Murray Hamilton
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
The Hustler
(Findley)
Jaws 2
(Mayor Larry Vaughn)
Jaws
(Vaughn)
Houseboat
(Capt. Alan Wilson)
Brubaker
(Deach)
The Way We Were
(Brooks Carpenter)
Seconds
(Charlie Evans)
1941
(Claude Crumn)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
(Fred Ferguson)
Damnation Alley
(Gen. Landers)
The Drowning Pool
(Kilbourne)
The Boston Strangler
(Det. Frank McAfee)
Mazes and Monsters
(Lt. John Martini)
No Way to Treat a Lady
(Inspector Haines)
The Graduate
(Mr. Robinson)
13 Frightened Girls
(Wally Sanders)
Darby's Rangers
(Sims Delancey)
The Spirit of St. Louis
(Bud Gurney)
No Time for Sergeants
(Irving S. Blanchard)
The FBI Story
(Sam Crandall)
The Brotherhood
(Jim Egan)
Hysterical
(The Mayor)
A Bell for Adano
(Sgt. Leonard Borth)
Too Scared to Scream
(Jack Oberman)
Jeanne Eagels
(Chick O'Hara)
An American Dream
(Arthur Kabot)
Toward the Unknown
(Maj. Bromo Lee)
Something for the Boys
(Soldier (uncredited))
Song of the Open Road
(Crop Corps Kid (uncredited))
Swan Song
(Jack McCauley)
The Failing of Raymond
(Sgt. Manzak)
Tall Story
(Coach Sandy Hardy)
Bright Victory
(Pete Hamilton)
Killer on Board
(Dr. Ned Folger)
The Cardinal
(Lafe)
The Amityville Horror
(Father Ryan)
The Harness
(Roy Kern)
Too Much, Too Soon
(Charlie Snow)
Cannon
(Virgil Holley)
Papa's Delicate Condition
(Mr. Harvey)
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
(Al Webster)
Escape to Sonoita
(Marsh)
Casey's Shadow
(Tom Patterson)
Summer Girl
(Jack Reardon)
All the Way Home
(Joel Lynch)
Anatomy of a Murder
(Alphonse "Al" Paquette)
Inherit the Wind
(E.K. Hornbeck)
Danger Has Two Faces
(Colonel Jack Forbes)
The Girl He Left Behind
(Sgt. Clyde)
The Last Days of Patton
(Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay)
Sergeant Ryker
(Capt. Appleton)
After the Fall
(Mickey)
Murder at the World Series
(Harvey Murkison)
Incident on a Dark Street
(Edmund Schilling)
Donovan's Kid
(Henry Carpenter)
Reckless Age
(Member of Soldier Quartet)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(Self (archive footage))
A Tattered Web
(Sgt. Joe Marcus)
Murdock's Gang
(Harold Talbot)
Deadly Harvest
(Sheriff Bill Jessup)
A Last Cry for Help
(Ralph Muir)
Whoops Apocalypse
(Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President))
The Farmer's Daughter
(Nordick)
The Big Slide
(Chick Tolliver)
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
(Self)
Alice
B. J. and the Bear
(Rutherford T. Grant)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Capt. Appleton)
The F.B.I.
(Mike Kessler)
The Golden Girls
(Big Daddy)
Route 66
Mama's Family
The Streets of San Francisco
Hawkins
(Frank Guilfoyle)
Naked City
(D.A. Thomas Stevenson)
Kojak
(Harry Harmon)
Medical Center
Gunsmoke
(Jake Buley)
Perry Mason
(John Davis 'Johnny' Hale)
Studio One
(Joe Bristol)
Night Gallery
Mission: Impossible
Cannon
Cover Up
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(E.K. Hornbeck)
The Twilight Zone
(Mr. Death)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Marsh)
Target: The Corruptors!
The Eleventh Hour
McMillan & Wife
Run for Your Life
(Dr. Raphael)
Have Gun, Will Travel
Police Story
Bret Maverick
The Fugitive
(Mel Starling)
The Millionaire
(Chris Daniels)
Hail to the Chief
(Senator Sam Cotton)
The Fugitive
(Joe Steelman)
Lux Video Theatre
McCloud
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Matt Houston
Men Into Space
The Real McCoys
Judd for the Defense
The Philco Television Playhouse
Ellery Queen
Wire Service
(Ed Holley)
Vanished
(Nick McCann)
Needles and Pins
Suspense
(Snow Pearson)
Blacke's Magic
Inner Sanctum
Love and Marriage
(Steve Baker)
Dr. Kildare
(Dr. Haldore Mattern)
The Defenders
(Miles Morgan)
The Defenders
(D.A. Sid Morgan)
The Defenders
(District Attorney)
The Defenders
(Bryan Phelps)
The Defenders
(Tark Bennett)
Letter to Loretta
(Mike Finn)
The Man Who Never Was
(Jack Forbes)
Wire Service
(Frank Lunt)
Naked City
(Matt Orman)
Dr. Kildare
(Lt. Dan Hargrave)
The F.B.I.
(Emory Hale)
The F.B.I.
(Richard Mills)
The F.B.I.
(Doug McElroy)
Gunsmoke
(Webb Cutter)
Gunsmoke
(Calhoun)
The DuPont Show of the Week
(Bob Fay)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Sgt. Leonard Borth)
Medical Center
(Robert Jennings)
The Invaders
(Lewis Dunhill)
B. J. and the Bear
(Capt. Rutherford T. Grant)
Barnaby Jones
(Clete Belford)
Murder, She Wrote
(Bud Michaels)
Rich Man, Poor Man
(Sid Gossett)