Jason Miller

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

Hellsing

The Exorcist

The Exorcist III

Rudy

The Dain Curse

Light of Day

The Ninth Configuration

The Eternal

All Movies (29)

• Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
• Finding Home2003 · as Lester Brownlow
• The Joe Spinell Story2001 · as Self
• The Eternal1998 · as The Doctor
• The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist1998 · as Self - Father Karras
• Murdered Innocence1996 · as Det. Rollins
• Mommy1995 · as Lt. March
• Rudy1993 · as Coach Ara Parseghian
• Small Kill1992 · as Mikie
• The Exorcist III1990 · as Father Damien Karras / Patient X
• Deadly Care1987 · as Dr. Miles Keefer
• Light of Day1987 · as Benjamin Rasnick
• A Touch of Scandal1984 · as Garrett Locke
• Toy Soldiers1984 · as Sarge
• Monsignor1982 · as Don Vito Appolini
• The Best Little Girl in the World1981 · as Clay Orlovsky
• Marilyn: The Untold Story1980 · as Arthur Miller
• The Henderson Monster1980 · as Dr. Tom Henderson
• The Ninth Configuration1980 · as Lt. Frankie Reno
• Vampire1979 · as John Rawlins
• A Dog Called... Vengeance1977 · as Aristides Ungria
• The Devil's Advocate1977 · as Dr. Aldo Meyer
• F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood1975 · as F. Scott Fitzgerald
• A Home of Our Own1975 · as Father William Wasson
• The Nickel Ride1975 · as Cooper
• The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Exorcist1973 · as Father Damien Karras
• Headed for Trouble— · as John

All TV Shows (2)

• Hellsing2001
• The Dain Curse1978 · as Owen Fitzstephan