Jason Miller

Jason Miller

Born: April 22, 1939
Died: May 13, 2001
in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Jason Miller (April 22, 1939 - May 13, 2001) was an American actor and playwright.

Movies for Jason Miller...

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Title: Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 5, 2023
Type: Movie
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
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Miller's Tale
Title: Miller's Tale
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Released: March 5, 2011
Type: Movie
Miller's Tale is a personal journey into the life of playwright and actor Jason Miller and his relationship with his hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Best known for his performance as Father Karras in The Exorcist, Miller experienced a brief but brilliant period of national acclaim, then curiously abandoned Hollywood to return to his hometown. After Miller died in a local bar Scranton, at the age of 62, filmmaker and fellow Scranton native Rebecca Marshall Ferris set out with her camera to find out why did this exceptional playwright, who achieved such phenomenal early success, never write a Broadway play again? And what happened to Miller in Hollywood that would make him run away from a promising acting career?
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Title: Hellsing
Released: October 10, 2001
Type: TV
Vampires exist. It is the duty of Hellsing, an organization sponsored by the British government, to hide that frightening fact and protect the blissfully unaware populace. Along with its own personal army, Hellsing also has a few secret weapons. Alucard, an incredibly powerful vampire, has been controlled by Hellsing for years. Although he dislikes being a servant to the Hellsing family, he certainly enjoys his job as Hellsing’s vampire exterminator. Seras is a fledgling vampire and a former police woman. Although reluctant to embrace her new self, she is still a valuable member of the organization. Integra Hellsing, the current leader, is usually fully capable of fulfilling her duty, but lately, vampire activity has been on the rise. Unfortunately, the cause is more alarming than anything she could have imagined...
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The Joe Spinell Story
Title: The Joe Spinell Story
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 2001
Type: Movie
The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac.
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The Eternal
Title: The Eternal
Character: The Doctor
Released: September 18, 1998
Type: Movie
An alcoholic American couple travel to the UK with their son so he can meet his grandmother but they walk in on their crazed uncle who is in the midst of reviving a centuries-old Druid witch.
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The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Title: The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Character: Self / Father Karras
Released: June 13, 1998
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes retrospective made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Includes interviews with Linda Blair and the other stars of the film, along with commentary from the director and writer on some of the deeper meanings behind the elements they used to terrify their audiences, and previously unreleased footage including make-up tests and deleted scenes.
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Murdered Innocence
Title: Murdered Innocence
Character: Det. Rollins
Released: April 21, 1996
Type: Movie
Twenty years after his mother was stabbed to death, a young man is determined to find the truth behind the coverup of her brutal murder.
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Mommy
Title: Mommy
Character: Lt. March
Released: November 28, 1995
Type: Movie
Patty McCormack's "Mommy" is psychotically obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter Jessica Ann -- so much so that when she finds out Jessica didn't get the "Student of the Year" award again, she solves the problem by murdering the teacher who didn't recommend her for it. She dismisses the killing as inconsequential ("a minor accident"), but the homicide detective assigned to the case suspects her immediately, and an insurance investigator who also suspects her tries to get close to Jessica Ann to find out what really happened.
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Rudy
Title: Rudy
Character: Coach Ara Parseghian
Released: September 17, 1993
Type: Movie
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5 people and has set his sights upon joining the team.
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Small Kill
Title: Small Kill
Character: Mikie
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Children are being kidnapped and held for ransom. If the parents don't cooperate, the kids show up dead. An undercover cop gets involved in the case, and his investigation leads him to a connection between a banker and a fortune teller.
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The Exorcist III
Title: The Exorcist III
Character: Father Damien Karras / Patient X
Released: August 17, 1990
Type: Movie
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.
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Deadly Care
Title: Deadly Care
Character: Dr. Miles Keefer
Released: March 22, 1987
Type: Movie
True story about a nurse's descent into the nightmarish world of substance abuse which endangers her life and the lives of her patients.
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Light of Day
Title: Light of Day
Character: Benjamin Rasnick
Released: February 6, 1987
