Robert Prosky

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-12-13 (78 years old)

Deathday

2008-12-08

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Robert Prosky

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.

Acting

1990

1995

Dead Man Walking

as Hilton Barber

1993

Mrs. Doubtfire

as Mr. Lundy

1988

1987

Outrageous Fortune

as Stanislav Korzenowski

1981

Thief

as Leo Alderman

1992

Far and Away

as Daniel Christie

1984

The Natural

as The Judge

1996

The Chamber

as E. Garner Goodman

1990

Loose Cannons

as Von Metz

1983

Christine

as Will Darnell

1987

Broadcast News

as Ernie Merriman

1997

Mad City

as Lou Potts

1983

The Keep

as Father Mihail Fonescu

1990

1999

Dudley Do-Right

as Inspector Fenwick

1983

The Lords of Discipline

as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau

1988

Things Change

as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo

1987

Big Shots

as Keegan

1990

The Love She Sought

as Bishop Richard Baker

2005

Suits on the Loose

as Bishop Hollister

1982

Monsignor

as Bishop Walkman

1987

2000

Pasta For War

as The Dictator (voice)

1991

Age Isn't Everything

as Grandpa Irving

1999

Swing Vote

as Chief Justice

1990

Johnny Ryan

as Capt. Fitzgerald

1998

The Lake

as Herb

1989

From the Dead of Night

as Dr. Walter Hovde

1995

The Scarlet Letter

as Horace Stonehall

1990

Green Card

as Brontë's Lawyer

1992

Hoffa

as Billy Flynn

1982

Hanky Panky

as Hiram Calder

1981

The Ordeal of Bill Carney

as Judge Philip Erbsen

1993

Rudy

as Father Cavanaugh

1989

Home Fires Burning

as Rosh Benefield

2002

D-Tox

as McKenzie

1993

1985

Into Thin Air

as Jim Conway

2009

The Skeptic

as Father Wymond

1990

LifeStories: Steve Burdick

as The Storyteller (Voice)

1989

The Heist

as Dancer

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

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

1988

A Walk in the Woods

as Andrey Botvinnik

1992

Double Edge

as Maggie's Father

2002

Death to Smoochy

as Network Chairman (uncredited)

1978

The Brink's Job

as Lineup Gallery Cop

1994

Miracle on 34th Street

as Judge Henry Harper

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