The Exorcist star Ron Faber, who delivered key scene in horror classic, dies aged 90-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro

The late actor has been remembered for his many theatre roles (Picture: Warner Bros)

Ron Faber, who played a pivotal role in the 1973 supernatural horror film The Exorcist, has died at the age of 90.

The late actor had been diagnosed with lung cancer, and has been remembered for his many roles on the stage throughout his career.

In The Exorcist, Faber played assistant director Chuck on Crash Course (a movie-within-a-movie), who revealed that the film’s director Burke Dennings (Jack MacGowran) had died.

His line went: ‘I suppose you’ve heard,’ before continuing by saying: ‘You haven’t heard. Burke’s dead. He must have been drunk. He fell down from the top of the steps right outside. By the time he hit M Sreet he broke his neck.’

However, in actual fact, Dennings had been killed by the demon at the centre of the flick.

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 16 1933, Faber appeared in movies including Navy SEALS, The Private Files of J Edgar Hoover and Soup for One.

The actor won an Obie Award, a prestigious accolade for off-Broadway productions (Picture: Pierre Schermann/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)

He also had extensive experience on stage, starring in Broadway productions including First Monday in October adn Medea.

The actor performed in several off-Broadway plays, resulting in him winning an Obie Award in 1972 – a prestigious accolade awarded for off-Broadway productions – for his performance in And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers.

Faber was also recognised with a Drama Desk Award for his performance in the same year.

Other off-Broadway acting credits included parts in Happy Days, Timse an Appetits of Toulouse Lautrex, Hamlet, The Last Laugh and Woyzeck.

He also appeared in several TV movies throughout his career, and could be seen in programmes such as Law and Order and The Edge of Night.

Faber pictured having his hair styled backstage of And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Picture: Pierre Schermann/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)

In 2016, Faber opened up about his contribution to The Exorcist, admitting his annoyance over never getting ‘any credit’ for being part of the voice of the demon on the film.

Referencing the horror’s director William Friedkin, he told ComingSoon: Friedkin told me that there were three people doing the voice of the demon for the film.

‘He was determined to make sure that the devil did not sound like just one person, he wanted it to sound like a legion of voices.’

Faber continued at th time: ‘So he had Mercedes McCambridge do the core part of the voice of the demon, and myself and someone else, and I never got any credit for it.’

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The late actor said that he felt ‘shocked’ that McCambridge ended up receiving the ‘sole credit’ in the end.

Faber is survived by his wife Kathleen Moore Faber and children Hart, Raymond (Sadia), Elise Manuel (Alex), and Anthony, several grandchildren and step-grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by his son, Eric.

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