Robert Prosky
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 13, 1930 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2009 | The SkepticFather Wymond | |
| 2007 | The Valley of LightHoke | |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysAndrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | |
| 2005 | Suits on the LooseBishop Hollister | |
| 2003 | K StreetTommy's Dad | |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf | |
| 2002 | D-ToxMcKenzie | |
| 2002 | Death to SmoochyNetwork Chairman (uncredited) | |
| 2002 | Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & OuttakesSelf | |
| 2002 | Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary | |
| 2001 | DannyLenny | |
| 2000 | Pasta For WarThe Dictator (voice) | |
| 1999 | Dudley Do-RightInspector Fenwick | |
| 1999 | Swing VoteChief Justice | |
| 1999 | The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in AmericaSelf (voice) | |
| 1999 | Once and Again | |
| 1998 | The LakeHerb | |
| 1998 | LateLine | |
| 1997 | Mad CityLou Potts | |
| 1997 | Veronica's ClosetPat Chase | |
| 1997 | The PracticeFather Patrick Martin | |
| 1996 | The ChamberE. Garner Goodman | |
| 1995 | Dead Man WalkingHilton Barber | |
| 1995 | The Scarlet LetterHorace Stonehall | |
| 1995 | Thomas Jefferson: A View from the MountainEdmund Bacon (voice) | |
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th StreetJudge Henry Harper | |
| 1994 | ERWayne Rutley | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelDr. Robert Harrigan | |
| 1993 | Mrs. DoubtfireMr. Lundy | |
| 1993 | RudyFather Cavanaugh | |
| 1993 | Last Action HeroNick | |
| 1993 | FrasierT.H. Houghton | |
| 1992 | Far and AwayDaniel Christie | |
| 1992 | HoffaBilly Flynn | |
| 1992 | Double EdgeMaggie's Father | |
| 1992 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryMaishe | |
| 1991 | Age Isn't EverythingGrandpa Irving | |
| 1991 | Brooklyn Bridge | |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New BatchGrandpa Fred | |
| 1990 | Loose CannonsVon Metz | |
| 1990 | Funny About LoveE. T. | |
| 1990 | The Love She SoughtBishop Richard Baker | |
| 1990 | Johnny RyanCapt. Fitzgerald | |
| 1990 | Dangerous PursuitBill | |
| 1990 | Green CardBrontë's Lawyer | |
| 1990 | LifeStories: Steve BurdickThe Storyteller (Voice) | |
| 1990 | Lifestories | |
| 1989 | From the Dead of NightDr. Walter Hovde | |
| 1989 | Home Fires BurningRosh Benefield | |
| 1989 | The HeistDancer | |
| 1989 | CoachCoach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly | |
| 1989 | Christine CromwellLarry Cerreta | |
| 1988 | The Great OutdoorsWally | |
| 1988 | Things ChangeJoseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo | |
| 1988 | A Walk in the WoodsAndrey Botvinnik | |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary PhaganTom Watson | |
| 1987 | Outrageous FortuneStanislav Korzenowski | |
| 1987 | Broadcast NewsErnie Merriman | |
| 1987 | Big ShotsKeegan | |
| 1987 | Washington MonumentsNarrator | |
| 1985 | Into Thin AirJim Conway | |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDr. Sutton A. Vogel | |
| 1984 | The NaturalThe Judge | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteBishop Patrick Shea | |
| 1983 | ChristineWill Darnell | |
| 1983 | The KeepFather Mihail Fonescu | |
| 1983 | The Lords of DisciplineCol. 'Bear' Berrineau | |
| 1982 | MonsignorBishop Walkman | |
| 1982 | Hanky PankyHiram Calder | |
| 1982 | CheersNavy Captain Franklin Howe | |
| 1982 | World War IIIGen. Aleksey Rudenski | |
| 1981 | ThiefLeo Alderman | |
| 1981 | The Ordeal of Bill CarneyJudge Philip Erbsen | |
| 1981 | Hill Street BluesStan Jablonski | |
| 1978 | The Brink's JobLineup Gallery Cop | |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | |
| 1975 | Zalmen, or The Madness of GodThe Chairman | |
| 1975 | Beacon HillMcLeague | |
| 1974 | Lincoln: Trial by FireSecretary of War Stanton | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / Performer | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameRosh Benefield | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameHoke |