
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.
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The Exorcist (1973)
as Father Damien Karras

The Exorcist III (1990)
as Father Damien Karras / Patient X

The Eternal (1998)
as The Doctor

Rudy (1993)
as Coach Ara Parseghian

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
as Self (archive footage)

The Ninth Configuration (1980)
as Lt. Frankie Reno

Mommy (1995)
as Lt. March

Light of Day (1987)
as Benjamin Rasnick

A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)
as Aristides Ungria

The Devil's Advocate (1977)
as Dr. Aldo Meyer

The Henderson Monster (1980)
as Dr. Tom Henderson

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)
as Self - Father Karras

Monsignor (1982)
as Don Vito Appolini

Toy Soldiers (1984)
as Sarge

The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self

Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
as Arthur Miller

Vampire (1979)
as John Rawlins

The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
as Clay Orlovsky
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)

The Nickel Ride (1975)
as Cooper

A Touch of Scandal (1984)
as Garrett Locke
Headed for Trouble (—)
as John

A Home of Our Own (1975)
as Father William Wasson

Finding Home (2003)
as Lester Brownlow

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Murdered Innocence (1996)
as Det. Rollins

Small Kill (1992)
as Mikie

Deadly Care (1987)
as Dr. Miles Keefer





