1923-03-24 Washington, North Carolina, USA
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
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story | Self | 2025-06-20 |
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Juguete de la película Tiburón | Mayor (voice) | 2020-07-26 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1987-03-13 |
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Whoops Apocalypse | Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President) | 1986-05-06 |
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The Last Days of Patton | Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay | 1986-12-15 |
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Too Scared to Scream | Jack Oberman | 1984-09-28 |
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Summer Girl | Jack Reardon | 1983-04-11 |
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Hysterical | The Mayor | 1982-12-22 |
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Mazes and Monsters | Lt. John Martini | 1982-12-27 |
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All the Way Home | Joel Lynch | 1981-12-21 |
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Brubaker | Deach | 1980-06-20 |
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Swan Song | Jack McCauley | 1980-02-08 |
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The Amityville Horror | Father Ryan | 1979-07-27 |
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Donovan's Kid | Henry Carpenter | 1979-01-07 |
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1941 | Claude Crumn | 1979-12-14 |
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A Last Cry for Help | Ralph Muir | 1979-01-19 |
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Jaws 2 | Mayor Larry Vaughn | 1978-06-16 |
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Casey's Shadow | Tom Patterson | 1978-01-01 |
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Murder at the World Series | Harvey Murkison | 1977-03-20 |
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Damnation Alley | Gen. Landers | 1977-09-10 |
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Killer on Board | Dr. Ned Folger | 1977-10-10 |
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The Drowning Pool | Kilbourne | 1975-07-18 |
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Jaws | Vaughn | 1975-06-20 |
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After the Fall | Mickey | 1974-12-10 |
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Incident on a Dark Street | Edmund Schilling | 1973-01-12 |
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Murdock's Gang | Harold Talbot | 1973-03-20 |
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The Way We Were | Brooks Carpenter | 1973-10-17 |
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Deadly Harvest | Sheriff Bill Jessup | 1972-09-26 |
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A Tattered Web | Sgt. Joe Marcus | 1971-09-24 |
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Cannon | Virgil Holley | 1971-03-26 |
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The Harness | Roy Kern | 1971-11-12 |
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The Failing of Raymond | Sgt. Manzak | 1971-11-27 |
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Fred Ferguson | 1969-04-24 |
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Sergeant Ryker | Capt. Appleton | 1968-02-01 |
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No Way to Treat a Lady | Inspector Haines | 1968-03-20 |
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The Boston Strangler | Det. Frank McAfee | 1968-10-08 |
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The Brotherhood | Jim Egan | 1968-12-01 |
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Danger Has Two Faces | Colonel Jack Forbes | 1968-10-18 |
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A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Leonard Borth | 1967-11-11 |
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The Graduate | Mr. Robinson | 1967-12-21 |
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An American Dream | Arthur Kabot | 1966-08-31 |
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Seconds | Charlie Evans | 1966-10-05 |
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Inherit the Wind | E.K. Hornbeck | 1965-11-18 |
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The Cardinal | Lafe | 1963-12-12 |
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Papa's Delicate Condition | Mr. Harvey | 1963-03-06 |
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13 Frightened Girls | Wally Sanders | 1963-04-18 |
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The Farmer's Daughter | Nordick | 1962-01-14 |
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The Hustler | Findley | 1961-09-25 |
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Tall Story | Coach Sandy Hardy | 1960-04-06 |
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Escape to Sonoita | Marsh | 1960-06-26 |
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Anatomy of a Murder | Alphonse "Al" Paquette | 1959-07-01 |
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The FBI Story | Sam Crandall | 1959-10-01 |
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No Time for Sergeants | Irving S. Blanchard | 1958-07-05 |
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Houseboat | Capt. Alan Wilson | 1958-11-19 |
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Too Much, Too Soon | Charlie Snow | 1958-04-17 |
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Darby's Rangers | Sims Delancey | 1958-02-12 |
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The Spirit of St. Louis | Bud Gurney | 1957-04-01 |
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Jeanne Eagels | Chick O'Hara | 1957-08-02 |
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The Big Slide | Chick Tolliver | 1956-11-08 |
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The Girl He Left Behind | Sgt. Clyde | 1956-10-26 |
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Toward the Unknown | Maj. Bromo Lee | 1956-09-27 |
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Bright Victory | Pete Hamilton | 1951-08-01 |
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The Whistle at Eaton Falls | Al Webster | 1951-08-02 |
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Something for the Boys | Soldier (uncredited) | 1944-11-01 |
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Song of the Open Road | Crop Corps Kid (uncredited) | 1944-06-21 |
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Reckless Age | Member of Soldier Quartet | 1944-08-01 |
