Jason Miller
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Jason Miller was an American playwright and actor. He won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, a role he reprised in The Exorcist III (1990). He later became artistic director of the Scranton Public Theatre in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where That Championship Season was set.
Known for
Credits
The Exorcist (1973)
as Father Damien Karras
The Exorcist III (1990)
as Father Damien Karras / Patient X
A Home of Our Own (1975)
as Father William Wasson
Rudy (1993)
as Coach Ara Parseghian
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
as Lt. Frankie Reno
The Eternal (1998)
as The Doctor
Toy Soldiers (1984)
as Sarge
The Henderson Monster (1980)
as Dr. Tom Henderson
Mommy (1995)
as Lt. March
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)
as Self - Father Karras
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
as Self - (archive footage)
The Devil's Advocate (1977)
as Dr. Aldo Meyer
Light of Day (1987)
as Benjamin Rasnick
A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)
as Aristides Ungria
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Monsignor (1982)
as Don Vito Appolini
The Nickel Ride (1975)
as Cooper
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
as Clay Orlovsky
A Touch of Scandal (1984)
as Garrett Locke
Finding Home (2003)
as Lester Brownlow
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
as Arthur Miller
Deadly Care (1987)
as Dr. Miles Keefer
Headed for Trouble (—)
as John
Vampire (1979)
as John Rawlins
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Small Kill (1992)
as Mikie
Murdered Innocence (1996)
as Det. Rollins