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Biography
John Anthony Miller Jr., better known by his stage name 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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Awards & recognition
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1973
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1974 · nominated
Filmography11 titles
Hellsing
2001
2001
The Exorcist
1973as Father Damien Karras
1973as Father Damien Karras
Rudy
1993as Coach Ara Parseghian
1993as Coach Ara Parseghian
That Championship Season
1999Screenplay, Theatre Play
1999Screenplay, Theatre Play
The Dain Curse
1978as Owen Fitzstephan
1978as Owen Fitzstephan
The Ninth Configuration
1980as Lt. Frankie Reno
1980as Lt. Frankie Reno
The Exorcist III
1990as Father Damien Karras / Patient X
1990as Father Damien Karras / Patient X
A Dog Called... Vengeance
1977as Aristides Ungria
1977as Aristides Ungria
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016Post Production Supervisor
2016Post Production Supervisor
Mommy
1995as Lt. March
1995as Lt. March
The Eternal
1998as The Doctor
1998as The Doctor