Jason Miller

Acting

April 22, 1939 – May 13, 2001 (aged 62)

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Self (archive footage)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · Self - (archive footage)

Finding Home

Finding Home2003 · Lester Brownlow

Hellsing

The Joe Spinell Story

The Joe Spinell Story2001 · Self

The Eternal

The Eternal1998 · The Doctor

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist1998 · Self - Father Karras

Murdered Innocence

Murdered Innocence1996 · Det. Rollins

Assembly Required

Assembly Required1995 · Lt. March

Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin

Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin1993 · Coach Ara Parseghian

Small Kill

Small Kill1992 · Mikie

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III1990 · Father Damien Karras / Patient X

Deadly Care

Deadly Care1987 · Dr. Miles Keefer

Light of Day

Light of Day1987 · Benjamin Rasnick

A Touch of Scandal

A Touch of Scandal1984 · Garrett Locke

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers1984 · Sarge

Monsignor

Monsignor1982 · Don Vito Appolini

‎Lesson of the Evil: Prologue

‎Lesson of the Evil: Prologue1981 · Clay Orlovsky

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Marilyn: The Untold Story1980 · Arthur Miller

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster1980 · Dr. Tom Henderson

The Ninth Configuration

The Ninth Configuration1980 · Lt. Frankie Reno

Vampire

Vampire1979 · John Rawlins

The Memory of a Killer

The Memory of a Killer1978 · Owen Fitzstephan

A Dog Called... Vengeance

A Dog Called... Vengeance1977 · Aristides Ungria

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate1977 · Dr. Aldo Meyer

Ayaşlı ve Kiracıları

Ayaşlı ve Kiracıları1975 · F. Scott Fitzgerald

A Home of Our Own

A Home of Our Own1975 · Father William Wasson

The Nickel Ride

The Nickel Ride1975 · Cooper

Domino Challenge

Domino Challenge1974 · Self (archive footage)

The Exorcist

The Exorcist1973 · Father Damien Karras

Headed for Trouble

Headed for TroubleJohn