Jason Miller
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Long Island City, New York, USA
An aspiring playwright since high school, Jason Miller made his Broadway debut as an actor, playing Pip in the 1969 production Pequod. Miller's first produced play was 1972's Nobody Hears a Broken Drum. Two years later, he won a Tony award for That Championship Season; in 1982, he adapted his play for the screen and also served as director. Alternating writing with acting, Miller continued accepting such roles as Father Karras in the 1973 film The Exorcist, a performance that earned him an Academy Award nomination. He also played such real-life personalities as F. Scott Fitzgerald (the 1976 TV production F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood), Arthur Miller (in the 1980 TV biopic Marilyn: The Untold Story) and Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian (in the 1993 theatrical feature Rudy). Married to actress Linda Gleason Miller (the daughter of comedian Jackie Gleason), Jason Miller was the father of actor Jason Patric.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | Backlash |
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— | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 101 Submissions - Chapter 3 |
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— | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Super Brawl: Icon |
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— | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | Dead Leaves |
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— | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Super Brawl Greatest Hits |
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— | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Hellsing I |
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— | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | Paradox Lake |
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— | 2002 |
| 33% | Trance (The Eternal: Kiss of the Mummy) |
|
— | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | Mommy |
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— | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | Murdered Innocence |
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— | 1994 |
| 78% | Rudy |
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— | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | Small Kill |
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— | 1993 |
| 59% | The Exorcist III |
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— | 1990 |
| 53% | Light of Day |
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— | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | Toy Soldiers |
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— | 1984 |
| 0% | Monsignor |
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— | 1982 |
| 71% | That Championship Season |
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— | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | The Best Little Girl in the World |
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— | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | The Henderson Monster |
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— | 1980 |
| 77% | The Ninth Configuration (Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane) |
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— | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | Marilyn: The Untold Story |
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— | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | Vampire |
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— | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | The Dain Curse |
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— | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | El Perro (The Dog) (A Dog Called... Vengeance) |
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— | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood |
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— | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | Vengeance |
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— | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | The Nickel Ride |
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— | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | A Home of Our Own |
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— | 1975 |
| 83% | The Exorcist |
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— | 1973 |
Quotes from Jason Miller's Characters
| Father Damien Karras: | The power of Christ compels you! |
| The Demon: | I'm not Regan. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Well, then let's introduce ourselves. I'm Damien Karras. |
| The Demon: | And I'm the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps. |
| Father Damien Karras: | If you're the Devil, why not make the straps disappear? |
| The Demon: | That's much too vulgar a display of power, Karras. |
| The Demon: | What an excellent day for an exorcism. |
| Father Damien Karras: | You would like that? |
| The Demon: | Intensely. |
| Father Damien Karras: | But wouldn't that drive you out of Regan? |
| The Demon: | It would bring us together. |
| Father Damien Karras: | You and Regan? |
| The Demon: | You and us. |
