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Actor
Robert Prosky
- Born December 13, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died December 8, 2008
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
Mrs. Doubtfire1993
Last Action Hero1993
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990
Christine1983
Dead Man Walking1995
Far and Away1992
Miracle on 34th Street1994
ER1994
Filmography
- 2009The SkepticFilmFather Wymond
- 2007The Valley of LightFilmHoke
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysFilmAndrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
- 2005Suits on the LooseFilmBishop Hollister
- 2003K StreetSeriesTommy's Dad
- 2002D-ToxFilmMcKenzie
- 2002Death to SmoochyFilmNetwork Chairman (uncredited)
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialFilmSelf
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & OuttakesFilmSelf
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes DocumentaryFilm
- 2001DannySeriesLenny
- 2000Pasta For WarFilmThe Dictator (voice)
- 1999Dudley Do-RightFilmInspector Fenwick
- 1999Once and AgainSeries
- 1999Swing VoteFilmChief Justice
- 1999The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in AmericaFilmSelf (voice)
- 1998The LakeFilmHerb
- 1998LateLineSeries
- 1997Mad CityFilmLou Potts
- 1997The PracticeSeriesFather Patrick Martin
- 1997Veronica's ClosetSeriesPat Chase
- 1996The ChamberFilmE. Garner Goodman
- 1995Dead Man WalkingFilmHilton Barber
- 1995The Scarlet LetterFilmHorace Stonehall
- 1995Thomas Jefferson: A View from the MountainSeriesEdmund Bacon (voice)
- 1994Miracle on 34th StreetFilmJudge Henry Harper
- 1994ERSeriesWayne Rutley
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesDr. Robert Harrigan
- 1993Mrs. DoubtfireFilmMr. Lundy
- 1993Last Action HeroFilmNick
- 1993FrasierSeriesT.H. Houghton
- 1993RudyFilmFather Cavanaugh
- 1992Far and AwayFilmDaniel Christie
- 1992HoffaFilmBilly Flynn
- 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryFilmMaishe
- 1992Double EdgeFilmMaggie's Father
- 1991Age Isn't EverythingFilmGrandpa Irving
- 1991Brooklyn BridgeSeries
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchFilmGrandpa Fred
- 1990Green CardFilmBrontë's Lawyer
- 1990Loose CannonsFilmVon Metz
- 1990Funny About LoveFilmE. T.
- 1990The Love She SoughtFilmBishop Richard Baker
- 1990Dangerous PursuitFilmBill
- 1990LifeStories: Steve BurdickFilmThe Storyteller (Voice)
- 1990LifestoriesSeries
- 1990Johnny RyanFilmCapt. Fitzgerald
- 1989CoachSeriesCoach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
- 1989The HeistFilmDancer
- 1989Home Fires BurningFilmRosh Benefield
- 1989Christine CromwellSeriesLarry Cerreta
- 1989From the Dead of NightFilmDr. Walter Hovde
- 1988The Great OutdoorsFilmWally
- 1988Things ChangeFilmJoseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
- 1988The Murder of Mary PhaganSeriesTom Watson
- 1988A Walk in the WoodsFilmAndrey Botvinnik
- 1987Broadcast NewsFilmErnie Merriman
- 1987Outrageous FortuneFilmStanislav Korzenowski
- 1987Big ShotsFilmKeegan
- 1987Washington MonumentsFilmNarrator
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesDr. Sutton A. Vogel
- 1985Into Thin AirFilmJim Conway
- 1984The NaturalFilmThe Judge
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeriesBishop Patrick Shea
- 1983ChristineFilmWill Darnell
- 1983The KeepFilmFather Mihail Fonescu
- 1983The Lords of DisciplineFilmCol. 'Bear' Berrineau
- 1982CheersSeriesNavy Captain Franklin Howe
- 1982Hanky PankyFilmHiram Calder
- 1982MonsignorFilmBishop Walkman
- 1982World War IIISeriesGen. Aleksey Rudenski
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesAndrey Botvinnik
- 1981ThiefFilmLeo Alderman
- 1981Hill Street BluesSeriesStan Jablonski
- 1981The Ordeal of Bill CarneyFilmJudge Philip Erbsen
- 1978The Brink's JobFilmCop in Police Lineup (uncredited)
- 1977Lou GrantSeries
- 1976The Adams ChroniclesSeriesBenjamin Stoddert
- 1975Beacon HillSeriesMcLeague
- 1975Zalmen, or The Madness of GodFilmThe Chairman