Jason Miller

Actor

Born: April 22, 1939
Died: May 13, 2001 (age 62)
From: 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…

Filmography (30)

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
Self (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
Self - (archive footage)
Finding Home (2003)
Lester Brownlow
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
Self
The Eternal (1998)
The Doctor
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)
Self - Father Karras
Murdered Innocence
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
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
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
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
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
Self (archive footage)
The Exorcist (1973)
Father Damien Karras
Headed for Trouble
Headed for Trouble
John