DaveOJ12 t1_jdk6iuf wrote on March 24, 2023 at 11:56 PM

He actually was a radiological technician before he played one in the movie.

Byronic__heroine t1_jdkttsa wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:01 AM

Is he the one that put that shit in Regan's neck that made the blood spurt? If so, then I'm not surprised he's a killer. Of all the scenes in that movie, that's the only one that makes me uncomfortable.

beetrootsandwiches t1_jdm5gpu wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:45 PM

First time I saw that scene I got lightheaded

cycleguychopperguy t1_jdkeppa wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:57 AM

Suspected serial killer....

epochpenors t1_jdl3t0f wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:34 AM

Damn, and the extra murders for which he was suspected were the real life basis for the movie Cruising

MercyReign t1_jdjyeup wrote on March 24, 2023 at 10:55 PM

Oh………………………………

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MrAnderson-expectyou OP t1_jdkepz2 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:58 AM

He’s not an actor. He was playing a radiologist because he was a radiologist

BedDefiant4950 t1_jdkft4d wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:06 AM

friedkin liked to do that a lot. in french connection the police mechanic who tore the drop car apart was the actual guy who did that for the NYPD.

sik0fewl t1_jdkhids wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:19 AM

It's called method acting.

IO-NightOwl t1_jdl25zu wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:17 AM

Method acting is where an actor actually lives like the character he's portraying to research a role to make the performance more believable.

Hiring a real life professional to portray a character like their actual selves is just a casting choice.

TIL that the man who played the radiological technician in the movie The Exorcist is also a convicted murderer, and was briefly portrayed on screen in season 2 of Mindhunter.

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