Robert Prosky
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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.
Appearances
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred
7.3
Dead Man Walking
Hilton Barber
7.2
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mr. Lundy
6.5
The Great Outdoors
Wally
6.0
Outrageous Fortune
Stanislav Korzenowski
7.2
Thief
Leo Alderman
6.8
Far and Away
Daniel Christie
6.9
The Natural
The Judge
6.0
The Chamber
E. Garner Goodman
5.1
Loose Cannons
Von Metz
6.9
Christine
Will Darnell
6.8
Broadcast News
Ernie Merriman
6.3
Mad City
Lou Potts
5.6
The Keep
Father Mihail Fonescu
4.9
Funny About Love
E. T.
4.1
Dudley Do-Right
Inspector Fenwick
6.6
The Lords of Discipline
Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
6.1
Things Change
Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
6.6
Big Shots
Keegan
6.8
The Love She Sought
Bishop Richard Baker
5.2
Suits on the Loose
Bishop Hollister
4.6
Monsignor
Bishop Walkman
Washington Monuments
Narrator
Pasta For War
Pasta For War
The Dictator (voice)
3.5
Age Isn't Everything
Grandpa Irving
10.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
5.8
Swing Vote
Chief Justice
Johnny Ryan
Capt. Fitzgerald
5.8
The Lake
Herb
5.9
Dangerous Pursuit
Bill
6.0
From the Dead of Night
Dr. Walter Hovde
6.1
The Scarlet Letter
Horace Stonehall
6.1
Green Card
Brontë's Lawyer
6.3
Hoffa
Billy Flynn
6.5
The Valley of Light
Hoke
5.3
Hanky Panky
Hiram Calder
10.0
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Judge Philip Erbsen
7.3
Rudy
Father Cavanaugh
6.5
Home Fires Burning
Rosh Benefield
5.6
D-Tox
McKenzie
6.5
Last Action Hero
Nick
7.4
Into Thin Air
Jim Conway
5.4
The Skeptic
Father Wymond
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
1.3
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
The Storyteller (Voice)
5.1
The Heist
Dancer
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
9.0
A Walk in the Woods
Andrey Botvinnik
4.3
Double Edge
Maggie's Father
9.0
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
The Chairman
5.9
Death to Smoochy
Network Chairman (uncredited)
6.2
The Brink's Job
Lineup Gallery Cop
6.8
Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Henry Harper
5.8
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Maishe
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
Secretary of War Stanton
The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America
Self (voice)
7.3
Lou Grant
7.6
Cheers
Navy Captain Franklin Howe
5.4
Veronica's Closet
Pat Chase
6.7
Once and Again
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
LateLine
7.0
LateLine
7.7
Frasier
T.H. Houghton
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rosh Benefield
7.8
ER
Wayne Rutley
Lifestories
8.0
Lifestories
7.8
Brooklyn Bridge
5.5
Danny
Lenny
4.9
K Street
Tommy's Dad
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Edmund Bacon (voice)
7.7
The Practice
Father Patrick Martin
7.6
Hill Street Blues
Stan Jablonski
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
Bishop Patrick Shea
6.2
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Tom Watson
6.5
World War III
Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hoke
7.2
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Robert Harrigan
6.7
Coach
Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
7.0
Beacon Hill
McLeague
7.8
Christine Cromwell
Larry Cerreta
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer