Paul Bateson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 24, 1940, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- September 15, 2012
- Movies
- 3
Paul Bateson (August 24, 1940 - September 15, 2012) was 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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | The History of 'Cruising' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1973 | The Exorcist | Radiologist's Assistant (uncredited) |
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