Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Known for
Acting
Born
December 13, 1930
Died
December 8, 2008 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in Thief (1981), Christine (1983), The Natural (1984), and Broadcast News (1987). Prosky's other notable movies include Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Hoffa (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Last Action Hero (1993), Rudy (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995), and Mad City (1997). His most notable television role was of Sgt. Stan Jablonski on the TV police drama Hill Street Blues.

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Filmography

2009
The Skeptic poster

The Skeptic

Movie · as Father Wymond

2007
The Valley of Light poster

The Valley of Light

Movie · as Hoke

2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays poster

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

Movie · as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")

2005
Suits on the Loose poster

Suits on the Loose

Movie · as Bishop Hollister

2003
K Street poster

K Street

TV · as Tommy's Dad · 3 eps

2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

2002
D-Tox poster

D-Tox

Movie · as McKenzie

2002
Death to Smoochy poster

Death to Smoochy

Movie · as Network Chairman (uncredited)

2002
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

Movie · as Self

2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary poster

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Movie

2001
Danny poster

Danny

TV · as Lenny · 11 eps

2000
Pasta For War

Pasta For War

Movie · as The Dictator (voice)

1999
Dudley Do-Right poster

Dudley Do-Right

Movie · as Inspector Fenwick

1999
Swing Vote poster

Swing Vote

Movie · as Chief Justice

1999
The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America poster

The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America

Movie · as Self (voice)

1999
Once and Again poster

Once and Again

TV · 1 ep

1998
The Lake poster

The Lake

Movie · as Herb

1998
LateLine

LateLine

TV · 1 ep

1997
Mad City poster

Mad City

Movie · as Lou Potts

1997
Veronica's Closet poster

Veronica's Closet

TV · as Pat Chase · 22 eps

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Father Patrick Martin · 5 eps

1996
The Chamber poster

The Chamber

Movie · as E. Garner Goodman

1995
Dead Man Walking poster

Dead Man Walking

Movie · as Hilton Barber

1995
The Scarlet Letter poster

The Scarlet Letter

Movie · as Horace Stonehall

1995
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain poster

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

TV · as Edmund Bacon (voice) · 2 eps

1994
Miracle on 34th Street poster

Miracle on 34th Street

Movie · as Judge Henry Harper

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Wayne Rutley · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Dr. Robert Harrigan · 1 ep

1993
Mrs. Doubtfire poster

Mrs. Doubtfire

Movie · as Mr. Lundy

1993
Rudy poster

Rudy

Movie · as Father Cavanaugh

1993
Last Action Hero poster

Last Action Hero

Movie · as Nick

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as T.H. Houghton · 1 ep

1992
Far and Away poster

Far and Away

Movie · as Daniel Christie

1992
Hoffa poster

Hoffa

Movie · as Billy Flynn

1992
Double Edge poster

Double Edge

Movie · as Maggie's Father

1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story poster

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

Movie · as Maishe

1991
Age Isn't Everything poster

Age Isn't Everything

Movie · as Grandpa Irving

1991
Brooklyn Bridge poster

Brooklyn Bridge

TV · 1 ep

1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch poster

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Movie · as Grandpa Fred

1990
Loose Cannons poster

Loose Cannons

Movie · as Von Metz

1990
Funny About Love poster

Funny About Love

Movie · as E. T.

1990
The Love She Sought poster

The Love She Sought

Movie · as Bishop Richard Baker

1990
Johnny Ryan poster

Johnny Ryan

Movie · as Capt. Fitzgerald

1990
Dangerous Pursuit poster

Dangerous Pursuit

Movie · as Bill

1990
Green Card poster

Green Card

Movie · as Brontë's Lawyer

1990
LifeStories: Steve Burdick

LifeStories: Steve Burdick

Movie · as The Storyteller (Voice)

1990
Lifestories

Lifestories

TV · 9 eps

1989
From the Dead of Night poster

From the Dead of Night

Movie · as Dr. Walter Hovde

1989
Home Fires Burning poster

Home Fires Burning

Movie · as Rosh Benefield

1989
The Heist poster

The Heist

Movie · as Dancer

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly · 2 eps

1989
Christine Cromwell poster

Christine Cromwell

TV · as Larry Cerreta · 1 ep

1988
The Great Outdoors poster

The Great Outdoors

Movie · as Wally

1988
Things Change poster

Things Change

Movie · as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo

1988
A Walk in the Woods poster

A Walk in the Woods

Movie · as Andrey Botvinnik

1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan poster

The Murder of Mary Phagan

TV · as Tom Watson · 2 eps

1987
Outrageous Fortune poster

Outrageous Fortune

Movie · as Stanislav Korzenowski

1987
Broadcast News poster

Broadcast News

Movie · as Ernie Merriman

1987
Big Shots poster

Big Shots

Movie · as Keegan

1987
Washington Monuments poster

Washington Monuments

Movie · as Narrator

1985
Into Thin Air poster

Into Thin Air

Movie · as Jim Conway

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel · 1 ep

1984
The Natural poster

The Natural

Movie · as The Judge

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Bishop Patrick Shea · 1 ep

1983
Christine poster

Christine

Movie · as Will Darnell

1983
The Keep poster

The Keep

Movie · as Father Mihail Fonescu

1983
The Lords of Discipline poster

The Lords of Discipline

Movie · as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau

1982
Monsignor poster

Monsignor

Movie · as Bishop Walkman

1982
Hanky Panky poster

Hanky Panky

Movie · as Hiram Calder

1982
Cheers poster

Cheers

TV · as Navy Captain Franklin Howe · 1 ep

1982
World War III poster

World War III

TV · as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski · 2 eps

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Andrey Botvinnik · 1 ep

1981
Thief poster

Thief

Movie · as Leo Alderman

1981
The Ordeal of Bill Carney poster

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

Movie · as Judge Philip Erbsen

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · as Stan Jablonski · 67 eps

1978
The Brink's Job poster

The Brink's Job

Movie · as Cop in Police Lineup (uncredited)

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · 1 ep

1976
The Adams Chronicles poster

The Adams Chronicles

TV · as Benjamin Stoddert · 1 ep

1975
Zalmen, or The Madness of God poster

Zalmen, or The Madness of God

Movie · as The Chairman

1975
Beacon Hill poster

Beacon Hill

TV · as McLeague · 1 ep

1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire poster

Lincoln: Trial by Fire

Movie · as Secretary of War Stanton

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Rosh Benefield, Hoke · 1 ep