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