Robert Prosky
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(56 total)
Mrs. Doubtfire
as Mr. Lundy
Last Action Hero
as Nick
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Grandpa Fred
Christine
as Will Darnell
Dead Man Walking
as Hilton Barber
Far and Away
as Daniel Christie
Miracle on 34th Street
as Judge Henry Harper
Thief
as Leo Alderman
Rudy
as Father Cavanaugh
D-Tox
as McKenzie
The Natural
as The Judge
The Great Outdoors
as Wally
Green Card
as Brontë's Lawyer
The Scarlet Letter
as Horace Stonehall
Broadcast News
as Ernie Merriman
Death to Smoochy
as Network Chairman (uncredited)
Mad City
as Lou Potts
Hoffa
as Billy Flynn
The Keep
as Father Mihail Fonescu
The Chamber
as E. Garner Goodman
TV Shows
(24 total)
ER
as Wayne Rutley
Frasier
as T.H. Houghton
Cheers
as Navy Captain Franklin Howe
Murder, She Wrote
as Bishop Patrick Shea
Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Robert Harrigan
Hill Street Blues
as Stan Jablonski
The Practice
as Father Patrick Martin
Coach
as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
World War III
as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
Veronica's Closet
as Pat Chase
K Street
as Tommy's Dad
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Rosh Benefield
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hoke
The Murder of Mary Phagan
as Tom Watson
Christine Cromwell
as Larry Cerreta
Danny
as Lenny