Acting
Robert Prosky
Born December 13, 1930 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Died December 8, 2008
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.
Known for
7.1
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mr. Lundy
6.5
Last Action Hero
Nick
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred
6.8
Christine
Will Darnell
7.5
Dead Man Walking
Hilton Barber
6.6
Far and Away
Daniel Christie
6.7
Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Henry Harper
7.9
ER
Wayne Rutley
8.2
Frasier
T.H. Houghton
7.4
Thief
Leo Alderman
7.5
Rudy
Father Cavanaugh
5.4
D-Tox
McKenzie
8.0
Cheers
Navy Captain Franklin Howe
7.4
The Natural
The Judge
6.6
The Great Outdoors
Wally
6.3
Green Card
Brontë's Lawyer
5.4
The Scarlet Letter
Horace Stonehall
7.3
Broadcast News
Ernie Merriman
7.3
Murder, She Wrote
Bishop Patrick Shea
6.3
Death to Smoochy
Network Chairman (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2009The SkepticFather WymondMovie
- 2007The Valley of LightHokeMovie
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysAndrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")Movie
- 2005Suits on the LooseBishop HollisterMovie
- 2003K StreetTommy's DadSeries
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & OuttakesSelfMovie
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes DocumentaryMovie
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelfMovie
- 2002Death to SmoochyNetwork Chairman (uncredited)Movie
- 2002D-ToxMcKenzieMovie
- 2001DannyLennySeries
- 2000Pasta For WarThe Dictator (voice)Movie
- 1999Once and AgainSeries
- 1999Dudley Do-RightInspector FenwickMovie
- 1999Swing VoteChief JusticeMovie
- 1999The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in AmericaSelf (voice)Movie
- 1998LateLineSeries
- 1998The LakeHerbMovie
- 1997Mad CityLou PottsMovie
- 1997Veronica's ClosetPat ChaseSeries
- 1997The PracticeFather Patrick MartinSeries
- 1996The ChamberE. Garner GoodmanMovie
- 1995Dead Man WalkingHilton BarberMovie
- 1995The Scarlet LetterHorace StonehallMovie
- 1995Thomas Jefferson: A View from the MountainEdmund Bacon (voice)Series
- 1994Miracle on 34th StreetJudge Henry HarperMovie
- 1994Touched by an AngelDr. Robert HarriganSeries
- 1994ERWayne RutleySeries
- 1993Mrs. DoubtfireMr. LundyMovie
- 1993RudyFather CavanaughMovie
- 1993FrasierT.H. HoughtonSeries
- 1993Last Action HeroNickMovie
- 1992HoffaBilly FlynnMovie
- 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryMaisheMovie
- 1992Far and AwayDaniel ChristieMovie
- 1992Double EdgeMaggie's FatherMovie
- 1991Brooklyn BridgeSeries
- 1991Age Isn't EverythingGrandpa IrvingMovie
- 1990Green CardBrontë's LawyerMovie
- 1990LifeStories: Steve BurdickThe Storyteller (Voice)Movie
- 1990The Love She SoughtBishop Richard BakerMovie
- 1990Funny About LoveE. T.Movie
- 1990LifestoriesSeries
- 1990Johnny RyanCapt. FitzgeraldMovie
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchGrandpa FredMovie
- 1990Dangerous PursuitBillMovie
- 1990Loose CannonsVon MetzMovie
- 1989Christine CromwellLarry CerretaSeries
- 1989The HeistDancerMovie
- 1989CoachCoach 'Jake the Snake' ConnellySeries
- 1989From the Dead of NightDr. Walter HovdeMovie
- 1989Home Fires BurningRosh BenefieldMovie
- 1988Things ChangeJoseph 'Don Giuseppe' VincenzoMovie
- 1988The Great OutdoorsWallyMovie
- 1988The Murder of Mary PhaganTom WatsonSeries
- 1988A Walk in the WoodsAndrey BotvinnikMovie
- 1987Broadcast NewsErnie MerrimanMovie
- 1987Big ShotsKeeganMovie
- 1987Outrageous FortuneStanislav KorzenowskiMovie
- 1987Washington MonumentsNarratorMovie
- 1985Into Thin AirJim ConwayMovie
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDr. Sutton A. VogelSeries
- 1984Murder, She WroteBishop Patrick SheaSeries
- 1984The NaturalThe JudgeMovie
- 1983The KeepFather Mihail FonescuMovie
- 1983ChristineWill DarnellMovie
- 1983The Lords of DisciplineCol. 'Bear' BerrineauMovie
- 1982MonsignorBishop WalkmanMovie
- 1982CheersNavy Captain Franklin HoweSeries
- 1982Hanky PankyHiram CalderMovie
- 1982World War IIIGen. Aleksey RudenskiSeries
- 1982American PlayhouseAndrey BotvinnikSeries
- 1981The Ordeal of Bill CarneyJudge Philip ErbsenMovie
- 1981ThiefLeo AldermanMovie
- 1981Hill Street BluesStan JablonskiSeries
- 1978The Brink's JobCop in Police Lineup (uncredited)Movie
- 1977Lou GrantSeries
- 1976The Adams ChroniclesBenjamin StoddertSeries
- 1975Beacon HillMcLeagueSeries
- 1975Zalmen, or The Madness of GodThe ChairmanMovie
- 1974Lincoln: Trial by FireSecretary of War StantonMovie
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - Nominee / PerformerSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameRosh Benefield, HokeSeries