The classic 1973 horror film, “The Exorcist”, has been re-released in theaters with an extended version. The story stars Regan (Linda Blair) and Father Karras (Jason Miller) marked a before and after in the film industry.
The film went down in history when it was banned by the Catholic Church in the 1970s due to the explicit scenes it showed.
But this was not the only curious fact of the film. Although the interpreter who made the father karras He made his debut as an actor with “The Exorcist”, within the literary world he was already famous.
Actor who played Father Karras won the Pulitzer
Jason Miller He debuted on the big screen with the role of father karras and such was his performance that earned him an Oscar nomination in the best supporting actor category.
There was no doubt that Miller was born for art. And it is that long before dazzling in the cinema, he was already a recognized and successful writer. His dramatic work “When we were champions” (“That championship season”) served him so that the same year of the premiere of “The Exorcist”, 1973, he won the Pulitzer Prize.
Jason Miller as Writer and Director
His literary work, which earned him several awards, was adapted to the cinema in 1982 under his direction and starring Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen and Paul Sorvino.
During the 1980s and 1990s he continued his work as an actor and screenwriter. Under his writing, films such as “Reward” and “The Story of Mary Thomas” were born. In addition, he could be seen acting in “Rock Star” and “The Exorcist III”, in which he played ‘Patient X’.
The last film in which he was a part was “Finding home” in 2003, whose premiere was posthumous after his death. Jason passed away from an acute myocardial infarction at the age of 62 on May 13, 2001.
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