Robert Prosky
54 movies · 25 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 13, 1930
- Died
- Dec 8, 2008 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- رابرت پروسکی
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.
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Known for
Robert Prosky: movies and TV shows
Acting (79)
- 2009 The Skeptic
as Father Wymond
- 2007 The Valley of Light
as Hoke
- 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
- 2002
- 2002 Death to Smoochy
as Network Chairman (uncredited)
- 2002 D-Tox
as McKenzie
- 2001
- 2000 Pasta For War
as The Dictator (voice)
- 1999
- 1999 Dudley Do-Right
as Inspector Fenwick
- 1999 Swing Vote
as Chief Justice
- 1998
- 1998 The Lake
as Herb
- 1997 Mad City
as Lou Potts
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996 The Chamber
as E. Garner Goodman
- 1995 Dead Man Walking
as Hilton Barber
- 1995 The Scarlet Letter
as Horace Stonehall
- 1995
- 1994 Miracle on 34th Street
as Judge Henry Harper
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire
as Mr. Lundy
- 1993 Rudy
as Father Cavanaugh
- 1993
- 1993 Last Action Hero
as Nick
- 1992 Hoffa
as Billy Flynn
- 1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Maishe
- 1992 Far and Away
as Daniel Christie
- 1992 Double Edge
as Maggie's Father
- 1991
- 1991 Age Isn't Everything
as Grandpa Irving
- 1990 Green Card
as Brontë's Lawyer
- 1990 LifeStories: Steve Burdick
as The Storyteller (Voice)
- 1990 The Love She Sought
as Bishop Richard Baker
- 1990 Funny About Love
as E. T.
- 1990
- 1990 Johnny Ryan
as Capt. Fitzgerald
- 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Grandpa Fred
- 1990 Dangerous Pursuit
as Bill
- 1990 Loose Cannons
as Von Metz
- 1989
- 1989 The Heist
as Dancer
- 1989
- 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 The Great Outdoors
as Wally
- 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 Washington Monuments
as Narrator
- 1985 Into Thin Air
as Jim Conway
- 1985
- 1984
- 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
- 1982 Hanky Panky
as Hiram Calder
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981 The Ordeal of Bill Carney
as Judge Philip Erbsen
- 1981 Thief
as Leo Alderman
- 1981
- 1978 The Brink's Job
as Lineup Gallery Cop
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975 Zalmen, or The Madness of God
as The Chairman
- 1974 Lincoln: Trial by Fire
as Secretary of War Stanton
- 1951
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 2002
- 2002
- 1999
- 1956 Tony Awards
2 episodes