Type: Movie
Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.
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A Touch of Scandal
Title: A Touch of Scandal
Character: Garrett Locke
Released: November 27, 1984
Type: Movie
Katherine Gilvey is a comely councilwoman, whose campaign for Attorney General is being managed by her ambitious, but cold-hearted husband Benjamin, which takes a turn when photographs surface of her liasion with a male prostitute, who used to be a law client of hers, and has now turned up dead. Also is a note telling her to withdraw from the campaign or the photos will be made public. Investigating on her own, Katherine's suspects to the idenity of the blackmailer are: a shadowy power broker, a charismatic minister, an activist priest, or even her own husband.
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Toy Soldiers
Title: Toy Soldiers
Character: Sarge
Released: November 1, 1984
Type: Movie
While on a vacation in Central America, some American teenagers are kidnapped by terrorists. A rescue mission is sent after them, but they manage to escape and join up with a mercenary fighting the terrorists.
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Terror in the Aisles
Title: Terror in the Aisles
Character: Father Karras (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 26, 1984
Type: Movie
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
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Monsignor
Title: Monsignor
Character: Don Vito Appolini
Released: October 22, 1982
Type: Movie
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.
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The Best Little Girl in the World
Title: The Best Little Girl in the World
Character: Clay Orlovsky
Released: May 11, 1981
Type: Movie
Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or self-inducing vomiting, because of her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures.
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Marilyn: The Untold Story
Title: Marilyn: The Untold Story
Character: Arthur Miller
Released: November 10, 1980
Type: Movie
The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and untimely death.
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The Henderson Monster
Title: The Henderson Monster
Character: Dr. Tom Henderson
Released: May 27, 1980
Type: Movie
A small town becomes gripped by an ethical debate when the community discovers a moody, egotistical scientist is experimenting with DNA and the creation of new life.
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The Ninth Configuration
Title: The Ninth Configuration
Character: Lt. Frankie Reno
Released: February 29, 1980
Type: Movie
Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.
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Vampire
Title: Vampire
Character: John Rawlins
Released: October 7, 1979
Type: Movie
Vampire Anton Voytek's lair is disturbed by the ground breaking for a new church. Anton attempts to start a modern life using his hoarded wealth, but finds it's been confiscated by the authorities. He takes revenge on the architect responsible, who in turn, aided by a retired detective, tries to hunt down and destroy Anton.
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Title: The Dain Curse
Character: Owen Fitzstephan
Released: May 22, 1978
Type: TV
Hard-boiled private dick Hamilton Nash is hired to investigate a case of stolen diamonds, which leads him to a lovely and odd young woman named Gabrielle, who believes she has been stricken with the ancient curse of the Dain family. The curse has historically caused its victims to die prematurely.
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A Dog Called... Vengeance
Title: A Dog Called... Vengeance
Character: Aristides Ungria
Released: December 2, 1977
Type: Movie
A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.
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The Devil's Advocate
Title: The Devil's Advocate
Character: Dr. Aldo Meyer
Released: October 26, 1977
Type: Movie
A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Title: F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Character: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Released: December 17, 1975
Type: Movie
The story of author F. Scott Fitzgerald's two stays in Hollywood to write for films, once in 1927 at the height of his acclaim, and again in 1937 when he arrived with little money, enormous expenses and an ill wife.
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A Home of Our Own
Title: A Home of Our Own
Character: Father William Wasson
Released: October 19, 1975
Type: Movie
The story of Father William Wasson, who founded and operated a home for abandoned and orphaned children in Mexico.
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The Nickel Ride
Title: The Nickel Ride
Character: Cooper
Released: January 15, 1975
Type: Movie
A world-weary crime boss is losing his grip on his organization.
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Title: The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 20, 1974
Type: Movie
In this made-for-TV production, Vincent Price and his hunchback sidekick (Billy Van) host a pun-filled salute to the horror film genre from its earliest beginnings all the way up to The Exorcist. Featuring clips from classic horror films and interviews with genre greats like Frank Gorshin, John Carradine, John Astin and SFX legend Bill Tuttle, among others.
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The Exorcist
Title: The Exorcist
Character: Father Damien Karras
Released: December 26, 1973
Type: Movie
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil--and that her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.