Robert Prosky
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Frasier
T.H. Houghton
1993
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Bishop Patrick Shea
1984
Series
ER
Wayne Rutley
1994
Series
Coach
Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
1989
Series
Cheers
Navy Captain Franklin Howe
1982
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
1956
Series
The Practice
Father Patrick Martin
1997
Series
Hill Street Blues
Stan Jablonski
1981
Series
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Robert Harrigan
1994
Series
American Playhouse
Andrey Botvinnik
1982
Series
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
1985
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Film
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mr. Lundy
1993
Series
Veronica's Closet
Pat Chase
1997
Series
Once and Again
1999
Film
Last Action Hero
Nick
1993
Film
Christine
Will Darnell
1983
Film
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred
1990
Film
Far and Away
Daniel Christie
1992
Film
The Keep
Father Mihail Fonescu
1983
Film
Miracle on 34th Street
Judge Henry Harper
1994
Film
The Natural
The Judge
1984
Film
Rudy
Father Cavanaugh
1993
LateLine
1998
Series
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Film
Thief
Leo Alderman
1981
Film
Dead Man Walking
Hilton Barber
1995
Film
D-Tox
McKenzie
2002
Film
The Great Outdoors
Wally
1988
Film
The Chamber
E. Garner Goodman
1996
Series
K Street
Tommy's Dad
2003
Film
Mad City
Lou Potts
1997
Film
Green Card
Brontë's Lawyer
1990
Series
The Adams Chronicles
Benjamin Stoddert
1976
Series
Christine Cromwell
Larry Cerreta
1989
Film
Death to Smoochy
Network Chairman (uncredited)
2002
Film
The Scarlet Letter
Horace Stonehall
1995
Film
Hoffa
Billy Flynn
1992
Film
Broadcast News
Ernie Merriman
1987
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rosh Benefield
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hoke
1951
Series
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Tom Watson
1988
Series
Beacon Hill
McLeague
1975
Film
Hanky Panky
Hiram Calder
1982
Film
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Series
World War III
Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
1982
Film
Dudley Do-Right
Inspector Fenwick
1999
Film
The Valley of Light
Hoke
2007
Film
Loose Cannons
Von Metz
1990
Film
Suits on the Loose
Bishop Hollister
2005
Film
Funny About Love
E. T.
1990
Film
The Lords of Discipline
Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
1983
Series
Danny
Lenny
2001
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
2002
Film
Outrageous Fortune
Stanislav Korzenowski
1987
Lifestories
1990
Film
The Brink's Job
Lineup Gallery Cop
1978
Film
Things Change
Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
1988
Film
Monsignor
Bishop Walkman
1982
Film
The Heist
Dancer
1989
Film
The Skeptic
Father Wymond
2009
Film
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
2006
Film
Big Shots
Keegan
1987
Film
Home Fires Burning
Rosh Benefield
1989
Film
From the Dead of Night
Dr. Walter Hovde
1989
Film
Into Thin Air
Jim Conway
1985
Film
Swing Vote
Chief Justice
1999
Film
The Lake
Herb
1998
Film
Johnny Ryan
Capt. Fitzgerald
1990
Film
Double Edge
Maggie's Father
1992
Film
The Love She Sought
Bishop Richard Baker
1990
Film
The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America
Self (voice)
1999
Film
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
Secretary of War Stanton
1974
Film
Dangerous Pursuit
Bill
1990
Film
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
Judge Philip Erbsen
1981
Film
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Maishe
1992
Series
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Edmund Bacon (voice)
1995
Film
Age Isn't Everything
Grandpa Irving
1991
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
The Storyteller (Voice)
1990
Film
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
Film
A Walk in the Woods
Andrey Botvinnik
1988
Film
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
The Chairman
1975
Film
Washington Monuments
Narrator
1987
Pasta For War
The Dictator (voice)
2000