People named Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton (March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986) was an American stage, screen, and television character actor who appeared in such films as Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, The Graduate, The Amityville Horror and Jaws. Born in Washington, North Carolina, Hamilton displayed an early interest in performing during his days at Washington High School just before America's entry into World War II. In an early role, he performed on stage with Henry Fonda in the classic wartime story Mister Roberts as a replacement for David Wayne, playing Ensign Pulver. In 1960, he was onstage again with Fonda in Critic's Choice; Howard Taubman of The New York Times called him "properly obnoxious as the director". Hamilton was teamed once more with Fonda in 1968 for the drama film The Boston Strangler. His best known performance is as Larry Vaughn, the obdurate mayor of Amity, in the Steven Spielberg thriller Jaws (1975). Hamilton reprised the role in the sequel, Jaws 2 in 1978. He was approached to reprise his role in Jaws: The Revenge, but died in 1986 aged 63 . Other notable big-screen appearances include the critically acclaimed 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder with James Stewart, in which he played the bartender Al Pacquette, who gives testimony in the murder of Barney Quill. He worked again with Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) and The FBI Story (1959). The actor made dozens of TV guest appearances. In 1955, Hamilton guest-starred on the NBC legal drama Justice, based on case files of the Legal Aid Society of New York. Hamilton appeared in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Deadly Double" (air date March 1, 1958) as the shadowy boyfriend of a woman with a split personality whose brother is Mason's client. In 1959, he appeared in a few episodes of the crime drama The Untouchables,[6] as well as co-starring in the second episode of Rod Serling's television series The Twilight Zone, "One for the Angels", playing Mr. Death opposite Ed Wynn. Also, Hamilton portrayed Calhoun, on (S4E9) of Gunsmoke, which aired in April, 1959. His character is swindled in a land deal along with other members of a wagon train & his wife tries to leave Calhoun with the swindler. In the 1959-60 television season, Hamilton also co-starred with William Demarest, Jeanne Bal, and Stubby Kaye in the NBC sitcom Love and Marriage. He played attorney Steve Baker, who resides in an apartment with his wife (played by Bal), two daughters and a father-in-law (portrayed by Demarest). He soon appeared as a guest star on another sitcom, The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan, on ABC. In 1961, he appeared in another science fiction series, 'Way Out, hosted by Roald Dahl, with fellow guest stars Doris Roberts and Martin Huston. In 1986, he played Curtis "Big Daddy" Hollingsworth, Blanche Devereaux's father, in a first-season episode of The Golden Girls. Hamilton complained in a newspaper article about being typecast, stating "After I was first cast as a heavy on The Untouchables, I couldn't ever persuade them [producers] that I could also do something else." While comic roles were rare for Hamilton during his Hollywood career, he had one opposite Andy Griffith in the 1958 military comedy No Time for Sergeants, as well as an appearance in Steven Spielberg's raucous comedy 1941, released in 1979. He also appeared in a comedic guest spot on Mama's Family in the second-season episode, "Mama Cries Uncle", as Uncle Roy. He was more often cast in dramatic works, such as the stark science-fiction drama Seconds (1966), which starred Rock Hudson. In two of his most distinctive performances, Hamilton appeared with Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961), playing Findley, a wealthy billiards player who gambles for high stakes, and with Dustin Hoffmanin The Graduate (1967) as Mr. Robinson, husband of the seductress Mrs. Robinson. In 1975, Hamilton appeared again with Newman in The Drowning Pool. He also worked with Robert Redford in a pair of films, The Way We Were (1973) and Brubaker (1980). In early 1982 he appeared as a judge presiding over an impromptu court case on an episode of Bret Maverick. For many years both before and during his film career, Hamilton was a prominent dramatic stage actor, earning a Tony Award nomination for his role in the 1965 production of Absence of a Cello. New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson praised his work in the play Stockade, which was based on a part of the James Jones novel From Here to Eternity: "Murray Hamilton is an ideal Prewitt. Modest in manner, pleasant of voice, he has a steel-like spirit that brings Prewitt honestly to life." When the actor was suffering from cancer and found film roles harder to come by, his old co-star George C. Scott helped out by getting him a part in the made-for-television movie The Last Days of Patton (1986). Hamilton died of lung cancer at age 63, and is interred at Oakdale Cemetery in his native Washington, North Carolina. He and his wife, Terri DeMarco Hamilton (of The DeMarco Sisters fame), had a son, David.

Murray Hamilton of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA was born on March 24, 1921, and died at age 75 years old on January 19, 1997.

Murray T Hamilton of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, CA was born on September 1, 1910, and died at age 86 years old on April 28, 1997.

Murray Hamilton was born on September 23, 1920, and died at age 46 years old in October 1966. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Murray Hamilton.

Murray G Hamilton of Saint Louis, Saint Louis City County, MO was born on September 1, 1919, and died at age 79 years old on January 26, 1999. Murray Hamilton was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 1D Site 659 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis.

Murray Hamilton of Theodore, Mobile County, Alabama was born on March 27, 1904, and died at age 74 years old in October 1978.

Murray Hamilton of Jasper, Walker County, Alabama was born on October 1, 1927, and died at age 56 years old in August 1984.

Murray Hamilton of Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL was born on July 22, 1931, and died at age 67 years old on January 30, 1999.

Murray Hamilton of Jasper, Walker County, Alabama was born on December 11, 1898, and died at age 84 years old in June 1983.

Murray Hamilton of Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama was born on September 7, 1887, and died at age 79 years old in November 1966.

Murray Hamilton of Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee was born on October 18, 1892, and died at age 90 years old in November 1982.

Murray Hamilton of Atlanta, Fulton County, GA was born on March 5, 1921, and died at age 79 years old on August 4, 2000.

Murray Hamilton of Seattle, King County, WA was born on May 8, 1924, and died at age 86 years old on February 26, 2011.

Murray Mckinnon Hamilton of Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie County, Florida was born on May 29, 1943, and died at age 64 years old on May 13, 2008.

Murray W Hamilton of Columbia, Howard County, MD was born on May 3, 1914, and died at age 91 years old on May 5, 2005.

Murray Hamilton of New Hampton, Belknap County, NH was born on August 6, 1908, and died at age 71 years old in October 1979.