Portrait of Murray Hamilton

Acting

Murray Hamilton

Career

Active from 1951 to 1986, busiest in 1968 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jaws
Jaws
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Murray Hamilton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.1
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Showbiz Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 61
The Last Days of Patton
The Last Days of Patton (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay

Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic (1986)

TV show

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Big Daddy

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Bud Michaels

Cover Up
Cover Up (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Summer Girl
Summer Girl (1983)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jack Reardon

Mama's Family
Mama's Family (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

All the Way Home
All the Way Home (1981)

as Joel Lynch

Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Brubaker
Brubaker (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

as Deach

Swan Song
Swan Song (1980)

as Jack McCauley

1970s

35 titles ยท average score 62
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror (1979)
GoodWatch score 45

as Father Ryan

1941
1941 (1979)
GoodWatch score 45

as Claude Crumn

Jaws 2
Jaws 2 (1978)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mayor Larry Vaughn

Casey's Shadow
Casey's Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tom Patterson

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Jaws
Jaws (1975)
GoodWatch score 87

as Vaughn

The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

as J.Hugh Kilbourne

Murdock's Gang
Murdock's Gang (1973)

as Harold Talbot

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Harry Harmon

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Harness
The Harness (1971)

as Roy Kern

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

1960s

33 titles ยท average score 66
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Fred Ferguson

The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Det. Frank McAfee

Danger Has Two Faces
Danger Has Two Faces (1968)

as Colonel Jack Forbes

No Way to Treat a Lady
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
GoodWatch score 79

as Inspector Haines

The Graduate
The Graduate (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mr. Robinson

Seconds
Seconds (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

as Charlie Evans

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was (1966)

TV show ยท as Jack Forbes

13 Frightened Girls
13 Frightened Girls (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

as Wally Sanders

Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Harvey

The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

as Findley

Escape to Sonoita
Escape to Sonoita (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

as Marsh

Tall Story
Tall Story (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

as Coach Sandy Hardy

1950s

30 titles ยท average score 70
The FBI Story
The FBI Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sam Crandall

Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage (1959)

TV show ยท as Steve Baker

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Mr. Death

Houseboat
Houseboat (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Capt. Alan Wilson

No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

as Irving S. Blanchard

Too Much, Too Soon
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charlie Snow

The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

as Bud Gurney

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as John Davis 'Johnny' Hale

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
GoodWatch score 37

as Sgt. Clyde

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Marsh

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Webb Cutter / Calhoun

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 62
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Snow Pearson

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Joe Bristol

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show

Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road (1944)

as Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)

Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

as Soldier (uncredited)

Reckless Age
Reckless Age (1944)

as Member of Soldier Quartet