Acting
Robert Prosky
Born 1930-12-13
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Department: Acting
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
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Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
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Last Action Hero
1993
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
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Christine
1983
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Frasier
1993
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Dead Man Walking
1995
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ER
1994
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Far and Away
1992
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Cheers
1982
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Miracle on 34th Street
1994
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (85 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Skeptic | Father Wymond | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Valley of Light | Hoke | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | Movie | 2006 |
 | Suits on the Loose | Bishop Hollister | Movie | 2005 |
 | K Street | Tommy's Dad | TV Series | 2003 |
| Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes | Self | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Death to Smoochy | Network Chairman (uncredited) | Movie | 2002 |
 | D-Tox | McKenzie | Movie | 2002 |
 | Danny | Lenny | TV Series | 2001 |
| Pasta For War | The Dictator (voice) | Movie | 2000 | |
 | Once and Again | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Dudley Do-Right | Inspector Fenwick | Movie | 1999 |
 | Swing Vote | Chief Justice | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America | Self (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
| LateLine | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | The Lake | Herb | Movie | 1998 |
 | Mad City | Lou Potts | Movie | 1997 |
 | Veronica's Closet | Pat Chase | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Practice | Father Patrick Martin | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Chamber | E. Garner Goodman | Movie | 1996 |
 | Dead Man Walking | Hilton Barber | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Scarlet Letter | Horace Stonehall | Movie | 1995 |
 | Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain | Edmund Bacon (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Miracle on 34th Street | Judge Henry Harper | Movie | 1994 |
 | Touched by an Angel | Dr. Robert Harrigan | TV Series | 1994 |
 | ER | Wayne Rutley | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Mr. Lundy | Movie | 1993 |
 | Rudy | Father Cavanaugh | Movie | 1993 |
 | Frasier | T.H. Houghton | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Last Action Hero | Nick | Movie | 1993 |
 | Hoffa | Billy Flynn | Movie | 1992 |
 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Maishe | Movie | 1992 |
 | Far and Away | Daniel Christie | Movie | 1992 |
 | Double Edge | Maggie's Father | Movie | 1992 |
 | Brooklyn Bridge | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Age Isn't Everything | Grandpa Irving | Movie | 1991 |
 | Green Card | Brontë's Lawyer | Movie | 1990 |
| LifeStories: Steve Burdick | The Storyteller (Voice) | Movie | 1990 | |
 | The Love She Sought | Bishop Richard Baker | Movie | 1990 |
 | Funny About Love | E. T. | Movie | 1990 |
| Lifestories | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 | |
 | Johnny Ryan | Capt. Fitzgerald | Movie | 1990 |
 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Grandpa Fred | Movie | 1990 |
 | Dangerous Pursuit | Bill | Movie | 1990 |
 | Loose Cannons | Von Metz | Movie | 1990 |
 | Christine Cromwell | Larry Cerreta | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Heist | Dancer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Coach | Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly | TV Series | 1989 |
 | From the Dead of Night | Dr. Walter Hovde | Movie | 1989 |
 | Home Fires Burning | Rosh Benefield | Movie | 1989 |
 | Things Change | Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Great Outdoors | Wally | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Tom Watson | TV Series | 1988 |
 | A Walk in the Woods | Andrey Botvinnik | Movie | 1988 |
 | Broadcast News | Ernie Merriman | Movie | 1987 |
 | Big Shots | Keegan | Movie | 1987 |
 | Outrageous Fortune | Stanislav Korzenowski | Movie | 1987 |
 | Washington Monuments | Narrator | Movie | 1987 |
 | Into Thin Air | Jim Conway | Movie | 1985 |
 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Sutton A. Vogel | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Bishop Patrick Shea | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Natural | The Judge | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Keep | Father Mihail Fonescu | Movie | 1983 |
 | Christine | Will Darnell | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Lords of Discipline | Col. 'Bear' Berrineau | Movie | 1983 |
 | Monsignor | Bishop Walkman | Movie | 1982 |
 | Cheers | Navy Captain Franklin Howe | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Hanky Panky | Hiram Calder | Movie | 1982 |
 | World War III | Gen. Aleksey Rudenski | TV Series | 1982 |
 | American Playhouse | Andrey Botvinnik | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Ordeal of Bill Carney | Judge Philip Erbsen | Movie | 1981 |
 | Thief | Leo Alderman | Movie | 1981 |
 | Hill Street Blues | Stan Jablonski | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Brink's Job | Lineup Gallery Cop | Movie | 1978 |
 | Lou Grant | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Adams Chronicles | Benjamin Stoddert | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Beacon Hill | McLeague | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Zalmen, or The Madness of God | The Chairman | Movie | 1975 |
 | Lincoln: Trial by Fire | Secretary of War Stanton | Movie | 1974 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Nominee / Performer | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Rosh Benefield | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Hoke | TV Series | 1951 |