Jason Miller as Father Damien Karras walks with Lee J. Cobb as Detective Kinderman on location at Georgetown University for the filming of The Exorcist. Jason Miller went to that other Catholic University in town, The Catholic University of America where he earned a degree in theatre. Working for years in regional theatre as an actor and writer, 1973 turned out to be a banner year for Miller. He got his first movie role as Father Karras for which he would earn a well-deserved nomination for Best Supporting Actor and he won the Pulitzer Prize for his play, That Championship Season. It is safe to say he never had another year like this again. A quick glance at his bio on IMDB and Wikipedia confirms that yes, it is very safe to say that indeed.
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