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.
Filmography
all 81
Movies 58
TV Shows 23
self 3
Voice 3
Narrator 1
Father Wymond
The Skeptic (2009)
Movie
Andrey Botvinnik (segment 'A Walk in the Woods')
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
Movie
Bishop Hollister
Suits on the Loose (2005)
Movie
Tommy's Dad
K Street (2003)
TV
6
Network Chairman (uncredited)
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Movie
McKenzie
D-Tox (2002)
Movie
1
Lenny
Danny (2001)
TV
The Dictator (voice)
Pasta For War (2000)
Movie
Inspector Fenwick
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
Movie
Chief Justice
Swing Vote (1999)
Movie
Lou Potts
Mad City (1997)
Movie
Pat Chase
Veronica's Closet (1997)
TV
6
Father Patrick Martin
The Practice (1997)
TV
E. Garner Goodman
The Chamber (1996)
Movie
Hilton Barber
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Movie
7.5
Horace Stonehall
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
Movie
6
Edmund Bacon (voice)
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain (1995)
TV
Judge Henry Harper
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Movie
5.8
Dr. Robert Harrigan
Touched by an Angel (1994)
TV
8
Wayne Rutley
ER (1994)
TV
5.44
Mr. Lundy
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Movie
6.63
Father Cavanaugh
Rudy (1993)
Movie
6
T.H. Houghton
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Billy Flynn
Hoffa (1992)
Movie
5
Daniel Christie
Far and Away (1992)
Movie
4.33
Maggie's Father
Double Edge (1992)
Movie
Grandpa Irving
Age Isn't Everything (1991)
Movie
Brontë's Lawyer
Green Card (1990)
Movie
6.25
The Storyteller (Voice)
LifeStories: Steve Burdick (1990)
Movie
Bishop Richard Baker
The Love She Sought (1990)
Movie
Capt. Fitzgerald
Johnny Ryan (1990)
Movie
Grandpa Fred
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Movie
6
Von Metz
Loose Cannons (1990)
Movie
Dancer
The Heist (1989)
Movie
Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
Coach (1989)
TV
4.75
Dr. Walter Hovde
From the Dead of Night (1989)
Movie
Rosh Benefield
Home Fires Burning (1989)
Movie
Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
Things Change (1988)
Movie
6
Tom Watson
The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
TV
Andrey Botvinnik
A Walk in the Woods (1988)
Movie
Ernie Merriman
Broadcast News (1987)
Movie
5
Keegan
Big Shots (1987)
Movie
Stanislav Korzenowski
Outrageous Fortune (1987)
Movie
7
Narrator
Washington Monuments (1987)
Movie
Jim Conway
Into Thin Air (1985)
Movie
Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
TV
6.33
Bishop Patrick Shea
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
The Judge
The Natural (1984)
Movie
5.38
Father Mihail Fonescu
The Keep (1983)
Movie
Will Darnell
Christine (1983)
Movie
4.38
Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Movie
Bishop Walkman
Monsignor (1982)
Movie
Navy Captain Franklin Howe
Cheers (1982)
TV
6.12
Hiram Calder
Hanky Panky (1982)
Movie
Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
World War III (1982)
TV
8
Judge Philip Erbsen
The Ordeal of Bill Carney (1981)
Movie
Leo Alderman
Thief (1981)
Movie
3.88
Stan Jablonski
Hill Street Blues (1981)
TV
6
Lineup Gallery Cop
The Brink's Job (1978)
Movie
McLeague
Beacon Hill (1975)
TV
The Chairman
Zalmen, or The Madness of God (1975)
Movie
Secretary of War Stanton
Lincoln: Trial by Fire (1974)
Movie
Edwin M. Stanton
They've Killed President Lincoln! (1971)
Movie
Self - Nominee & Performer
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Hoke / Rosh Benefield
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1930-12-13
Deathday2008-12-08 (77 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known Asرابرت پروسکی
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