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The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel.The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and the attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.
Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.; April 22, 1939 – May 13, 2001) was an American playwright and actor.He won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, a role he reprised in The ...
Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he played ...
Ron Faber (February 16, 1933 – March 26, 2023) was an American actor. He had roles in films like The Exorcist, Navy SEALs, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, and Soup for One. He also had roles in off-Broadway productions like And They Put Handcuffs on Flowers, Stonewall Jackson's House, and Troilus and Cressida.
Two of the film’s actors, Jack MacGowran (who played Burke Jennings, Chris MacNeil’s director and friend) and Vasiliki Maliaros (who played Damian Karras’ mother, Mary), died during ...
Ron Faber, a theater, television and film actor who appeared in “The Exorcist,” died on March 26 of lung cancer. He was 90. Faber’s career as an actor landed him roles in films including ...
John Joseph MacGowran (13 October 1918 – 30 January 1973) was an Irish actor, known for being one of the foremost stage interpreters of the work of Samuel Beckett, as well as his film roles as Professor Abronsius in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Juniper in How I Won the War (1967), and Burke Dennings in The Exorcist (1973); MacGowran died during production of the latter film.
Max von Sydow, the tall, tragic-faced Swedish actor whose name was virtually synonymous with the films of Ingmar Bergman, has died. He was 90. Variety has confirmed that the actor died on Sunday.