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Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Actor·1923–1986·Washington, North Carolina, USA

9 horror credits

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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

Actor9 films

Too Scared to Scream

Too Scared to Scream

Jack Oberman

1984
Hysterical

Hysterical

The Mayor

1982
The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

Father Ryan

1979 3.5
Jaws 2

Jaws 2

Mayor Larry Vaughn

1978 2.5
Jaws

Jaws

Vaughn

1975 4.3
The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

Det. Frank McAfee

1968 3.3
No Way to Treat a Lady

No Way to Treat a Lady

Inspector Haines

1968
Seconds

Seconds

Charlie Evans

1966 4.5
13 Frightened Girls

13 Frightened Girls

Wally Sanders

1963