Robert Prosky
December 13, 1930 (93 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2009 · The Skeptic as Father Wymond
- 2007 · The Valley of Light as Hoke
- 2006 · The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
- 2005 · Suits on the Loose as Bishop Hollister
- 2003 · K Street as Tommy's Dad
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Death to Smoochy as Network Chairman (uncredited)
- 2002 · D-Tox as McKenzie
- 2001 · Danny as Lenny
- 2000 · Pasta For War as The Dictator (voice)
- 1999 · Once and Again as
- 1999 · Dudley Do-Right as Inspector Fenwick
- 1999 · Swing Vote as Chief Justice
- 1998 · LateLine as
- 1998 · The Lake as Herb
- 1997 · Mad City as Lou Potts
- 1997 · Veronica's Closet as Pat Chase
- 1997 · The Practice as Father Patrick Martin
- 1996 · The Chamber as E. Garner Goodman
- 1995 · Dead Man Walking as Hilton Barber
- 1995 · The Scarlet Letter as Horace Stonehall
- 1995 · Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain as Edmund Bacon (voice)
- 1994 · Miracle on 34th Street as Judge Henry Harper
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Dr. Robert Harrigan
- 1994 · ER as Wayne Rutley
- 1993 · Mrs. Doubtfire as Mr. Lundy
- 1993 · Rudy as Father Cavanaugh
- 1993 · Frasier as T.H. Houghton
- 1993 · Last Action Hero as Nick
- 1992 · Hoffa as Billy Flynn
- 1992 · Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story as Maishe
- 1992 · Far and Away as Daniel Christie
- 1992 · Double Edge as Maggie's Father
- 1991 · Brooklyn Bridge as
- 1991 · Age Isn't Everything as Grandpa Irving
- 1990 · Green Card as Brontë's Lawyer
- 1990 · LifeStories: Steve Burdick as The Storyteller (Voice)
- 1990 · The Love She Sought as Bishop Richard Baker
- 1990 · Funny About Love as E. T.
- 1990 · Lifestories as
- 1990 · Johnny Ryan as Capt. Fitzgerald
- 1990 · Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Grandpa Fred
- 1990 · Dangerous Pursuit as Bill
- 1990 · Loose Cannons as Von Metz
- 1989 · The Heist as Dancer
- 1989 · Coach as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
- 1989 · From the Dead of Night as Dr. Walter Hovde
- 1989 · Home Fires Burning as Rosh Benefield
- 1988 · Things Change as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
- 1988 · The Great Outdoors as Wally
- 1988 · The Murder of Mary Phagan as Tom Watson
- 1988 · A Walk in the Woods as Andrey Botvinnik
- 1987 · Broadcast News as Ernie Merriman
- 1987 · Big Shots as Keegan
- 1987 · Outrageous Fortune as Stanislav Korzenowski
- 1987 · Washington Monuments as Narrator
- 1985 · Into Thin Air as Jim Conway
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Bishop Patrick Shea
- 1984 · The Natural as The Judge
- 1983 · The Keep as Father Mihail Fonescu
- 1983 · Christine as Will Darnell
- 1983 · The Lords of Discipline as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
- 1982 · Monsignor as Bishop Walkman
- 1982 · Cheers as Navy Captain Franklin Howe
- 1982 · Hanky Panky as Hiram Calder
- 1982 · World War III as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
- 1981 · The Ordeal of Bill Carney as Judge Philip Erbsen
- 1981 · Thief as Leo Alderman
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as Stan Jablonski
- 1978 · The Brink's Job as Lineup Gallery Cop
- 1977 · Lou Grant as
- 1975 · Beacon Hill as McLeague
- 1975 · Zalmen, or The Madness of God as The Chairman
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee & Performer
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rosh Benefield
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Hoke