Jason Miller

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BIRTHDAY

April 22, 1939

Long Island City, New York, USA

DIED

May 13, 2001

RECENT CREDITS

American Gladiators (TV) Aug. 4, 2008

Little Erin Merryweather (FILM) Jan. 1, 2002

Paradox Lake (FILM) Jan. 1, 2002

The Lot (TV) Aug. 19, 1999

That Championship Season (TV) Jun. 6, 1999

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BIOGRAPHY

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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.

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