- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 22, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 13, 2001
Jason Miller
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.
Filmography
movieMineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026 · Self (archive footage)
movieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Self - (archive footage)
movieIndependence Day: Resurgence
2016 · Post Production Supervisor
movieFinding Home
2003 · Lester Brownlow
tvHellsing
2001
movieThe Joe Spinell Story
2001 · Self
movieThat Championship Season
1999 · Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieThe Eternal
1998 · The Doctor
movieThe Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 · Self - Father Karras
Murdered Innocence
movieMurdered Innocence
1996 · Det. Rollins
movieMommy
1995 · Lt. March
movieRudy
1993 · Coach Ara Parseghian
movieSmall Kill
1992 · Mikie
movieThe Exorcist III
1990 · Father Damien Karras / Patient X
movieA Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
1989 · Writer
movieDeadly Care
1987 · Dr. Miles Keefer
movieLight of Day
1987 · Benjamin Rasnick
movieA Touch of Scandal
1984 · Garrett Locke
movieToy Soldiers
1984 · Sarge
movieThat Championship Season
1982 · Director, Screenplay
movieMonsignor
1982 · Don Vito Appolini
movieThe Best Little Girl in the World
1981 · Clay Orlovsky
movieMarilyn: The Untold Story
1980 · Arthur Miller
movieThe Henderson Monster
1980 · Dr. Tom Henderson
movieReward
1980 · Writer
movieThe Ninth Configuration
1980 · Lt. Frankie Reno
movieVampire
1979 · John Rawlins
tvThe Dain Curse
1978 · Owen Fitzstephan
movieA Dog Called... Vengeance
1977 · Aristides Ungria
movieThe Devil's Advocate
1977 · Dr. Aldo Meyer
movieF. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975 · F. Scott Fitzgerald
movieA Home of Our Own
1975 · Father William Wasson
movieThe Nickel Ride
1975 · Cooper
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
movieThe Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Exorcist
1973 · Father Damien Karras
Headed for Trouble
movieHeaded for Trouble
— · John