Robert Prosky
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 13, 1930
- Died
- December 8, 2008
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Skeptic 2009
as Father Wymond
The Valley of Light 2007
as Hoke
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays 2006
as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
Suits on the Loose 2005
as Bishop Hollister
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary 2002
Actor
- Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes 2002
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002
as Self
Death to Smoochy 2002
as Network Chairman (uncredited)
D-Tox 2002
as McKenzie
- Pasta For War
Pasta For War 2000
as The Dictator (voice)
Dudley Do-Right 1999
as Inspector Fenwick
Swing Vote 1999
as Chief Justice
The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America 1999
as Self (voice)
The Lake 1998
as Herb
Mad City 1997
as Lou Potts
The Chamber 1996
as E. Garner Goodman
Dead Man Walking 1995
as Hilton Barber
The Scarlet Letter 1995
as Horace Stonehall
Miracle on 34th Street 1994
as Judge Henry Harper
Mrs. Doubtfire 1993
as Mr. Lundy
Rudy 1993
as Father Cavanaugh
Last Action Hero 1993
as Nick
Hoffa 1992
as Billy Flynn
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 1992
as Maishe
Far and Away 1992
as Daniel Christie
Double Edge 1992
as Maggie's Father
Age Isn't Everything 1991
as Grandpa Irving
Green Card 1990
as Brontë's Lawyer
- LifeStories: Steve Burdick
LifeStories: Steve Burdick 1990
as The Storyteller (Voice)
The Love She Sought 1990
as Bishop Richard Baker
Funny About Love 1990
as E. T.
Johnny Ryan 1990
as Capt. Fitzgerald
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
as Grandpa Fred
Dangerous Pursuit 1990
as Bill
Loose Cannons 1990
as Von Metz
The Heist 1989
as Dancer
From the Dead of Night 1989
as Dr. Walter Hovde
Home Fires Burning 1989
as Rosh Benefield
Things Change 1988
as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
The Great Outdoors 1988
as Wally
A Walk in the Woods 1988
as Andrey Botvinnik
Broadcast News 1987
as Ernie Merriman
Big Shots 1987
as Keegan
Outrageous Fortune 1987
as Stanislav Korzenowski
Washington Monuments 1987
as Narrator
Into Thin Air 1985
as Jim Conway
The Natural 1984
as The Judge
The Keep 1983
as Father Mihail Fonescu
Christine 1983
as Will Darnell
The Lords of Discipline 1983
as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
Monsignor 1982
as Bishop Walkman
Hanky Panky 1982
as Hiram Calder
The Ordeal of Bill Carney 1981
as Judge Philip Erbsen
Thief 1981
as Leo Alderman
The Brink's Job 1978
as Cop in Police Lineup (uncredited)
Zalmen, or The Madness of God 1975
as The Chairman
Lincoln: Trial by Fire 1974
as Secretary of War Stanton
Credits from TMDB.