Child actor who appeared in Jaws as boy wearing fake shark fin is named police chief of the Martha’s Vineyard town where classic 1976 movie was shot

[DrQ]

Child actor who appeared in Jaws as boy wearing fake shark fin is named police chief of the same Martha’s Vineyard town where classic 1976 movie was shot

• Jonathan Searle, 56, was voted in 3-1 as Oaks Bluffs police chief on Monday
• 'I'm finding the whole thing quite funny myself!' he said. 'It’s something I’ve been working toward my whole career'
• The child actor is best known for his role in the highly successful horror movie Jaws, where he played a boy who donned a fake fin to scare beachgoers
• Despite the success of the movie, Searle went forewent a film career and would later join the Edgartown Police Department, where he currently works
• The Martha's Vineyard native will start as chief at the end of June, when the current chief retires

Jaws actor named police chief of the same town movie was shot

A former Jaws actor went from terrorizing the town to policing its streets. Jonathan Searle, 56, was voted in 3-1 as Oaks Bluffs police chief on Monday

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[ambere]

That's awesome; love it; we were just there!