Jonathan Searle famously played the kid who faked a shark-spotting in the 1975 film. This “Jaws” alum is sinking his teeth into a new role: police chief of the real-life Amity Island. The ...

A man who as a child had a brief but key role in "Jaws" has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on which the 1975 movie was partially filmed. Jonathan Searle was offered the job of ...

Jonathan Searle, whose small part in Jaws revolved around a fake shark prank, will soon become the police chief in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, covering ...

From a thorn in Chief Brody’s side to a real life Chief Brody. The immortal classic Jaws was set on the fictional New England island of Amity, but the movie was mostly filmed on the real New England ...

Former child star in the 1975 classic "Jaws" and real-life police officer Jonathan Searle was sworn in as the new Oak Bluffs police chief on Martha's Vineyard on July 15. Searle, along with his ...

OAK BLUFFS, Mass. - A man who as a child had a brief but key role in "Jaws" has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on which the 1975 movie was partially filmed. Jonathan Searle was ...

Hopefully when Searle assumes the role of police chief, set to occur in June, it won’t coincide with the arrival of a 25 foot Great White Shark that’s making the beach its own buffet. According to The ...

Edgartown Police Sgt. Jonathan Searle delivers a message about the Good Samaritan Law during the filming of a public service announcement in March 2021, in Edgartown, Mass., on the island of Martha's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This “Jaws” alum is sinking his teeth into a new role: police chief of the real-life Amity Island. The quintessential 1975 summer ...