The DuPont Show of the Week

as Bob Fay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1961

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sgt. Leonard Borth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Medical Center

as Robert Jennings

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

The Invaders

as Lewis Dunhill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1967

B. J. and the Bear

as Capt. Rutherford T. Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 1979

Barnaby Jones

as Clete Belford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Murder, She Wrote

as Bud Michaels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Cannon

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Inner Sanctum

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 09, 1954

Route 66

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

Police Story

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

McCloud

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1976

Mama's Family

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1983

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Night Gallery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Mission: Impossible

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

Cover Up

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1984

The Eleventh Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

McMillan & Wife

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Bret Maverick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 1981

Lux Video Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Matt Houston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

The Real McCoys

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1957

Men Into Space

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1959

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Ellery Queen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1975

Needles and Pins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1973

Blacke's Magic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1986

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 19 19 19
2024 6 20 32 9
2024 7 31 54 14
2024 8 25 73 12
2024 9 17 36 9
2024 10 12 19 7
2024 11 9 16 5
2024 12 11 16 7
2025 1 12 20 7
2025 2 8 17 1
2025 3 7 14 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 2 4 1
2025 7 1 2 0
2025 8 3 9 0

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2024 5 889 889
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