Person

Jason Miller

Acting · 1939–2001 · 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.

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  The Exorcist

  Father Damien Karras

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  Hellsing

  2001

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  Independence Day: Resurgence

  Post Production Supervisor

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  Rudy

  Coach Ara Parseghian

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  The Exorcist III

  Father Damien Karras / Patient X

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  The Eternal

  The Doctor

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  Mommy

  Lt. March

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  Reward

  Writer

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  The Ninth Configuration

  Lt. Frankie Reno

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  Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  Self - (archive footage)

• 2026Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersSelf (archive footage)
• 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
• 2016Independence Day: ResurgencePost Production Supervisor
• 2003Finding HomeLester Brownlow
• 2001Hellsing
• 2001The Joe Spinell StorySelf
• 1999That Championship SeasonTheatre Play
• 1998The EternalThe Doctor
• 1998The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistSelf - Father Karras
• 1996Murdered InnocenceDet. Rollins
• 1995MommyLt. March
• 1993RudyCoach Ara Parseghian
• 1992Small KillMikie
• 1990The Exorcist IIIFather Damien Karras / Patient X
• 1989A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas StoryWriter
• 1987Deadly CareDr. Miles Keefer
• 1987Light of DayBenjamin Rasnick
• 1984A Touch of ScandalGarrett Locke
• 1984Toy SoldiersSarge
• 1982That Championship SeasonDirector
• 1982MonsignorDon Vito Appolini
• 1981The Best Little Girl in the WorldClay Orlovsky
• 1980Marilyn: The Untold StoryArthur Miller
• 1980The Henderson MonsterDr. Tom Henderson
• 1980RewardWriter
• 1980The Ninth ConfigurationLt. Frankie Reno
• 1979VampireJohn Rawlins
• 1978The Dain CurseOwen Fitzstephan
• 1977A Dog Called... VengeanceAristides Ungria
• 1977The Devil's AdvocateDr. Aldo Meyer
• 1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodF. Scott Fitzgerald
• 1975A Home of Our OwnFather William Wasson
• 1975The Nickel RideCooper
• 1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)
• 1973The ExorcistFather Damien Karras
• —Headed for TroubleJohn