Miller, Jason

▪ 2002

      American actor and playwright (b. April 22, 1939, Long Island City, Queens, N.Y.—d. May 13, 2001, Scranton, Pa.), was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Father Damien Karras in the motion picture The Exorcist (1973). Miller also wrote the 1972 play That Championship Season, which won a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for best play; he directed his own film adaptation of the play in 1982. Miller acted in numerous later films, including Toy Soldiers (1984), Exorcist III: The Legion (1990), and Rudy (1993).

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