Robert Prosky
Acting
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
Acting83
movieThe Skeptic
2009
Father Wymond
movieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
movieSuits on the Loose
2005
Bishop Hollister
tvK Street
2003
Tommy's Dad
movieDeath to Smoochy
2002
Network Chairman (uncredited)
movieD-Tox
2002
McKenzie
tvDanny
2001
Lenny
Pasta For War
2000
The Dictator (voice)
movieDudley Do-Right
1999
Inspector Fenwick
movieSwing Vote
1999
Chief Justice
movieMad City
1997
Lou Potts
tvVeronica's Closet
1997
Pat Chase
tvThe Practice
1997
Father Patrick Martin
movieThe Chamber
1996
E. Garner Goodman
movieDead Man Walking
1995
Hilton Barber
movieThe Scarlet Letter
1995
Horace Stonehall
tvThomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995
Edmund Bacon (voice)
movieMiracle on 34th Street
1994
Judge Henry Harper
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Dr. Robert Harrigan
tvER
1994
Wayne Rutley
movieMrs. Doubtfire
1993
Mr. Lundy
movieRudy
1993
Father Cavanaugh
tvFrasier
1993
T.H. Houghton
movieHoffa
1992
Billy Flynn
movieFar and Away
1992
Daniel Christie
movieDouble Edge
1992
Maggie's Father
movieAge Isn't Everything
1991
Grandpa Irving
movieGreen Card
1990
Brontë's Lawyer
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
1990
The Storyteller (Voice)
movieThe Love She Sought
1990
Bishop Richard Baker
movieJohnny Ryan
1990
Capt. Fitzgerald
movieGremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Grandpa Fred
movieLoose Cannons
1990
Von Metz
tvChristine Cromwell
1989
Larry Cerreta
movieThe Heist
1989
Dancer
tvCoach
1989
Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
movieFrom the Dead of Night
1989
Dr. Walter Hovde
movieHome Fires Burning
1989
Rosh Benefield
movieThings Change
1988
Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
tvThe Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
Tom Watson
movieA Walk in the Woods
1988
Andrey Botvinnik
movieBroadcast News
1987
Ernie Merriman
movieBig Shots
1987
Keegan
movieOutrageous Fortune
1987
Stanislav Korzenowski
movieWashington Monuments
1987
Narrator
movieInto Thin Air
1985
Jim Conway
tvThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Bishop Patrick Shea
movieThe Natural
1984
The Judge
movieThe Keep
1983
Father Mihail Fonescu
movieChristine
1983
Will Darnell
movieThe Lords of Discipline
1983
Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
movieMonsignor
1982
Bishop Walkman
tvCheers
1982
Navy Captain Franklin Howe
movieHanky Panky
1982
Hiram Calder
tvWorld War III
1982
Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Andrey Botvinnik
movieThe Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981
Judge Philip Erbsen
movieThief
1981
Leo Alderman
tvHill Street Blues
1981
Stan Jablonski
movieThe Brink's Job
1978
Lineup Gallery Cop
tvThe Adams Chronicles
1976
Benjamin Stoddert
tvBeacon Hill
1975
McLeague
movieZalmen, or The Madness of God
1975
The Chairman
movieLincoln: Trial by Fire
1974
Secretary of War Stanton
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee / Performer
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Rosh Benefield / Hoke