Murray Hamilton
Biography: Murray Hamilton first stepped on a Broadway stage in 1945; among his subsequent theatrical credits was the original production of Mister Roberts and his Tony-winning stint in 1964's Absence of a Cello. Hamilton's film career began with a minor role in Bright Victory (1951). He often played abrasive, cynical characters, such as the "feller sufferin' from R.O.T.C" in 1958's No Time for Sergeants, but he occasionally essayed good-guy roles, notably as James Stewart's foredoomed partner in The FBI Story (1959). Murray Hamilton is best known to many moviegoers for his role as the bombastic mayor in 1975's Jaws, a role which he won, according to the film's scenarist Carl Gottlieb, thanks to his acute ability "to portray weakness disguised as strength."
Murray Hamilton's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average career score: | 64 | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Metascore: | Anatomy of a Murder | |
| Lowest Metascore: | The Amityville Horror | |
- By date
- By user score
| Title: | Year: | Credit: | User score: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brubaker | Jun 20, 1980 | John Deach / John Deach | 7.3 |
| 1941 | Dec 14, 1979 | Claude Crumn | 6.2 |
| The Amityville Horror | Jul 27, 1979 | Father Ryan / Father Ryan | tbd |
| Jaws 2 | Jun 16, 1978 | Mayor Vaughn / Mayor Vaughn | tbd |
| The Drowning Pool | Jul 18, 1975 | J.J. Kilbourne | tbd |
| Jaws | Jun 20, 1975 | Mayor Larry Vaughn / Vaughn | 8.6 |
| The Way We Were | Oct 19, 1973 | Brooks Carpenter | 7.2 |
| The Boston Strangler | Oct 16, 1968 | Frank McAfee | tbd |
| The Graduate | Dec 21, 1967 | Mr. Robinson / Mr. Robinson | tbd |
| Seconds | Oct 5, 1966 | Charlie Evans | 7.0 |
| The Hustler | Sep 25, 1961 | Findley / Findley | 3.0 |
| Anatomy of a Murder | Jul 1, 1959 | Alphonse Paquette | 8.1 |
