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Jason Miller (playwright)

Jason Miller (playwright)
As Father Karras in The Exorcist III, 1990
Personal information
Birth nameJohn Anthony Miller
Birth dateApril 22, 1939
Place of birthLong Island City, Queens, U.S.
Date of deathMay 13, 2001(age 62)
Death placeScranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
SpouseLinda Gleason (1963-1973)
Susan Bernard (1974-1983)
Ruth Josem (1984-1990)

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Jason Miller (April 22, 1939 � May 13, 2001) was an American actor and playwright. He received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play That Championship Season, and was widely recognized for his role as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist. He later became Artistic Director of the Scranton Public Theatre in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where That Championship Season was set.


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