Biography
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.
Acted in 24
2000s
- 2003
Finding Home
Lester Brownlow
- 2001
1990s
- 1998
- 1995
- 1993
- 1992
Small Kill
Mikie
- 1990
1980s
- 1987
Deadly Care
Dr. Miles Keefer
Light of Day
Benjamin Rasnick
- 1984
A Touch of Scandal
Garrett Locke
Toy Soldiers
Sarge
- 1982
Monsignor
Don Vito Appolini
- 1981
The Best Little Girl in the World
Clay Orlovsky
- 1980
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Arthur Miller
The Henderson Monster
Dr. Tom Henderson
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
The Dain Curse
Owen Fitzstephan · 3 episodes
- 1977
A Dog Called... Vengeance
Aristides Ungria
The Devil's Advocate
Dr. Aldo Meyer
- 1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Home of Our Own
Father William Wasson
The Nickel Ride
Cooper
- 1973
Wrote 4
1980s
- 1989
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story
Writer
- 1982
That Championship Season
Screenplay
- 1980
Reward
Writer
Directed 1
1980s
- 1982
That Championship Season
Director
Other crew 1
Appearances4
2020s
- 2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Self (archive footage)
- 2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2001
The Joe Spinell Story
Self
1990s
- 1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Father Karras