
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

Rudy (1993)
as Coach Ara Parseghian

The Eternal (1998)
as The Doctor

Monsignor (1982)
as Don Vito Appolini

Light of Day (1987)
as Benjamin Rasnick

The Ninth Configuration (1980)
as Lt. Frankie Reno

Toy Soldiers (1984)
as Sarge

Finding Home (2003)
as Lester Brownlow

Deadly Care (1987)
as Dr. Miles Keefer

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

Vampire (1979)
as John Rawlins

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

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

The Devil's Advocate (1977)
as Dr. Aldo Meyer
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)

The Henderson Monster (1980)
as Dr. Tom Henderson

Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
as Arthur Miller

A Touch of Scandal (1984)
as Garrett Locke

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

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

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

The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self

The Nickel Ride (1975)
as Cooper

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

Mommy (1995)
as Lt. March
Murdered Innocence (1996)
as Det. Rollins

Small Kill (1992)
as Mikie
Headed for Trouble (—)
as John





