Paul Bateson

Born: 1940-08-24

Paul Bateson (born August 24, 1940) is an American convicted murderer and former radiographer. He appeared as a radiologic technologist in a scene from the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, which was inspired when the film's director, William Friedkin, watched him perform a cerebral angiography the previous year. The scene, with a considerable amount of blood onscreen, was, for many viewers, the film's most disturbing scene; medical professionals have praised it for its realism.


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The Exorcist

as Radiologist's Assistant (uncredited)
Released: 1973-12-26

When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say...

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The History of 'Cruising'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-09-18

Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it...

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