Robert Prosky
Acting • Born 1930-12-13 – Died 2008-12-08
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
80 credits
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie • 1990
Grandpa Fred
Dead Man Walking
Movie • 1995
Hilton Barber
Mrs. Doubtfire
Movie • 1993
Mr. Lundy
The Great Outdoors
Movie • 1988
Wally
Outrageous Fortune
Movie • 1987
Stanislav Korzenowski
Thief
Movie • 1981
Leo Alderman
Far and Away
Movie • 1992
Daniel Christie
The Natural
Movie • 1984
The Judge
The Chamber
Movie • 1996
E. Garner Goodman
Loose Cannons
Movie • 1990
Von Metz
Christine
Movie • 1983
Will Darnell
Broadcast News
Movie • 1987
Ernie Merriman
Mad City
Movie • 1997
Lou Potts
The Keep
Movie • 1983
Father Mihail Fonescu
Funny About Love
Movie • 1990
E. T.
Dudley Do-Right
Movie • 1999
Inspector Fenwick
The Lords of Discipline
Movie • 1983
Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
Things Change
Movie • 1988
Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
Big Shots
Movie • 1987
Keegan
The Love She Sought
Movie • 1990
Bishop Richard Baker
Suits on the Loose
Movie • 2005
Bishop Hollister
Monsignor
Movie • 1982
Bishop Walkman
Washington Monuments
Movie • 1987
Narrator
Pasta For War
Movie • 2000
The Dictator (voice)
Age Isn't Everything
Movie • 1991
Grandpa Irving
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Swing Vote
Movie • 1999
Chief Justice
Johnny Ryan
Movie • 1990
Capt. Fitzgerald
The Lake
Movie • 1998
Herb
Dangerous Pursuit
Movie • 1990
Bill
From the Dead of Night
Movie • 1989
Dr. Walter Hovde
The Scarlet Letter
Movie • 1995
Horace Stonehall
Green Card
Movie • 1990
Brontë's Lawyer
Hoffa
Movie • 1992
Billy Flynn
The Valley of Light
Movie • 2007
Hoke
Hanky Panky
Movie • 1982
Hiram Calder
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Movie • 1981
Judge Philip Erbsen
Rudy
Movie • 1993
Father Cavanaugh
Home Fires Burning
Movie • 1989
Rosh Benefield
D-Tox
Movie • 2002
McKenzie
Last Action Hero
Movie • 1993
Nick
Into Thin Air
Movie • 1985
Jim Conway
The Skeptic
Movie • 2009
Father Wymond
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
Movie • 1990
The Storyteller (Voice)
The Heist
Movie • 1989
Dancer
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Movie • 2006
Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
A Walk in the Woods
Movie • 1988
Andrey Botvinnik
Double Edge
Movie • 1992
Maggie's Father
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
Movie • 1975
The Chairman
Death to Smoochy
Movie • 2002
Network Chairman (uncredited)
The Brink's Job
Movie • 1978
Lineup Gallery Cop
Miracle on 34th Street
Movie • 1994
Judge Henry Harper
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Movie • 1992
Maishe
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Movie • 2002
Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Movie • 2002
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
Movie • 1974
Secretary of War Stanton
Lou Grant
TV • 1977
Cheers
TV • 1982
Navy Captain Franklin Howe
Veronica's Closet
TV • 1997
Pat Chase
Once and Again
TV • 1999
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1985
Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
LateLine
TV • 1998
Frasier
TV • 1993
T.H. Houghton
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Rosh Benefield
ER
TV • 1994
Wayne Rutley
Lifestories
TV • 1990
Brooklyn Bridge
TV • 1991
Danny
TV • 2001
Lenny
K Street
TV • 2003
Tommy's Dad
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
TV • 1995
Edmund Bacon (voice)
The Practice
TV • 1997
Father Patrick Martin
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Stan Jablonski
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Bishop Patrick Shea
The Murder of Mary Phagan
TV • 1988
Tom Watson
World War III
TV • 1982
Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Hoke
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Dr. Robert Harrigan
Coach
TV • 1989
Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
Beacon Hill
TV • 1975
McLeague
Christine Cromwell
TV • 1989
Larry Cerreta