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Jason Miller

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 22, 1939 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.; April 22, 1939 – May 13, 2001) 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

Acting
2001The Joe Spinell StorySelf
2001Hellsing
1998The EternalThe Doctor
1998The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistSelf - Father Karras
1996Murdered InnocenceDet. Rollins
1995MommyLt. March
1993RudyCoach Ara Parseghian
1992Small KillMikie
1990The Exorcist IIIFather Damien Karras / Patient X
1987Light of DayBenjamin Rasnick
1987Deadly CareDr. Miles Keefer
1984Toy SoldiersSarge
1984A Touch of ScandalGarrett Locke
1982MonsignorDon Vito Appolini
1981The Best Little Girl in the WorldClay Orlovsky
1980The Ninth ConfigurationLt. Frankie Reno
1980The Henderson MonsterDr. Tom Henderson
1980Marilyn: The Untold StoryArthur Miller
1979VampireJohn Rawlins
1978The Dain CurseOwen Fitzstephan
1977A Dog Called... VengeanceAristides Ungria
1977The Devil's AdvocateDr. Aldo Meyer
1975The Nickel RideCooper
1975A Home of Our OwnFather William Wasson
1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodF. Scott Fitzgerald
1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)
1973The ExorcistFather Damien Karras
Directing
1982That Championship SeasonDirector
Writing
1999That Championship SeasonScreenplay
1999That Championship SeasonTheatre Play
1989A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas StoryWriter
1982That Championship SeasonScreenplay
1980RewardWriter
Crew
2016Independence Day: ResurgencePost Production Supervisor