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.
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Movies (34)
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Self (archive footage)
El Día de la Independencia 2: Contraataque
2016 · Post Production Supervisor
Finding Home
2003 · Lester Brownlow
The Joe Spinell Story
2001 · Self
That Championship Season
1999 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
The Eternal
1998 · The Doctor
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 · Self - Father Karras
Murdered Innocence
1996 · Det. Rollins
Mommy
1995 · Lt. March
Rudy
1993 · Coach Ara Parseghian
Small Kill
1992 · Mikie
The Exorcist III
1990 · Father Damien Karras / Patient X
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
1989 · Writer
Deadly Care
1987 · Dr. Miles Keefer
Light of Day
1987 · Benjamin Rasnick
A Touch of Scandal
1984 · Garrett Locke
Toy Soldiers
1984 · Sarge
That Championship Season
1982 · Director, Screenplay
Monsignor
1982 · Don Vito Appolini
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981 · Clay Orlovsky
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980 · Arthur Miller
The Henderson Monster
1980 · Dr. Tom Henderson
Reward
1980 · Writer
The Ninth Configuration
1980 · Lt. Frankie Reno
Vampire
1979 · John Rawlins
A Dog Called... Vengeance
1977 · Aristides Ungria
The Devil's Advocate
1977 · Dr. Aldo Meyer
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975 · F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Home of Our Own
1975 · Father William Wasson
The Nickel Ride
1975 · Cooper
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 · Self (archive footage)
The Exorcist
1973 · Father Damien Karras
Headed for Trouble
· John
