Jason Miller

Jason Miller

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday22 April 1939
Died13 May 2001 (age 62)
Place of birthQueens, New York City, New York, USA
Known credits36

Biography

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.

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Self - (archive footage)
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016 · Post Production Supervisor
Finding Home
Finding Home
2003 · Lester Brownlow
Hellsing
Hellsing
2001
The Joe Spinell Story
The Joe Spinell Story
2001 · Self
That Championship Season
That Championship Season
1999 · Screenplay
That Championship Season
That Championship Season
1999 · Theatre Play
The Eternal
The Eternal
1998 · The Doctor
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 · Self - Father Karras
Murdered Innocence
1996 · Det. Rollins
Mommy
Mommy
1995 · Lt. March
Rudy
Rudy
1993 · Coach Ara Parseghian
Small Kill
Small Kill
1992 · Mikie
The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III
1990 · Father Damien Karras / Patient X
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
1989 · Writer
Deadly Care
Deadly Care
1987 · Dr. Miles Keefer
Light of Day
Light of Day
1987 · Benjamin Rasnick
A Touch of Scandal
A Touch of Scandal
1984 · Garrett Locke
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers
1984 · Sarge
That Championship Season
That Championship Season
1982 · Director
That Championship Season
That Championship Season
1982 · Screenplay
Monsignor
Monsignor
1982 · Don Vito Appolini
The Best Little Girl in the World
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981 · Clay Orlovsky
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980 · Arthur Miller
The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster
1980 · Dr. Tom Henderson
Reward
Reward
1980 · Writer
The Ninth Configuration
The Ninth Configuration
1980 · Lt. Frankie Reno
Vampire
Vampire
1979 · John Rawlins
The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
1978 · Owen Fitzstephan
A Dog Called... Vengeance
A Dog Called... Vengeance
1977 · Aristides Ungria
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1977 · Dr. Aldo Meyer
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975 · F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Home of Our Own
A Home of Our Own
1975 · Father William Wasson
The Nickel Ride
The Nickel Ride
1975 · Cooper
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 · Self (archive footage)
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · Father Damien Karras
Headed for Trouble
John
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