Acting · Queens, New York City, New York, USA · Born April 22, 1939
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.
MovieMineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
MovieFinding Home
2003
as Lester Brownlow
TVHellsing
2001
MovieThe Joe Spinell Story
2001
as Self
MovieThe Eternal
1998
as The Doctor
MovieThe Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998
as Self - Father Karras
Murdered Innocence
1996
as Det. Rollins
MovieMommy
1995
as Lt. March
MovieRudy
1993
as Coach Ara Parseghian
MovieSmall Kill
1992
as Mikie
MovieThe Exorcist III
1990
as Father Damien Karras / Patient X
MovieDeadly Care
1987
as Dr. Miles Keefer
MovieLight of Day
1987
as Benjamin Rasnick
MovieA Touch of Scandal
1984
as Garrett Locke
MovieToy Soldiers
1984
as Sarge
MovieMonsignor
1982
as Don Vito Appolini
MovieThe Best Little Girl in the World
1981
as Clay Orlovsky
MovieMarilyn: The Untold Story
1980
as Arthur Miller
MovieThe Henderson Monster
1980
as Dr. Tom Henderson
MovieThe Ninth Configuration
1980
as Lt. Frankie Reno
MovieVampire
1979
as John Rawlins
TVThe Dain Curse
1978
as Owen Fitzstephan
MovieA Dog Called... Vengeance
1977
as Aristides Ungria
MovieThe Devil's Advocate
1977
as Dr. Aldo Meyer
MovieF. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
MovieA Home of Our Own
1975
as Father William Wasson
MovieThe Nickel Ride
1975
as Cooper
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Exorcist
1973
as Father Damien Karras
Headed for Trouble
as John
