Jason Miller

Acting·Apr 22, 1939·Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · Self - (archive footage)	Self - (archive footage)
Finding Home2003 · Lester Brownlow	Lester Brownlow
The Joe Spinell Story2001 · Self	Self
That Championship Season1999 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Eternal1998 · The Doctor	The Doctor
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist1998 · Self - Father Karras	Self - Father Karras
MMurdered Innocence1996 · Det. Rollins	Det. Rollins
Mommy1995 · Lt. March	Lt. March
Rudy1993 · Coach Ara Parseghian	Coach Ara Parseghian
Small Kill1992 · Mikie	Mikie
The Exorcist III1990 · Father Damien Karras / Patient X	Father Damien Karras / Patient X
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story1989 · Writer	Writer
Deadly Care1987 · Dr. Miles Keefer	Dr. Miles Keefer
Light of Day1987 · Benjamin Rasnick	Benjamin Rasnick
A Touch of Scandal1984 · Garrett Locke	Garrett Locke
Toy Soldiers1984 · Sarge	Sarge
That Championship Season1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Monsignor1982 · Don Vito Appolini	Don Vito Appolini
The Best Little Girl in the World1981 · Clay Orlovsky	Clay Orlovsky
Marilyn: The Untold Story1980 · Arthur Miller	Arthur Miller
The Henderson Monster1980 · Dr. Tom Henderson	Dr. Tom Henderson
Reward1980 · Writer	Writer
The Ninth Configuration1980 · Lt. Frankie Reno	Lt. Frankie Reno
Vampire1979 · John Rawlins	John Rawlins
A Dog Called... Vengeance1977 · Aristides Ungria	Aristides Ungria
The Devil's Advocate1977 · Dr. Aldo Meyer	Dr. Aldo Meyer
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood1975 · F. Scott Fitzgerald	F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Home of Our Own1975 · Father William Wasson	Father William Wasson
The Nickel Ride1975 · Cooper	Cooper
TThe Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Exorcist1973 · Father Damien Karras	Father Damien Karras
HHeaded for TroubleJohn	John