| The Demon: | What an excellent day for an exorcism. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Really? You would like that? |
| The Demon: | Intensely. |
| Father Damien Karras: | But won't that drive you out of Regan? |
| The Demon: | It would bring us together. |
| Father Damien Karras: | You and Regan? |
| The Demon: | You and us. |
| Father Merrin: | THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU! |
| Father Damien Karras: | THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU! |
| Father Damien Karras: | Where's regan? |
| The Demon: | In here...with us... |
| Father Damien Karras: | How long are you going to stay in Regan? |
| The Demon: | Until she rots in earth. |
| Regan MacNeil: | What's that? |
| Father Damien Karras: | Holy water. |
| Regan MacNeil: | Keep that away from me. |
| Regan MacNeil: | (in Karras' mother's voice) - Dimmy, why did you do this to me? Please Dimmy, I'm afraid. |
| Regan MacNeil: | (in Karras' mother's voice) Dimmy, why did you do this to me? Please Dimmy, I'm afraid. |
| Father Damien Karras: | You're not my mother! |
| Father Merrin: | Don't listen...Get out! |
| Father Merrin: | Don't listen. Get out! |
| Father Damien Karras: | Why her? Why this girl? |
| Father Merrin: | I think the point is to make us despair; to see ourselves as...animal and ugly. To make us reject the possibility that God could love us. |
| Father Merrin: | I think the point is to make us despair, to see ourselves as animal and ugly. To make us reject the possibility that God could love us. |
| Lt. Kinderman: | Well, this desecration in the church. Do you think this has anything to do with witchcraft? |
| Father Damien Karras: | Maybe. Some rituals use the Black Mass. Maybe. |
| Lt. Kinderman: | And now, Dennings, you read how he died? |
| Father Damien Karras: | In a fall. |
| Lt. Kinderman: | Let me tell you how, and please Father, confidential. Burke Dennings, good Father, was found at the bottom of those steps leading to M Street with his head turned completely around - facing backwards. |
| Lt. Kinderman: | Let me tell you how, and please Father, confidential. Burke Dennings, good Father, was found at the bottom of those steps leading to M Street with his head turned completely around facing backwards. |
| Father Damien Karras: | It didn't happen in the fall? |
| Lt. Kinderman: | It's possible. Possible, however - |
| Lt. Kinderman: | It's possible. Possible, however... |
| Father Damien Karras: | ...unlikely. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Unlikely. |
| Lt. Kinderman: | Exactly. So on the one hand, we've got a witchcraft kind of murder, and on the other hand a Black Mass type desecration in the church. |
| Father Damien Karras: | You think the killer and the desecrator are the same? |
| Lt. Kinderman: | Maybe somebody crazy. Somebody with a spite against the church; some unconscious rebellion. |
| Father Damien Karras: | A sick priest - is that it? |
| Father Damien Karras: | A sick priest, is that it? |
| Lt. Kinderman: | Look, Father, this is hard for you. Please, I understand, but for priests on the campus here, you're the psychiatrist. You know who was sick at the time, who wasn't. I mean, this kind of sickness. You'd know that. |
| Father Damien Karras: | I think it might be helpful if I gave you some background on the different personalities Regan has manifested. So far, I'd say there seem to be three. She's convinced... |
| Father Damien Karras: | I think it might be helpful if I gave you some background on the different personalities Regan has manifested. So far, I'd say there seem to be three. She's convinced. |
| Father Merrin: | There is only one. |
| Regan MacNeil: | What an excellent day for an exorcism. |
| Father Damien Karras: | You'd like that? |
| Regan MacNeil: | Intensely. |
| Father Damien Karras: | But wouldn't that drive you out of Regan? |
| Regan MacNeil: | It would bring us together. |
| Father Damien Karras: | You and Regan. |
| Regan MacNeil: | You and us. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Where's Regan? |
| Regan MacNeil: | In here - with us. |
| Regan MacNeil: | In here, with us. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Show me Regan and I'll loosen one of the straps. |
| Regan MacNeil: | Can you help an old altar boy, Father? - Your mother's in here with us, Karras. Would you like to leave a message? I'll see that she gets it. |
| Regan MacNeil: | Can you help an old altar boy, Father? Your mother's in here with us, Karras. Would you like to leave a message? I'll see that she gets it. |
| Father Damien Karras: | If that's true, then you must know my mother's maiden name. What is it? What is it? (Regan vomits onto Karras) |
| Father Damien Karras: | Hello, Regan. I'm a friend of your mothers. I'd like to help you. |
| Regan MacNeil: | Why not loosen the straps then? |
| Father Damien Karras: | I'm afraid you might hurt yourself, Regan. |
| Regan MacNeil: | I'm not Regan. |
| Father Damien Karras: | I see. Well then, let's introduce ourselves. I'm Damien Karras. |
| Regan MacNeil: | I'm the devil. Now kindly undo these straps! |
| Father Damien Karras: | If you're the devil, why not make the straps disappear? |
