What is Murray Hamilton?
{{Infobox person | image = Murray-hamilton-trailer.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|3|24}} | birth_place = [[Washington, North Carolina]], [[United States]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|9|1|1923|3|24}} | death_place = Washington, [[North Carolina]], United States | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1944–1986 | spouse = Terri DeMarco (m. 1953-1986, his death) 1 child }} '''Murray Hamilton''' (March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986) was an [[Americans|American]] stage, screen, and television actor who appeared in such memorable films as ''[[The Hustler (movie)|The Hustler]]'', ''[[The Graduate]]'', and ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]''. ==Early life== Born in Washington, North Carolina in Beaufort County, North Carolina in eastern [[North Carolina]], Hamilton displayed an early interest in performing during his days at Washington [[High school|High School]] just before the outbreak of [[World War II]]. Bad hearing kept him from enlisting, so he moved to [[New York City]] as a 19-year-old to find a career on stage. ==Career== His most famous movie roles is perhaps as the obdurate Amity Island mayor Larry Vaughn in the [[Steven Spielberg]] shark thriller ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]''. Hamilton also appeared in its sequel ''[[Jaws 2]]'' and was signed on to reprise the role of Mayor Vaughn in a cameo for ''[[Jaws: The Revenge]]'', but died before filming began. In two of his most distinctive performances, Hamilton appeared with [[Paul Newman]] in ''[[The Hustler (movie)|The Hustler]]'' (1961), playing Findley, a wealthy billiards player who gambles for high stakes, (1965-1966) ''The Fugitive'' and in ''[[The Graduate]]'' (1967) as Mr. Robinson, husband of [[Anne Bancroft]]'s Mrs. Robinson. In 1975, Hamilton starred again with Newman in ''The Drowning Pool''. He also worked with [[Robert Redford]] in a pair of films, 1973's ''The Way We Were'' and the 1980 [[prison]] drama ''Brubaker''. For many years both before and during his movie career, Hamilton was a prominent dramatic actor,