---
name: "Murray Hamilton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/murray-hamilton"
fi1m_id: "murray-hamilton"
imdb_id: "nm0358069"
tmdb_id: 8608
wikidata_id: "Q978706"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 March 1923"
died: "1 September 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-26T16:03:25.553679+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Murray Hamilton

## Identity

Murray Hamilton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/murray-hamilton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** murray-hamilton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0358069
- **TMDB ID:** 8608
- **Wikidata ID:** Q978706
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Hamilton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978706, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358069/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8608

Actor. Born 24 March 1923 in Washington, North Carolina, USA. Died 1 September 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 March 1923, Washington, North Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 1 September 1986
- **Active:** 1959–1975
- **Also known as:** مورای همیلتون
- **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 87 (1), 1960s 86 (3), 1970s 93 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 88 to 82 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Horror 2, Romance 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $593m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Hamilton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978706, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358069/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8608

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Jaws*](https://film.one/film/jaws.md) (93)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Anatomy of a Murder*](https://film.one/film/anatomy-of-a-murder.md) (87)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Graduate*](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Murray Hamilton (24 March 1923 – 1 September 1986) was an American actor. Born in Washington, North Carolina, he began his career on the New York stage in the 1940s.

He appeared in numerous films and television series. Notable roles include Alphonse "Al" Paquette in *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), Findley in *The Hustler* (1961), Mr. Robinson in *The Graduate* (1967), Mayor Larry Vaughn in *Jaws* (1975) and *Jaws 2* (1978), and Father Ryan in *The Amityville Horror* (1979).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Jaws* (1975), Fi1m 93, as Vaughn — [page](https://film.one/film/jaws.md)
- *The Graduate* (1967), Fi1m 86, as Mr. Robinson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md)
- *Seconds* (1966), Fi1m 84, as Charlie Evans — [page](https://film.one/film/seconds.md)
- *The Hustler* (1961), Fi1m 88, as Findley — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hustler.md)
- *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), Fi1m 87, as Alphonse Paquette — [page](https://film.one/film/anatomy-of-a-murder.md)

