Robert Prosky

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.

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Filmography

2009

The Skeptic
The Skeptic
as Father Wymond
Movie - Released: 5/1/2009

2007

The Valley of Light
The Valley of Light
as Hoke
Movie - Released: 1/28/2007

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
Movie - Released: 5/2/2006

2005

Suits on the Loose
Suits on the Loose
as Bishop Hollister
Movie - Released: 10/14/2005

2003

K Street
K Street
as Tommy's Dad
TV - Released: 9/14/2003

2002

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/5/2002
D-Tox
D-Tox
as McKenzie
Movie - Released: 1/4/2002
Death to Smoochy
Death to Smoochy
as Network Chairman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/29/2002
Movie
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/17/2002
Movie

2001

TV
Danny
as Lenny
TV - Released: 9/28/2001

2000

Movie
Pasta For War
as The Dictator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000

1999

Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right
as Inspector Fenwick
Movie - Released: 8/27/1999
Swing Vote
Swing Vote
as Chief Justice
Movie - Released: 4/19/1999
Once and Again
Once and Again
TV - Released: 9/21/1999

1998

The Lake
The Lake
as Herb
Movie - Released: 2/1/1998
LateLine
LateLine
TV - Released: 3/17/1998

1997

Mad City
Mad City
as Lou Potts
Movie - Released: 11/7/1997
Veronica's Closet
Veronica's Closet
as Pat Chase
TV - Released: 9/25/1997
The Practice
The Practice
as Father Patrick Martin
TV - Released: 3/4/1997

1996

The Chamber
The Chamber
as E. Garner Goodman
Movie - Released: 10/11/1996

1995

Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
as Hilton Barber
Movie - Released: 12/29/1995
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
as Horace Stonehall
Movie - Released: 10/13/1995
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
as Edmund Bacon (voice)
TV - Released: 4/4/1995

1994

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
as Judge Henry Harper
Movie - Released: 11/18/1994
ER
ER
as Wayne Rutley
TV - Released: 9/19/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Robert Harrigan
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
as Mr. Lundy
Movie - Released: 11/24/1993
Rudy
Rudy
as Father Cavanaugh
Movie - Released: 9/17/1993
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
as Nick
Movie - Released: 6/18/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as T.H. Houghton
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1992

Far and Away
Far and Away
as Daniel Christie
Movie - Released: 5/22/1992
Hoffa
Hoffa
as Billy Flynn
Movie - Released: 12/25/1992
Double Edge
Double Edge
as Maggie's Father
Movie - Released: 3/22/1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Maishe
Movie - Released: 9/12/1992

1991

Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything
as Grandpa Irving
Movie - Released: 1/2/1991
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
TV - Released: 9/20/1991

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Grandpa Fred
Movie - Released: 6/15/1990
Loose Cannons
Loose Cannons
as Von Metz
Movie - Released: 2/9/1990
Funny About Love
Funny About Love
as E. T.
Movie - Released: 9/21/1990
The Love She Sought
The Love She Sought
as Bishop Richard Baker
Movie - Released: 10/21/1990
Johnny Ryan
Johnny Ryan
as Capt. Fitzgerald
Movie - Released: 7/29/1990
Dangerous Pursuit
Dangerous Pursuit
as Bill
Movie - Released: 2/14/1990
Green Card
Green Card
as Brontë's Lawyer
Movie - Released: 12/23/1990
Movie
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
as The Storyteller (Voice)
Movie - Released: 12/18/1990
TV
Lifestories
TV - Released: 8/20/1990

1989

From the Dead of Night
From the Dead of Night
as Dr. Walter Hovde
Movie - Released: 2/27/1989
Home Fires Burning
Home Fires Burning
as Rosh Benefield
Movie - Released: 1/29/1989
The Heist
The Heist
as Dancer
Movie - Released: 9/16/1989
Coach
Coach
as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
TV - Released: 2/28/1989

1988

The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
as Wally
Movie - Released: 6/17/1988
Things Change
Things Change
as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
Movie - Released: 10/21/1988
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods
as Andrey Botvinnik
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan
The Murder of Mary Phagan
as Tom Watson
TV - Released: 1/24/1988

1987

Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune
as Stanislav Korzenowski
Movie - Released: 1/30/1987
Broadcast News
Broadcast News
as Ernie Merriman
Movie - Released: 12/16/1987
Big Shots
Big Shots
as Keegan
Movie - Released: 10/2/1987
Washington Monuments
Washington Monuments
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987

1985

Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air
as Jim Conway
Movie - Released: 10/29/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

The Natural
The Natural
as The Judge
Movie - Released: 5/11/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Bishop Patrick Shea
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Christine
Christine
as Will Darnell
Movie - Released: 12/9/1983
The Keep
The Keep
as Father Mihail Fonescu
Movie - Released: 12/16/1983
The Lords of Discipline
The Lords of Discipline
as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
Movie - Released: 2/18/1983

1982

Monsignor
Monsignor
as Bishop Walkman
Movie - Released: 10/22/1982
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
as Hiram Calder
Movie - Released: 6/4/1982
Cheers
Cheers
as Navy Captain Franklin Howe
TV - Released: 9/30/1982
World War III
World War III
as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
TV - Released: 1/31/1982

1981

Thief
Thief
as Leo Alderman
Movie - Released: 3/27/1981
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
as Judge Philip Erbsen
Movie - Released: 12/23/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
as Stan Jablonski
TV - Released: 1/15/1981

1978

The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job
as Lineup Gallery Cop
Movie - Released: 12/8/1978

1977

Lou Grant
Lou Grant
TV - Released: 9/20/1977

1975

Zalmen, or The Madness of God
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
as The Chairman
Movie - Released: 1/13/1975
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill
as McLeague
TV - Released: 8/25/1975

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee & Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Rosh Benefield
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hoke
TV - Released: 12/24/1951