Jason Miller
Acting1939Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.; April 22, 1939 – May 13, 2001) 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.
Known For
Acting History
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Post Production Supervisor
1999
That Championship Season
Screenplay
That Championship Season
Theatre Play
1996
Murdered Innocence
as Det. Rollins
1993
Rudy
as Coach Ara Parseghian
1992
Small Kill
as Mikie
1990
The Exorcist III
as Father Damien Karras / Patient X
1987
Deadly Care
as Dr. Miles Keefer
Born in the USA
as Benjamin Rasnick
1984
Toy Soldiers
as Sarge
A Touch of Scandal
as Garrett Locke
1982
Monsignor
as Don Vito Appolini
1980
1979
Vampire
as John Rawlins
1977
A Dog Called... Vengeance
as Aristides Ungria
1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
1973
The Exorcist
as Father Damien Karras