Portrait of Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Acting

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.

Born: December 13, 1930

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

2009
The Skeptic

as Father Wymond

2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")

2005
Suits on the Loose

as Bishop Hollister

2003
K Street

as Tommy's Dad

2002
Death to Smoochy

as Network Chairman (uncredited)

2002
D-Tox

as McKenzie

2001
Danny

as Lenny

1999
Dudley Do-Right

as Inspector Fenwick

1999
Swing Vote

as Chief Justice

1998
The Lake

as Herb

1997
Mad City

as Lou Potts

1997
Veronica's Closet

as Pat Chase

1997
The Practice

as Father Patrick Martin

1996
The Chamber

as E. Garner Goodman

1995
Dead Man Walking

as Hilton Barber

1995
The Scarlet Letter

as Horace Stonehall

1994
Miracle on 34th Street

as Judge Henry Harper

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Dr. Robert Harrigan

1994
ER

as Wayne Rutley

1993
Mrs. Doubtfire

as Mr. Lundy

1993
Rudy

as Father Cavanaugh

1993
Frasier

as T.H. Houghton

1993
1992
Hoffa

as Billy Flynn

1992
Far and Away

as Daniel Christie

1992
Double Edge

as Maggie's Father

1991
Age Isn't Everything

as Grandpa Irving

1990
Green Card

as Brontë's Lawyer

1990
The Love She Sought

as Bishop Richard Baker

1990
1990
Johnny Ryan

as Capt. Fitzgerald

1990
1990
Loose Cannons

as Von Metz

1989
Christine Cromwell

as Larry Cerreta

1989
The Heist

as Dancer

1989
Coach

as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly

1989
From the Dead of Night

as Dr. Walter Hovde

1989
Home Fires Burning

as Rosh Benefield

1988
Things Change

as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo

1988
1988
1988
A Walk in the Woods

as Andrey Botvinnik

1987
Broadcast News

as Ernie Merriman

1987
Big Shots

as Keegan

1987
Outrageous Fortune

as Stanislav Korzenowski

1987
1985
Into Thin Air

as Jim Conway

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Bishop Patrick Shea

1984
The Natural

as The Judge

1983
The Keep

as Father Mihail Fonescu

1983
Christine

as Will Darnell

1983
The Lords of Discipline

as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau

1982
Monsignor

as Bishop Walkman

1982
Cheers

as Navy Captain Franklin Howe

1982
Hanky Panky

as Hiram Calder

1982
World War III

as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski

1981
The Ordeal of Bill Carney

as Judge Philip Erbsen

1981
Thief

as Leo Alderman

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Stan Jablonski

1978
The Brink's Job

as Lineup Gallery Cop

1975
Beacon Hill

as McLeague

1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire

as Secretary of War Stanton

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee & Performer

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Rosh Benefield