Jason Miller

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Writer • Actor

Birth Date: April 22, 1939

Death Date: May 13, 2001

Birth Place: Long Island City, New York

Spouses: Linda Miller

Children: Jason Patric, Joshua John Miller

This writer, actor and director followed the incredible success of his play "That Championship Season" (1971), his collegiate, sentimental tribute to male friendship and basketball with the role of Father Karras in "The Exorcist" (1973), a role he reprised in "The Exorcist III" (1990) as Patient X. His writing and directing career continued with Miller helming the film version of "That Championship Season" (1982) starring Bruce Dern and Stacy Keach.

In addition, Miller has written screenplays for TV movies such as "Reward" (1980) and "A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story" (1989). As an actor, he has played a variety of roles on the tube and on the screen including the writers F. Scott Fitzgerald and Arthur Miller in "F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood" (1976) and "Marilyn: The Untold Story" (1980), respectively.

Credits

The Top 10 Strange Alien Artifact Discoveries

Actor
Show
2024

RiffTrax: Ator the Fighting Eagle

Writer
Show
2017

Deathdealer: A Documentary

Actor
Movie
2004

Finding Home

Actor
Lester Brownlow
Movie
2003

Paradox Lake

Actor
Movie
2002

That Championship Season

Screenwriter
Movie
1999

Something Very Big

Actor
Movie
1998

Pleasure Principle

Actor
Movie
1997

Murdered Innocence

Actor
Det. Rollins
Movie
1996

Mommy

Actor
Lt. March
Movie
1995

RudyStream

Actor
Ara Parseghian
Movie
1993
78%

Small Kill

Actor
Mikie
Movie
1992

The Exorcist IIIStream

Actor
Patient X
Movie
1990
59%

Hôpital danger

Actor
Movie
1987

Deadly Care

Actor
Dr. Miles Keefer
Movie
1987

A Touch of Scandal

Actor
Garrett Locke
Movie
1984

Toy Soldiers

Actor
Sarge
Movie
1984

Monsignor

Actor
Don Vito Appolini
Movie
1982

That Championship Season

Director
Movie
1982

L'Année du championnat

Director
Movie
1982

La Mejor Chica del Mundo

Actor
Movie
1981

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Actor
Arthur Miller
Movie
1980

The Henderson Monster

Actor
Dr. Tom Henderson
Movie
1980

Devil's Advocate

Actor
Meyer
Movie
1980

The Ninth ConfigurationStream

Actor
Lt. Frankie Reno
Movie
1980
81%

Vampiro

Actor
Movie
1979

Vengeance

Actor
Aristides Ungria
Movie
1979

Vampire

Actor
John Rawlins
Movie
1979

L'Apprenti sorcier

Actor
Movie
1979

Vampire

Actor
Movie
1979

The Dain CurseStream

Actor
Owen Fitzstephan
Miniseries
1978

The Devil's Advocate

Actor
Dr. Aldo Meyer
Movie
1977

L'Avocat du diable

Actor
Movie
1977

Les crocs du diable

Actor
Movie
1977

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Actor
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Movie
1976

The Nickel Ride

Actor
Cooper
Movie
1975

A Home of Our Own

Actor
Father William Wasson
Movie
1975

The ExorcistStream

Actor
Father Damien Karras
Movie
1973
78%