Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Acting

Born March 24, 1923 · 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 s…

Known for

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Cannon

Cannon

1971

Alice

Alice

1976

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

1985

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Acting(123)

2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf

1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)

1986The Last Days of PattonGen. Hobart "Hap" Gay

1986Whoops ApocalypseJack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)

1986Blacke's Magic

1985The Golden GirlsBig Daddy

1985Hail to the ChiefSenator Sam Cotton

1984Murder, She WroteBud Michaels

1984Too Scared to ScreamJack Oberman

1983Summer GirlJack Reardon

1983Mama's Family

1982Mazes and MonstersLt. John Martini

1982HystericalThe Mayor

1982Matt Houston

1981All the Way HomeJoel Lynch

1981Bret Maverick

1980BrubakerDeach

1980Swan SongJack McCauley

19791941Claude Crumn

1979The Amityville HorrorFather Ryan

1979B. J. and the BearRutherford T. Grant

1979A Last Cry for HelpRalph Muir

1979Donovan's KidHenry Carpenter

1978Jaws 2Mayor Larry Vaughn

1978Casey's ShadowTom Patterson

1977Killer on BoardDr. Ned Folger

1977Damnation AlleyGen. Landers

1977Murder at the World SeriesHarvey Murkison

1976Rich Man, Poor ManSid Gossett

1975Ellery Queen

1975The Drowning PoolKilbourne

1974After the FallMickey

1973KojakHarry Harmon

1973The Way We WereBrooks Carpenter

1973Needles and Pins

1973Murdock's GangHarold Talbot

1973Police Story

1973HawkinsFrank Guilfoyle

1973Barnaby JonesClete Belford

1973Incident on a Dark StreetEdmund Schilling

1972Deadly HarvestSheriff Bill Jessup

1972The Streets of San Francisco

1971The Failing of RaymondSgt. Manzak

1971The HarnessRoy Kern

1971McMillan & Wife

1971A Tattered WebSgt. Joe Marcus

1971CannonVirgil Holley

1971VanishedNick McCann

1970Night Gallery

1970McCloudDonald Yates

1969Medical Center

1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumFred Ferguson

1968The BrotherhoodJim Egan

1968Danger Has Two FacesColonel Jack Forbes

1968The Boston StranglerDet. Frank McAfee

1968No Way to Treat a LadyInspector Haines

1968Sergeant RykerCapt. Appleton

1967The GraduateMr. Robinson

1967A Bell for AdanoSgt. Leonard Borth

1967Judd, for the Defense

1967The InvadersLewis Dunhill

1966SecondsCharlie Evans

1966Mission: Impossible

1966The Man Who Never WasJack Forbes

1966An American DreamArthur Kabot

1965Inherit the WindE.K. Hornbeck

1965The F.B.I.Mike Kessler

1965Run for Your LifeDr. Raphael

1963The CardinalLafe

1963Kraft Suspense TheatreCapt. Appleton

1963The FugitiveMel Starling

196313 Frightened GirlsWally Sanders

1963Papa's Delicate ConditionMr. Harvey

1962The Eleventh Hour

1962The Farmer's DaughterNordick

1961Target: The Corruptors!

1961Dr. KildareDr. Haldore Mattern

1961The HustlerFindley

1961The DuPont Show of the WeekBob Fay

1961The DefendersMiles Morgan

1960Escape to SonoitaMarsh

1960Tall StoryCoach Sandy Hardy

1959The Twilight ZoneMr. Death

1959The FBI StorySam Crandall

1959Men Into Space

1959Love and MarriageSteve Baker

1959Anatomy of a MurderAlphonse "Al" Paquette

1958HouseboatCapt. Alan Wilson

1958Naked CityD.A. Thomas Stevenson

1958No Time for SergeantsIrving S. Blanchard

1958Too Much, Too SoonCharlie Snow

1958Darby's RangersSims Delancey

1957The Real McCoys

1957Perry MasonJohn Davis 'Johnny' Hale

1957Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Jeanne EagelsChick O'Hara

1957The Spirit of St. LouisBud Gurney

1956The Big SlideChick Tolliver

1956The Girl He Left BehindSgt. Clyde

1956Wire ServiceEd Holley

1956Toward the UnknownMaj. Bromo Lee

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMarsh

1955GunsmokeJake Buley

1955The MillionaireChris Daniels

1954The Wonderful World of DisneyHenry Carpenter

1954Inner Sanctum

1953Letter to LorettaMike Finn

1951Hallmark Hall of FameE.K. Hornbeck

1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951The Whistle at Eaton FallsAl Webster

1951Bright VictoryPete Hamilton

1950Lux Video Theatre

1949SuspenseSnow Pearson

1948Studio OneJoe Bristol

1948The Philco Television Playhouse

1944Something for the BoysSoldier (uncredited)

1944Reckless AgeMember of Soldier Quartet

1944Song of the Open RoadCrop Corps Kid (uncredited)