
Born 1923 — Died 1986
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 …
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story(2025)
as Self

Jaws Toy Movie(2020)
as Mayor (voice)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life(1987)
as Self (archive footage)

The Last Days of Patton(1986)
as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay

Whoops Apocalypse(1986)
as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)

Too Scared to Scream(1984)
as Jack Oberman

Summer Girl(1983)
as Jack Reardon

Mazes and Monsters(1982)
as Lt. John Martini

Hysterical(1982)
as The Mayor

All the Way Home(1981)
as Joel Lynch

Brubaker(1980)
as Deach

Swan Song(1980)
as Jack McCauley

1941(1979)
as Claude Crumn

The Amityville Horror(1979)
as Father Ryan

A Last Cry for Help(1979)
as Ralph Muir

Donovan's Kid(1979)
as Henry Carpenter

Jaws 2(1978)
as Mayor Larry Vaughn

Casey's Shadow(1978)
as Tom Patterson

Killer on Board(1977)
as Dr. Ned Folger

Damnation Alley(1977)
as Gen. Landers

Murder at the World Series(1977)
as Harvey Murkison

The Drowning Pool(1975)
as Kilbourne

Jaws(1975)In catalog
as Vaughn

After the Fall(1974)
as Mickey

The Way We Were(1973)
as Brooks Carpenter

Murdock's Gang(1973)
as Harold Talbot

Incident on a Dark Street(1973)
as Edmund Schilling

Deadly Harvest(1972)
as Sheriff Bill Jessup

The Failing of Raymond(1971)
as Sgt. Manzak

The Harness(1971)
as Roy Kern

A Tattered Web(1971)
as Sgt. Joe Marcus

Cannon(1971)
as Virgil Holley

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium(1969)
as Fred Ferguson

The Brotherhood(1968)
as Jim Egan

Danger Has Two Faces(1968)
as Colonel Jack Forbes

The Boston Strangler(1968)
as Det. Frank McAfee

No Way to Treat a Lady(1968)
as Inspector Haines

Sergeant Ryker(1968)
as Capt. Appleton

The Graduate(1967)
as Mr. Robinson

A Bell for Adano(1967)
as Sgt. Leonard Borth

Seconds(1966)
as Charlie Evans

An American Dream(1966)
as Arthur Kabot

Inherit the Wind(1965)
as E.K. Hornbeck

The Cardinal(1963)
as Lafe

13 Frightened Girls(1963)
as Wally Sanders

Papa's Delicate Condition(1963)
as Mr. Harvey
The Farmer's Daughter(1962)
as Nordick

The Hustler(1961)
as Findley
Escape to Sonoita(1960)
as Marsh

Tall Story(1960)
as Coach Sandy Hardy

The FBI Story(1959)
as Sam Crandall

Anatomy of a Murder(1959)
as Alphonse "Al" Paquette

Houseboat(1958)
as Capt. Alan Wilson

No Time for Sergeants(1958)
as Irving S. Blanchard

Too Much, Too Soon(1958)
as Charlie Snow

Darby's Rangers(1958)
as Sims Delancey

Jeanne Eagels(1957)
as Chick O'Hara

The Spirit of St. Louis(1957)
as Bud Gurney

The Big Slide(1956)
as Chick Tolliver

The Girl He Left Behind(1956)
as Sgt. Clyde

Toward the Unknown(1956)
as Maj. Bromo Lee

The Whistle at Eaton Falls(1951)
as Al Webster

Bright Victory(1951)
as Pete Hamilton

Something for the Boys(1944)
as Soldier (uncredited)

Reckless Age(1944)
as Member of Soldier Quartet

Song of the Open Road(1944)
as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)
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Hail to the Chief(1985)
as Senator Sam Cotton