Jason Miller
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Biography
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.
Filmography
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Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1969
Made acting debut off-Broadway in "Pequod"
1970
Play "Nobody Hears a Broken Drum" produced Off-Broadway
1971
Wrote the award winning play, "That Championship Season"
1973
Early feature role of Father Karras in feature "The Exorcist"
1975
TV acting debut "A Home of Our Own"
1976
First TV starring role "F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood"
1982
Feature directorial and screenwriting debut "That Championship Season"
1997
Starred in and wrote play "Barrymore's Ghost"; produced at Seattle's Empty Space; originally written for Stacy Keach who was unable to act the role
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