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How Did Jason Miller Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 62Also known asJohn Anthony Miller Jr. GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/04/1939Born inQueens, New York City, New York, USADied13/05/2001 (aged 62)Died inScrantonCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1349205 ↗TMDb#21736 ↗
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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesMovie | Self - (archive footage) | 86 |
| 2001 | The Joe Spinell StoryMovie | Self | 62 |
| 2001 | HellsingSeries | — | 62 |
| 1998 | The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistMovie | Self - Father Karras | 59 |
| 1998 | The EternalMovie | The Doctor | 59 |
| 1996 | Murdered InnocenceMovie | Det. Rollins | 57 |
| 1993 | RudyMovie | Coach Ara Parseghian | 54 |
| 1990 | The Exorcist IIIMovie | Father Damien Karras / Patient X | 51 |
| 1987 | Deadly CareMovie | Dr. Miles Keefer | 48 |
| 1984 | A Touch of ScandalMovie | Garrett Locke | 45 |
| 1984 | Toy SoldiersMovie | Sarge | 45 |
| 1982 | MonsignorMovie | Don Vito Appolini | 43 |
| 1981 | The Best Little Girl in the WorldMovie | Clay Orlovsky | 42 |
| 1980 | The Ninth ConfigurationMovie | Lt. Frankie Reno | 41 |
| 1980 | Marilyn: The Untold StoryMovie | Arthur Miller | 41 |
| 1980 | The Henderson MonsterMovie | Dr. Tom Henderson | 41 |
| 1979 | VampireMovie | John Rawlins | 40 |
| 1978 | The Dain CurseSeries | Owen Fitzstephan | 39 |
| 1977 | The Devil's AdvocateMovie | Dr. Aldo Meyer | 38 |
| 1975 | The Nickel RideMovie | Cooper | 36 |
| 1975 | F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodMovie | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 36 |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteMovie | Self (archive footage) | 35 |
| 1973 | The ExorcistMovie | Father Damien Karras | 34 |