Jason Miller
Known for
Acting
Born
April 22, 1939
Birthplace
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Died
May 13, 2001 (aged 62)
Biography
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.
Best known work
The Exorcist
1973
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
The Exorcist III
1990
Rudy
1993
Hellsing
2001
The Ninth Configuration
1980
Light of Day
1987
The Eternal
1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998
Toy Soldiers
1984Filmography
TBA
Headed for Troubleas John
2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murdersas Self (archive footage)
2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Moviesas Self (archive footage)
2016
Independence Day: ResurgencePost Production Supervisor
2003
Finding Homeas Lester Brownlow
2001
HellsingTV2001
The Joe Spinell Storyas Self
1999
That Championship SeasonScreenplay, Theatre Play
1998
The Eternalas The Doctor
1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcistas Self - Father Karras
1996
Murdered Innocenceas Det. Rollins
1995
Mommyas Lt. March
1993
Rudyas Coach Ara Parseghian
1992
Small Killas Mikie
1990
The Exorcist IIIas Father Damien Karras / Patient X
1989
1987
Deadly Careas Dr. Miles Keefer
1987
Light of Dayas Benjamin Rasnick
1984
A Touch of Scandalas Garrett Locke
1984
Toy Soldiersas Sarge
1982
That Championship SeasonDirector, Screenplay
1982
Monsignoras Don Vito Appolini
1981
The Best Little Girl in the Worldas Clay Orlovsky
1980
Marilyn: The Untold Storyas Arthur Miller
1980
The Henderson Monsteras Dr. Tom Henderson