Murray Hamilton

Actor

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Birth Place

Washington, North Carolina, USA

Born

March 24, 1923

Died

September 01, 1986

Cause of Death

Cancer

Biography

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Longtime stage, film and television actor Murray Hamilton is known for his memorable appearances in the films "The Hustler," "The Graduate" and "Jaws." He became interested in acting while in high school and eventually moved to New York City to pursue a stage career. He made his screen debut in a small role in the film "Reckless Age" and followed with appearances in "The Whistle at Eaton...

Filmography

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Whoops Apocalypse (1988)

Former President Jack "Kill The Commies" Preston

The Last Days of Patton (1986)

General Hobart "Hap" Gay

Summer Girl (1983)

Hysterical (1983)

Too Scared to Scream (1982)

Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters (1982)

Lieutenant Martini

Photos & Videos

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Darby's Rangers (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Real Meat Grinder Outfit

Graduate, The (1967) -- (Movie Clip) Do You Always Drive Like This?

Family & Companions

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Terry DeMarco

Wife

Actor.

Biography

Longtime stage, film and television actor Murray Hamilton is known for his memorable appearances in the films "The Hustler," "The Graduate" and "Jaws." He became interested in acting while in high school and eventually moved to New York City to pursue a stage career. He made his screen debut in a small role in the film "Reckless Age" and followed with appearances in "The Whistle at Eaton Falls" and "Bright Victory" before making his TV debut in 1951 on "The Billy Rose Show." In 1959, he received his first notable recurring role on the sitcom "Love and Marriage" and followed that year with work on the features "The FBI Story" and the Oscar-nominated "Anatomy of a Murder." In 1961 he appeared in another notable role alongside Paul Newman in "The Hustler." Throughout the 1970s he appeared in numerous films including "The Drowning Pool," the Steven Spielberg film "Jaws" and its sequel "Jaws 2." In 1979 He worked with Speilberg again on "1941" and later that same year appeared in the classic film "The Amityville Horror."

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Whoops Apocalypse (1988)

Former President Jack "Kill The Commies" Preston

The Last Days of Patton (1986)

General Hobart "Hap" Gay

Summer Girl (1983)

Hysterical (1983)

Too Scared to Scream (1982)

Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters (1982)

Lieutenant Martini

Swan Song (1980)

Brubaker (1980)

A Last Cry for Help (1979)

The Amityville Horror (1979)

Casey's Shadow (1978)

Murder at the World Series (1977)

Harvey Murkison

Killer on Board (1977)

The Drowning Pool (1975)

The Way We Were (1973)

Incident on a Dark Street (1973)

Murdock's Gang (1973)

Deadly Harvest (1972)

The Harness (1971)

A Tattered Web (1971)

The Failing of Raymond (1971)

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

No Way To Treat a Lady (1968)

Inspector Haines

The Brotherhood (1968)

Sergeant Ryker (1968)

Captain Appleton

The Boston Strangler (1968)

The Graduate (1967)

An American Dream (1966)

13 Frightened Girls (1963)

Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)

The Cardinal (1963)

The Hustler (1961)

Tall Story (1960)

Coach Sandy Hardy

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Alphonse Paquette

The FBI Story (1959)

Too Much, Too Soon (1958)

No Time for Sergeants (1958)

Irvin S. Blanchard

Darby's Rangers (1958)

Houseboat (1958)

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

Harlan A. "Bud" Gurney

Jeanne Eagels (1957)

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

Toward the Unknown (1956)

Bright Victory (1952)

The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Five Days One Summer (1982)

Cast (Special)

The Boys in Blue (1984)

All the Way Home (1981)

The Cheap Detective (1980)

After the Fall (1974)

A Bell for Adano (1967)

Inherit the Wind (1965)

The Farmer's Daughter (1962)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Donovan's Kid (1979)

Rich Man, Poor Man (1975)

Vanished (1971)

Life Events

Videos

Darby's Rangers (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Real Meat Grinder Outfit Jack Warden as sidekick Sergeant Rosen narrates scenes introducing the recruits, Murray Hamilton (as "Delancey"), Adam Williams (as "Heavy Hall") and Corey Allen (as "Sutherland") in William A. Wellman's Darby's Rangers, 1958, starring James Garner.

