Hello, friends!
Today you`ll see how actors of the movie The Exorcist (1973) have changed. You`ll know
their original names and age. I will show you how they looked then, in 1973, and what`s
with them now, in 2021. Don`t forget to like and subscribe to the channel. Let`s go!
Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) is a possessed 12-year-old girl. The daughter of famous actress
Chris MacNeil, Regan is taken over by the demon Pazuzu and gradually assumes a strange,
aggressive and completely different behavior that worries and scares her mother.
Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) is a priest and exorcist who had several encounters with
the demon Pazuzu and eventually became the one it assumedly feared. Alongside Father
Karras, Merrin attempted to save the soul of Regan MacNeil, a young girl possessed by
Pazuzu.
Sharon Spencer (Kitty Winn) was in her mid 20s. She attended college, where she studied
Russian. Sharon has been Chris' secretary and Regan's tutor for 3 years, and has also
taught Regan some French. Sharon teaches Chris this knowledge so that she can treat Regan.
William F. Kinderman (played by Lee J. Cobb) is a lieutenant and homicide detective, assigned
to thoroughly investigate and uncover the death of Burke Dennings, for the purpose he
befriends Father Damien Karras to assist him in the case with a religious perspective.
Burke Dennings (Jack MacGowran) was a well known film director. He had a good relation
with Chris MacNeil. He is killed by Regan while possessed by Pazuzu, who uses superhuman
strength to break Denning`s neck, turning his head completely around and throwing him
from Regan.
Father Damien Karras, S.J., is a troubled priest and psychiatric counselor suffering
from a crisis of faith, who confronts Pazuzu and is joined by Father Merrin in his attempt
to exorcise Regan MacNeil, a young girl the demon possesses. He was portrayed by Jason
Miller.
Father Dyer (played by William O'Malley) is the University President's assistant at Georgetown
University. He is good friends with Damien Karras, a fellow Jesuit priest and psychiatrist.
He meets actress Chris MacNeil for the first time at a wrap party thrown by her.
Dr. Klein (Barton Heyman) is a doctor in The Exorcist who is trying to help Regan and figure
out what's wrong with her. Later at the McNeil's residents, Dr. Klein gets smacked in the face
by Regan and is rushed to a hospital and is never seen throughout the rest of the film.
Dr. Tanney (played by Robert Symonds) was one of the doctors that attempted to treat
Regan MacNeil. Initially he disregarded the plausibility of a spirit and termed it as
a psychological disorder but was later left with no diagnosis, similar to his fellow doctors.
Karl Engstrom (Rudolf Schündler) is a side character appearing in The Exorcist. Karl
Engstrom is employed caretaker at Chris MacNeil's residence. Karl also accompanied the MacNeil
family during the period of exorcism and isn't seen again post the events of the movie.
The Psychiatrist (played by Arthur Storch) was summoned to the MacNeil residence by Dr.
Samuel Klein to perform a hypnotherapy on a possessed Regan MacNeil. When prompted by
a psychiatrist, the evil presence briefly manifests itself and assaults the Psychiatrists'
crouch.
Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) is a famous actress who lives temporarily in Georgetown,
in the MacNeil residence, with her daughter Regan. She knows that Regan killed Burke,
but she doesn't want to admit it because she doesn't want Regan to go to jail or get into
trouble.
Thank you for watching! If you liked this video, please share it on
social networks, like it and, of course, subscribe to the channel!