| Regan MacNeil: | That's much too vulgar a display of power, Karras. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Look, I'm only against the possibility of doing your daughter more harm than good...I can't do it. I need evidence that the church would accept as signs of possession...like her speaking in a language she's never known or studied...Look, your daughter doesn't say she's a demon. She says she's the devil himself. Now if you've seen as many psychotics as I have, you realize that's the same thing as saying you're Napoleon Bonaparte. You asked me what I think is best for your daughter. Six months, under observation, in the best hospital you can find. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Look, I'm only against the possibility of doing your daughter more harm than good. I can't do it. I need evidence that the church would accept as signs of possession, like her speaking in a language she's never known or studied...Look, your daughter doesn't say she's a demon. She says she's the devil himself. Now if you've seen as many psychotics as I have, you realize that's the same thing as saying you're Napoleon Bonaparte. You asked me what I think is best for your daughter. Six months, under observation, in the best hospital you can find. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Look, I'm only against the possibility of doing your daughter more harm than good. I can't do it. I need evidence that the church would accept as signs of possession, like her speaking in a language she's never known or studied. Look, your daughter doesn't say she's a demon. She says she's the devil himself. Now if you've seen as many psychotics as I have, you realize that's the same thing as saying you're Napoleon Bonaparte. You asked me what I think is best for your daughter. Six months, under observation, in the best hospital you can find. |
| Chris MacNeil: | I'm telling you that that thing upstairs isn't my daughter. Now I want you to tell me that you know for a fact that there's nothing wrong with my daughter except in her mind. YOU TELL ME YOU KNOW FOR A FACT THAT AN EXORCISM WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD! YOU TELL ME THAT! |
| Chris MacNeil: | Someone very close to me is probably possessed and needs an exorcism. Father Karras, it's my little girl. |
| Father Damien Karras: | The Catholic Church insists on proof that the devil is really in a person. Then that's all the more reason to forget about exorcism...To begin with, it could make things worse. Secondly, the church before it approves an exorcism conducts an investigation to see if it's warranted. That takes time...I need church approval and that's rarely given. I will see her as a psychiatrist. |
| Father Damien Karras: | The Catholic Church insists on proof that the devil is really in a person. Then that's all the more reason to forget about exorcism. To begin with, it could make things worse. Secondly, the church before it approves an exorcism conducts an investigation to see if it's warranted. That takes time. I need church approval and that's rarely given. I will see her as a psychiatrist. |
| Chris MacNeil: | Oh, not a psychiatrist. She needs a priest. She's already seen every fu**ing psychiatrist in the world and they sent me to you. Now you're gonna send me back to them? Jesus Christ! Won't somebody help me...Can't you help her, just help her? |
| Chris MacNeil: | Oh, not a psychiatrist. She needs a priest. She's already seen every fu**ing psychiatrist in the world and they sent me to you. Now you're gonna send me back to them? Jesus Christ! Won't somebody help me. Can't you help her, just help her? |
| Chris MacNeil: | How do you go about getting an exorcism? |
| Father Damien Karras: | I beg your pardon? Well, the first thing - I'd have to get into a time machine and get back to the 16th century...Well, it just doesn't happen anymore, Mrs. MacNeil...since we learned about mental illness, paranoia, schizophrenia...Since the day I joined the Jesuits, I've never met one priest who has performed an exorcism. Not one. |
| Father Damien Karras: | I beg your pardon? Well, the first thing I'd have to get into a time machine and get back to the 16th century. Well, it just doesn't happen anymore, Mrs. MacNeil since we learned about mental illness, paranoia, schizophrenia. Since the day I joined the Jesuits, I've never met one priest who has performed an exorcism. Not one. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Mama, I could take you somewhere where you'd be safe. You wouldn't be alone. There would be people around. You know, you wouldn't be sitting here listening to a radio. |
| Karras' Mother: | (speaks in Greek) - You understand me? This is my house and I'm not going no place. Dimmy, you're worried for something? |
| Karras' Mother: | (speaks in Greek) You understand me? This is my house and I'm not going no place. Dimmy, you're worried for something? |
| Father Damien Karras: | No, Mama. |
| Karras' Mother: | You're not happy. Tell me, what is the matter? |
| Father Damien Karras: | Mama, I'm all right, I'm fine, really I am. |
| Father Damien Karras: | Take me! Come into me! God-damn you, take me! Take me! |
| Father Damien Karras: | There are no experts. You probably know as much about possession than most priests. Look, your daughter doesn't say she's a demon. She says she's the devil himself. And if you've seen as many psychotics as I have, you'd know it's like saying you're Napoleon Bonaparte. |