Graduate, The (1967) -- (Movie Clip) Do You Always Drive Like This? Ben (Dustin Hoffman), who's been having an affair with Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), who's forbidden him to date her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross), gets railroaded by his parents (William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson), and business-partner Mr. Robinson (Murray Hamilton), in The Graduate, 1967.

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Sayeth Solomon Opening with appearances by Sandy Baron, Norman Fell, Reva Rose, Marty Ingels (with cameos by Ben Gazzara and John Cassavetes), Michael Constantine, Peggy Cass, Suzanne Pleshette, Murray Hamilton and Hilarie Thompson, part of the tour group in If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, 1969.

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Lord Of The Reedy River Now in Switzerland, resolute American Samantha (Suzanne Pleshette) withstands the further advances of tour-guide Charlie (Ian MacShane) offering fondue, while the kids (Hilarie Thompson, Luke Halpin) hit a hostel where Donovan offers an original composition, in If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, 1969.

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Sort Of Foreign Looking Arrived at London, Suzanne Pleshette appoints herself to seek the tour guide (Ian MacShane as Charlie) who’s running late, then Norman Fell, Michael Constantine, Sandy Baron, Murray Hamilton, Peggy Cass, Hilarie Thompson, Pamela Britton, Marty Ingels and others in the roll call, early in If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, 1969.

No Time For Sergeants (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Sleepin' With The Hogs Ben (Nick Adams) and Will (Andy Griffith) are in a friendly spat over bunks when Blanchard (Murray Hamilton) leads a gang into a larger fight, alarming Sergeant King (Myron McCormick), in No Time For Sergeants, 1958.

Jaws 2 (1978) -- (Movie Clip) -- Get Out Of The Water! While his wife (Lorraine Gary) who works for developer Peterson (Joseph Mascolo), and the mayor (Murray Hamilton) are showing the beach to prospective buyers, Brody (Roy Scheider), haunted by the last movie and suspecting a shark, overreacts to a shadow in the water, in the sequel Jaws 2, 1978.

Jaws (1975) -- (Movie Clip) I'll Catch This Bird Civic panic in "Amity" (in fact, Martha's Vineyard), as Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) chairs, Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) comments, and crusty shark-hunter Quint (Robert Shaw) takes over, in Steven Spielberg's Jaws, 1975.

Drowning Pool, The (1975) -- (Movie Clip) Are You Slant Drilling Me? Out-of-town detective Harper (Paul Newman) has been invited at gunpoint to meet Louisiana oil-man J-Hugh Kilbourne (Murray Hamilton), who seems to know all about the case at hand, in The Drowning Pool, 1975, Stuart Rosenberg directing from the Ross MacDonald novel.

Graduate, The (1967) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Sounds Of Silence Director Mike Nichols’ unorthodox opening, introducing Paul Simon’s landmark song, performed with Art Garfunkel, as Ben (Dustin Hoffman, title character, in his first lead role, sharing top billing with Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross) arrives at LAX, in The Graduate, 1967..

Jaws (1975) -- (Movie Clip) Beach Closed Signs Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) interviewing Cassidy (Jonathan Filley) about the girl who went missing, soon found by Hendricks (Jeffrey Kramer), leading back to the first Martha's Vineyard location shots and the introduction of Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), in Steven Spielberg's Jaws, 1975.

FBI Story, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) People Are In Bondage Starting in contemporary time, veteran agent Chip Hardesty (James Stewart) lecturing trainees, segues to his early days in Tennessee, with boss Dakins (Parley Baer) and colleague Crandall (Murray Hamilton), early in The FBI Story, 1959.

Family

David Hamilton

Son

Actor, singer.

Companions

Terry DeMarco

Wife

Actor.

Bibliography

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