## Complete filmography (121)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Last Days of Patton* (1986), as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
- *Whoops Apocalypse* (1986), as Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
- *Blacke's Magic* (1986), series, Actor
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Big Daddy — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Hail to the Chief* (1985), series, as Senator Sam Cotton
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Bud Michaels
- *Too Scared to Scream* (1984), as Jack Oberman
- *Cover Up* (1984), series, Actor
- *Summer Girl* (1983), as Jack Reardon
- *Mama's Family* (1983), series, Actor
- *Mazes and Monsters* (1982), as Lt. John Martini
- *Hysterical* (1982), as The Mayor
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor
- *All the Way Home* (1981), as Joel Lynch
- *Bret Maverick* (1981), series, Actor
- *Brubaker* (1980), as Deach
- *Swan Song* (1980), as Jack McCauley
- *1941* (1979), as Claude Crumn
- *The Amityville Horror* (1979), as Father Ryan
- *B. J. and the Bear* (1979), series, as Rutherford T. Grant
- *A Last Cry for Help* (1979), as Ralph Muir
- *Donovan's Kid* (1979), as Henry Carpenter
- *Jaws 2* (1978), as Mayor Larry Vaughn
- *Casey's Shadow* (1978), as Tom Patterson
- *Killer on Board* (1977), as Dr. Ned Folger
- *Damnation Alley* (1977), as Gen. Landers
- *Murder at the World Series* (1977), as Harvey Murkison
- *Alice* (1976), series, Actor
- *Rich Man, Poor Man* (1976), series, as Sid Gossett
- *Ellery Queen* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Drowning Pool* (1975), as Kilbourne
- *Jaws* (1975), as Vaughn — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/jaws.md)
- *After the Fall* (1974), as Mickey
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Harry Harmon — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *The Way We Were* (1973), as Brooks Carpenter
- *Needles and Pins* (1973), series, Actor
- *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor
- *Murdock's Gang* (1973), as Harold Talbot
- *Hawkins* (1973), series, as Frank Guilfoyle
- *Barnaby Jones* (1973), series, as Clete Belford
- *Incident on a Dark Street* (1973), as Edmund Schilling
- *Deadly Harvest* (1972), as Sheriff Bill Jessup
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Failing of Raymond* (1971), as Sgt. Manzak
- *The Harness* (1971), as Roy Kern
- *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, Actor
- *A Tattered Web* (1971), as Sgt. Joe Marcus
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Cannon* (1971), as Virgil Holley
- *Vanished* (1971), series, as Nick McCann
- *Night Gallery* (1970), series, Actor
- *McCloud* (1970), series, as Donald Yates
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Robert Jennings
- *If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium* (1969), as Fred Ferguson
- *The Brotherhood* (1968), as Jim Egan
- *Danger Has Two Faces* (1968), as Colonel Jack Forbes
- *The Boston Strangler* (1968), as Det. Frank McAfee
- *No Way to Treat a Lady* (1968), as Inspector Haines
- *Sergeant Ryker* (1968), as Capt. Appleton
- *The Graduate* (1967), as Mr. Robinson — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md)
- *A Bell for Adano* (1967), as Sgt. Leonard Borth
- *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Lewis Dunhill
- *Seconds* (1966), as Charlie Evans — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/seconds.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, Actor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Man Who Never Was* (1966), series, as Jack Forbes
- *An American Dream* (1966), as Arthur Kabot
- *Inherit the Wind* (1965), as E.K. Hornbeck
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Mike Kessler, Emory Hale, Richard Mills, Doug McElroy
- *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Dr. Raphael
- *The Cardinal* (1963), as Lafe
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Capt. Appleton
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Mel Starling, Joe Steelman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *13 Frightened Girls* (1963), as Wally Sanders
- *Papa's Delicate Condition* (1963), as Mr. Harvey
- *The Eleventh Hour* (1962), series, Actor
- *The Farmer's Daughter* (1962), as Nordick
- *Target: The Corruptors!* (1961), series, Actor
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Haldore Mattern, Lt. Dan Hargrave
- *The Hustler* (1961), as Findley — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hustler.md)
- *The DuPont Show of the Week* (1961), series, as Bob Fay
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Miles Morgan, D.A. Sid Morgan, District Attorney, Bryan Phelps, Tark Bennett
- *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor
- *Escape to Sonoita* (1960), as Marsh
- *Tall Story* (1960), as Coach Sandy Hardy
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Mr. Death — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The FBI Story* (1959), as Sam Crandall
- *Men Into Space* (1959), series, Actor
- *Love and Marriage* (1959), series, as Steve Baker
- *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), as Alphonse Paquette — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/anatomy-of-a-murder.md)
- *Houseboat* (1958), as Capt. Alan Wilson
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as D.A. Thomas Stevenson, Matt Orman
- *No Time for Sergeants* (1958), as Irving S. Blanchard
- *Too Much, Too Soon* (1958), as Charlie Snow
- *Darby's Rangers* (1958), as Sims Delancey
- *The Real McCoys* (1957), series, Actor
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as John Davis 'Johnny' Hale
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor
- *Jeanne Eagels* (1957), as Chick O'Hara
- *The Spirit of St. Louis* (1957), as Bud Gurney
- *The Big Slide* (1956), as Chick Tolliver
- *The Girl He Left Behind* (1956), as Sgt. Clyde
- *Wire Service* (1956), series, as Ed Holley, Frank Lunt
- *Toward the Unknown* (1956), as Maj. Bromo Lee
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Marsh
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Jake Buley, Webb Cutter, Calhoun
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Chris Daniels
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Henry Carpenter
- *Inner Sanctum* (1954), series, Actor
- *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Mike Finn
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as E.K. Hornbeck, Sgt. Leonard Borth
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor
- *The Whistle at Eaton Falls* (1951), as Al Webster
- *Bright Victory* (1951), as Pete Hamilton
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, Actor
- *Suspense* (1949), series, as Snow Pearson
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Joe Bristol
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, Actor
- *Something for the Boys* (1944), as Soldier (uncredited)
- *Reckless Age* (1944), as Member of Soldier Quartet
- *Song of the Open Road* (1944), as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Murray Hamilton in trailer for "The Drowning Pool" (1975) (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/59842/gallery-d0287ee572cc.jpg) Murray Hamilton in trailer for "The Drowning Pool" (1975) (2013) — Trailer for "The Drowning Pool" (1975), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Murray-hamilton-trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Murray Hamilton](https://film.one/media/person/59842/gallery-4e8828ec9260.jpg) Murray Hamilton — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Murray_Hamilton_%22BJ_and_the_Bear%22_%281981_NBC_press_photo%29_%28cropped%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![DEVIOUS ROMANCE--The diabolical Rutherford T. Grant (Murray Hamilton) rekindles an old romance with state auditor Harriet Lauder (guest star Jo deWinter), hopin (1981)](https://film.one/media/person/59842/gallery-a951c0aa391d.jpg) DEVIOUS ROMANCE--The diabolical Rutherford T. Grant (Murray Hamilton) rekindles an old romance with state auditor Harriet Lauder (guest star Jo deWinter), hopin (1981) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Murray_Hamilton_%26_Jo_de_Winter_%22BJ_and_the_Bear%22_%281981_NBC_press_photo%29.JPG/1280px-Murray_Hamilton_%26_Jo_de_Winter_%22BJ_and_the_Bear%22_%281981_NBC_press_photo%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1965: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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