About

Known credits:
59
Birthday:
1930-12-13
Place of birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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Robert Prosky

Overview

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

Acting
2009 The Skeptic Actor Father Wymond 57
Average
2007 The Valley of Light Actor Hoke 59
Average
2006 The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Actor Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") N/A
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2005 Suits on the Loose Actor Bishop Hollister 58
Average
2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special Actor Self N/A
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2002 Death to Smoochy Actor Network Chairman (uncredited) 59
Average
2002 D-Tox Actor McKenzie 57
Average
2001 Danny Actor Lenny N/A
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2000 Pasta For War Actor The Dictator (voice) N/A
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1999 Dudley Do-Right Actor Inspector Fenwick 54
Average
1999 Swing Vote Actor Chief Justice 58
Average
1998 The Lake Actor Herb 58
Average
1997 Mad City Actor Lou Potts 60
Fair
1996 The Chamber Actor E. Garner Goodman 59
Average
1995 Dead Man Walking Actor Hilton Barber 69
Fair
1995 The Scarlet Letter Actor Horace Stonehall 59
Average
1995 Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain Actor Edmund Bacon (voice) N/A
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1994 Miracle on 34th Street Actor Judge Henry Harper 64
Fair
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire Actor Mr. Lundy 71
Good
1993 Rudy Actor Father Cavanaugh 67
Fair
1993 Last Action Hero Actor Nick 64
Fair
1992 Hoffa Actor Billy Flynn 60
Fair
1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story Actor Maishe 58
Average
1992 Far and Away Actor Daniel Christie 65
Fair
1992 Double Edge Actor Maggie's Father 59
Average
1991 Age Isn't Everything Actor Grandpa Irving 58
Average
1990 Green Card Actor Brontë's Lawyer 59
Average
1990 LifeStories: Steve Burdick Actor The Storyteller (Voice) N/A
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1990 The Love She Sought Actor Bishop Richard Baker 58
Average
1990 Funny About Love Actor E. T. 58
Average
1990 Lifestories Actor N/A
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1990 Johnny Ryan Actor Capt. Fitzgerald N/A
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1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Actor Grandpa Fred 64
Fair
1990 Dangerous Pursuit Actor Bill 59
Average
1990 Loose Cannons Actor Von Metz 57
Average
1989 The Heist Actor Dancer 58
Average
1989 From the Dead of Night Actor Dr. Walter Hovde 59
Average
1989 Home Fires Burning Actor Rosh Benefield 59
Average
1988 Things Change Actor Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo 59
Average
1988 The Great Outdoors Actor Wally 61
Fair
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan Actor Tom Watson 68
Fair
1988 A Walk in the Woods Actor Andrey Botvinnik N/A
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1987 Broadcast News Actor Ernie Merriman 62
Fair
1987 Big Shots Actor Keegan 59
Average
1987 Outrageous Fortune Actor Stanislav Korzenowski 59
Average
1987 Washington Monuments Actor Narrator N/A
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1985 Into Thin Air Actor Jim Conway 59
Average
1984 The Natural Actor The Judge 64
Fair
1983 The Keep Actor Father Mihail Fonescu 58
Average
1983 Christine Actor Will Darnell 66
Fair
1983 The Lords of Discipline Actor Col. 'Bear' Berrineau 59
Average
1982 Monsignor Actor Bishop Walkman 58
Average
1982 Hanky Panky Actor Hiram Calder 58
Average
1982 World War III Actor Gen. Aleksey Rudenski 68
Fair
1981 The Ordeal of Bill Carney Actor Judge Philip Erbsen N/A
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1981 Thief Actor Leo Alderman 66
Fair
1981 Hill Street Blues Actor Stan Jablonski 73
Good
1978 The Brink's Job Actor Lineup Gallery Cop 59
Average
1975 Zalmen, or The Madness of God Actor The Chairman N/A
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