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O'Malley is best known for his portrayal of Father Dyer in The Exorcist, for which he was also a technical advisor. According to one source, he was the first Catholic priest to portray a priest in a commercial motion picture. [1]
Father Bill O’Malley, a Jesuit teacher and priest who starred in "The Exorcist," was accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old student in the 1980s.
Jul 21, 2023 · The Rev. William J. O’Malley, a McQuaid Jesuit High School teacher who became a Rochester celebrity for his supporting role in the 1973 horror film “The Exorcist,” and was later accused of...
Jul 25, 2023 · The Rev. William O’Malley, a former McQuaid Jesuit High School faculty member who gained fame with a role in the 1973 blockbuster “The Exorcist,” and infamy when he was accused in lawsuits of...
- Marcia Greenwood
- Rochester Now Reporter
Order: SJ. Ordained: 1951. Status: Sued. Died: 07/15/2023. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester NY. Worked at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester 1966-1986, and Fordham Prep in the Bronx 1986-2012. Appeared in the 1973 film, “The Exorcist.”
Aug 16, 2019 · Reverend William J. O’Malley, the Jesuit teacher who became a minor celebrity after playing Father Dyer in The Exorcist, has been accused of sexually abusing one of his former students at the...
Jan 13, 2017 · William J. O’Malley, S.J., a longtime teacher at McQuaid High in Rochester, N.Y., and Fordham Prep in the Bronx, N.Y., advised and acted in the film “The Exorcist,” based on the novel by...
