Deceased

How Did Murray Hamilton Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 63

Also known asمورای همیلتونGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/03/1923Born inWashington, North Carolina, USADied01/09/1986 (aged 63)Died inWashingtonCauselung cancerWikidataQ978706 ↗Buried atOakdale CemeteryTMDb#8608 ↗

Murray Hamilton was an American stage, screen and television character actor who appeared in such acclaimed films as The Spirit of St. Louis, Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, The Graduate, The Way We Were, Jaws and The Amityville Horror.

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Filmography107 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryMovie	Self	102
1987	James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeMovie	Self (archive footage)	64
1986	The Last Days of PattonMovie	Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay	63
1986	Whoops ApocalypseMovie	Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)	63
1986	Blacke's MagicSeries	—	63
1985	The Golden GirlsSeries	Big Daddy	62
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Bud Michaels	61
1984	Cover UpSeries	—	61
1984	Too Scared to ScreamMovie	Jack Oberman	61
1983	Mama's FamilySeries	—	60
1983	Summer GirlMovie	Jack Reardon	60
1982	Matt HoustonSeries	—	59
1982	Mazes and MonstersMovie	Lt. John Martini	59
1981	Bret MaverickSeries	—	58
1981	All the Way HomeMovie	Joel Lynch	58
1980	BrubakerMovie	Deach	57
1980	Swan SongMovie	Jack McCauley	57
1979	The Amityville HorrorMovie	Father Ryan	56
1979	1941Movie	Claude Crumn	56
1979	A Last Cry for HelpMovie	Ralph Muir	56
1979	B. J. and the BearSeries	Rutherford T. Grant	56
1979	Donovan's KidMovie	Henry Carpenter	56
1978	Jaws 2Movie	Mayor Larry Vaughn	55
1978	Casey's ShadowMovie	Tom Patterson	55
1977	Damnation AlleyMovie	Gen. Landers	54
1976	AliceSeries	—	53
1976	Rich Man, Poor ManSeries	Sid Gossett	53
1975	Ellery QueenSeries	—	52
1975	JawsMovie	Vaughn	52
1975	The Drowning PoolMovie	Kilbourne	52
1974	After the FallMovie	Mickey	51
1973	KojakSeries	Harry Harmon	50
1973	Police StorySeries	—	50
1973	Barnaby JonesSeries	Clete Belford	50
1973	HawkinsSeries	Frank Guilfoyle	50
1973	Murdock's GangMovie	Harold Talbot	50
1973	The Way We WereMovie	Brooks Carpenter	50
1973	Incident on a Dark StreetMovie	Edmund Schilling	50
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	—	49
1971	CannonSeries	—	48
1971	McMillan & WifeSeries	—	48
1971	VanishedSeries	Nick McCann	48
1971	CannonMovie	Virgil Holley	48
1970	Night GallerySeries	—	47
1970	McCloudSeries	—	47
1969	Medical CenterSeries	—	46
1969	If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumMovie	Fred Ferguson	46
1968	The Boston StranglerMovie	Det. Frank McAfee	45
1968	Sergeant RykerMovie	Capt. Appleton	45
1968	No Way to Treat a LadyMovie	Inspector Haines	45
1968	The BrotherhoodMovie	Jim Egan	45
1967	Judd, for the DefenseSeries	—	44
1967	The GraduateMovie	Mr. Robinson	44
1967	The InvadersSeries	Lewis Dunhill	44
1967	A Bell for AdanoMovie	Sgt. Leonard Borth	44
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	—	43
1966	SecondsMovie	Charlie Evans	43
1966	An American DreamMovie	Arthur Kabot	43
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Dr. Raphael	42
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Richard Mills	42
1965	Inherit the WindMovie	E.K. Hornbeck	42
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Mel Starling	40
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Capt. Appleton	40
1963	Papa's Delicate ConditionMovie	Mr. Harvey	40
1963	The CardinalMovie	Lafe	40
1963	13 Frightened GirlsMovie	Wally Sanders	40
1962	The Farmer's DaughterMovie	Nordick	39
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Lt. Dan Hargrave	38
1961	The DefendersSeries	District Attorney	38
1961	The HustlerMovie	Findley	38
1961	The DuPont Show of the WeekSeries	Bob Fay	38
1961	Target: The Corruptors!Series	—	38
1960	Route 66Series	—	37
1960	Escape to SonoitaMovie	Marsh	37
1960	Tall StoryMovie	Coach Sandy Hardy	37
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Mr. Death	36
1959	The FBI StoryMovie	Sam Crandall	36
1959	Men Into SpaceSeries	—	36
1959	Anatomy of a MurderMovie	Alphonse "Al" Paquette	36
1959	Love and MarriageSeries	Steve Baker	36
1958	Naked CitySeries	Matt Orman	35
1958	HouseboatMovie	Capt. Alan Wilson	35
1958	No Time for SergeantsMovie	Irving S. Blanchard	35
1958	Darby's RangersMovie	Sims Delancey	35
1957	Perry MasonSeries	John Davis 'Johnny' Hale	34
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	34
1957	The Real McCoysSeries	—	34
1957	The Spirit of St. LouisMovie	Bud Gurney	34
1957	Jeanne EagelsMovie	Chick O'Hara	34
1956	The Girl He Left BehindMovie	Sgt. Clyde	33
1956	Wire ServiceSeries	Frank Lunt	33
1956	The Big SlideMovie	Chick Tolliver	33
1956	Toward the UnknownMovie	Maj. Bromo Lee	33
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Marsh	32
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Calhoun	32
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Chris Daniels	32
1954	Inner SanctumSeries	—	31
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Mike Finn	30
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Sgt. Leonard Borth	28
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	28
1951	Bright VictoryMovie	Pete Hamilton	28
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	—	27
1949	SuspenseSeries	Snow Pearson	26
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	25
1948	Studio OneSeries	Joe Bristol	25
1944	Reckless AgeMovie	Member of Soldier Quartet	21
1944	Something for the BoysMovie	Soldier (uncredited)	21