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