
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
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The Exorcist (1973)
as Father Damien Karras

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

The Ninth Configuration (1980)
as Lt. Frankie Reno

Rudy (1993)
as Coach Ara Parseghian

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

The Eternal (1998)
as The Doctor

Light of Day (1987)
as Benjamin Rasnick

Mommy (1995)
as Lt. March

Toy Soldiers (1984)
as Sarge

Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
as Arthur Miller

The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
as Clay Orlovsky

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

Monsignor (1982)
as Don Vito Appolini
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)

Vampire (1979)
as John Rawlins

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

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

Deadly Care (1987)
as Dr. Miles Keefer

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)
as F. Scott Fitzgerald

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

The Nickel Ride (1975)
as Cooper

Finding Home (2003)
as Lester Brownlow

The Henderson Monster (1980)
as Dr. Tom Henderson

The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self

A Touch of Scandal (1984)
as Garrett Locke

A Home of Our Own (1975)
as Father William Wasson
Headed for Trouble (—)
as John
Murdered Innocence (1996)
as Det. Rollins

Small Kill (1992)
as Mikie





