Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton (1919-1986) was an American actor who appeared in many films and TV series. 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.

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Jaws 2 (1978)

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeannot Szwarc
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Lorraine Gary  •  Murray Hamilton  •  Joseph Mascolo

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeannot Szwarc
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Lorraine Gary  •  Murray Hamilton  •  Joseph Mascolo

1941 (1979)

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Dan Aykroyd  •  Ned Beatty  •  John Belushi  •  Lorraine Gary

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Dan Aykroyd  •  Ned Beatty  •  John Belushi  •  Lorraine Gary

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Lee Remick  •  Ben Gazzara  •  Arthur O'Connell

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Lee Remick  •  Ben Gazzara  •  Arthur O'Connell

Houseboat (1958)

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melville Shavelson
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Sophia Loren  •  Martha Hyer  •  Harry Guardino

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melville Shavelson
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Sophia Loren  •  Martha Hyer  •  Harry Guardino

Jaws (1975)

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When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Robert Shaw  •  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Lorraine Gary

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Robert Shaw  •  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Lorraine Gary

Seconds (1966)

An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity – one that comes with its own price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Frankenheimer
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Salome Jens  •  John Randolph  •  Will Geer

An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity – one that comes with its own price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Frankenheimer
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Salome Jens  •  John Randolph  •  Will Geer

The Amityville Horror (1979)

George Lutz and his wife Kathleen move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is brought in to try ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  James Brolin  •  Margot Kidder  •  Rod Steiger  •  Don Stroud

George Lutz and his wife Kathleen move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is brought in to try ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  James Brolin  •  Margot Kidder  •  Rod Steiger  •  Don Stroud

The FBI Story (1959)

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Vera Miles  •  Murray Hamilton  •  Larry Pennell

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Vera Miles  •  Murray Hamilton  •  Larry Pennell

The Graduate (1967)

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Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Katharine Ross  •  Murray Hamilton

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Anne Bancroft  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Katharine Ross  •  Murray Hamilton

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Murray Hamilton  •  Patricia Smith  •  Bartlett Robinson

Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Murray Hamilton  •  Patricia Smith  •  Bartlett Robinson

The Way We Were (1973)

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Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Robert Redford  •  Bradford Dillman  •  Lois Chiles

Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Robert Redford  •  Bradford Dillman  •  Lois Chiles

Bright Victory (1951)

A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Arthur Kennedy  •  Peggy Dow  •  Julie Adams  •  James Edwards

A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Arthur Kennedy  •  Peggy Dow  •  Julie Adams  •  James Edwards

Mazes and Monsters (1982)

Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his four college classmates decide to move the board game into the local cavern. Robbie loses his mind, and the line between reality and fantasy fuse into a harrowing nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Hilliard Stern
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Wendy Crewson  •  David Wallace  •  Chris Makepeace

Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his four college classmates decide to move the board game into the local cavern. Robbie loses his mind, and the line between reality and fantasy fuse into a harrowing nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Hilliard Stern
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Wendy Crewson  •  David Wallace  •  Chris Makepeace

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

A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Ian McShane  •  Mildred Natwick  •  Murray Hamilton

A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Ian McShane  •  Mildred Natwick  •  Murray Hamilton

The Drowning Pool (1975)

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Joanne Woodward  •  Anthony Franciosa  •  Murray Hamilton

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Joanne Woodward  •  Anthony Franciosa  •  Murray Hamilton

Brubaker (1980)

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The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  Jane Alexander  •  Morgan Freeman

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  Jane Alexander  •  Morgan Freeman

A Last Cry for Help (1979)

Sharon appears to be a normal 17-year-old girl with good grades, many friends, and a wonderful personality - hardly someone you think would be considering suicide. But her home life is constrained by the pressures and expectations of her parents. She slowly spirals ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Sitowitz
CAST:  Linda Purl  •  Shirley Jones  •  Tony Lo Bianco  •  Murray Hamilton

Sharon appears to be a normal 17-year-old girl with good grades, many friends, and a wonderful personality - hardly someone you think would be considering suicide. But her home life is constrained by the pressures and expectations of her parents. She slowly spirals ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Sitowitz
CAST:  Linda Purl  •  Shirley Jones  •  Tony Lo Bianco  •  Murray Hamilton

Casey's Shadow (1978)

Casey's family raises and trains race horses, and their latest undersized foal named Casey's Shadow does not seem to have a lot going for it, but may turn out to be a champion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ritt
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Alexis Smith  •  Robert Webber  •  Murray Hamilton

Casey's family raises and trains race horses, and their latest undersized foal named Casey's Shadow does not seem to have a lot going for it, but may turn out to be a champion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ritt
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Alexis Smith  •  Robert Webber  •  Murray Hamilton

Sergeant Ryker (1968)

During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's innocent and asks for a new trial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Lee Marvin  •  Bradford Dillman  •  Peter Graves  •  Vera Miles

During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's innocent and asks for a new trial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Lee Marvin  •  Bradford Dillman  •  Peter Graves  •  Vera Miles

Killer on Board (1977)

The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Claude Akins  •  Patty Duke  •  Len Birman  •  Frank Converse

The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Claude Akins  •  Patty Duke  •  Len Birman  •  Frank Converse
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