Jason Miller
- Born
- April 22, 1939 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 13, 2001
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
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 · 14 credits
- 2011Miller's Tale · Archive footage (Self)
- 2003Finding Home · Actor (Lester Brownlow)
- 1998The Eternal · Actor (The Doctor)
- 1995Mommy · Actor (Lt. March)
- 1992Small Kill · Actor (Mikie)
- 1990The Exorcist III · Actor (Patient X)
- 1987Light of Day · Actor (Benjamin Rasnick)
- 1984Toy Soldiers · Actor (Sarge)
- 1982Monsignor · Actor (Appolini)
- 1982That Championship Season · Director
- 1982That Championship Season · Writer
- 1980The Ninth Configuration · Actor (Lt. Frankie Reno)
- 1974The Nickel Ride · Actor (Cooper)
- 1973The Exorcist · Actor (Father Karras)