Robert Prosky

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.

Known For

ER

Frasier

Murder, She Wrote

Cheers

The Practice

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Hill Street Blues

All Movies (57)

• The Skeptic2009 · as Father Wymond
• The Valley of Light2007 · as Hoke
• The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays2006 · as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
• Suits on the Loose2005 · as Bishop Hollister
• Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes2002 · as Self
• Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary2002
• NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002 · as Self
• Death to Smoochy2002 · as Network Chairman (uncredited)
• D-Tox2002 · as McKenzie
• Pasta For War2000 · as The Dictator (voice)
• Dudley Do-Right1999 · as Inspector Fenwick
• Swing Vote1999 · as Chief Justice
• The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America1999 · as Self (voice)
• The Lake1998 · as Herb
• Mad City1997 · as Lou Potts
• The Chamber1996 · as E. Garner Goodman
• Dead Man Walking1995 · as Hilton Barber
• The Scarlet Letter1995 · as Horace Stonehall
• Miracle on 34th Street1994 · as Judge Henry Harper
• Mrs. Doubtfire1993 · as Mr. Lundy
• Rudy1993 · as Father Cavanaugh
• Last Action Hero1993 · as Nick
• Hoffa1992 · as Billy Flynn
• Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story1992 · as Maishe
• Far and Away1992 · as Daniel Christie
• Double Edge1992 · as Maggie's Father
• Age Isn't Everything1991 · as Grandpa Irving
• Green Card1990 · as Brontë's Lawyer
• LifeStories: Steve Burdick1990 · as The Storyteller (Voice)
• The Love She Sought1990 · as Bishop Richard Baker
• Funny About Love1990 · as E. T.
• Johnny Ryan1990 · as Capt. Fitzgerald
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990 · as Grandpa Fred
• Dangerous Pursuit1990 · as Bill
• Loose Cannons1990 · as Von Metz
• The Heist1989 · as Dancer
• From the Dead of Night1989 · as Dr. Walter Hovde
• Home Fires Burning1989 · as Rosh Benefield
• Things Change1988 · as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
• The Great Outdoors1988 · as Wally
• A Walk in the Woods1988 · as Andrey Botvinnik
• Broadcast News1987 · as Ernie Merriman
• Big Shots1987 · as Keegan
• Outrageous Fortune1987 · as Stanislav Korzenowski
• Washington Monuments1987 · as Narrator
• Into Thin Air1985 · as Jim Conway
• The Natural1984 · as The Judge
• The Keep1983 · as Father Mihail Fonescu
• Christine1983 · as Will Darnell
• The Lords of Discipline1983 · as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
• Monsignor1982 · as Bishop Walkman
• Hanky Panky1982 · as Hiram Calder
• The Ordeal of Bill Carney1981 · as Judge Philip Erbsen
• Thief1981 · as Leo Alderman
• The Brink's Job1978 · as Lineup Gallery Cop
• Zalmen, or The Madness of God1975 · as The Chairman
• Lincoln: Trial by Fire1974 · as Secretary of War Stanton

All TV Shows (27)

• K Street2003 · as Tommy's Dad
• Danny2001 · as Lenny
• Once and Again1999
• LateLine1998
• Veronica's Closet1997 · as Pat Chase
• The Practice1997 · as Father Patrick Martin
• Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain1995 · as Edmund Bacon (voice)
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Dr. Robert Harrigan
• ER1994 · as Wayne Rutley
• Frasier1993 · as T.H. Houghton
• Brooklyn Bridge1991
• Lifestories1990
• Christine Cromwell1989 · as Larry Cerreta
• Coach1989 · as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
• The Murder of Mary Phagan1988 · as Tom Watson
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Bishop Patrick Shea
• Cheers1982 · as Navy Captain Franklin Howe
• World War III1982 · as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
• Hill Street Blues1981 · as Stan Jablonski
• Lou Grant1977
• The Adams Chronicles1976 · as Benjamin Stoddert
• Beacon Hill1975 · as McLeague
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee / Performer
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Rosh Benefield
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Hoke