Robert Prosky

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: Acting

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1930-12-13

Died: 2008-12-08

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Zalmen, or The Madness of God	The Chairman	0
2	1978	The Brink's Job	Lineup Gallery Cop	60
3	1981	Thief	Leo Alderman	72
4	1981	The Ordeal of Bill Carney	Judge Philip Erbsen	0
5	1982	Hanky Panky	Hiram Calder	52
6	1982	Monsignor	Bishop Walkman	44
7	1983	The Lords of Discipline	Col. 'Bear' Berrineau	65
8	1983	Christine	Will Darnell	69
9	1983	The Keep	Father Mihail Fonescu	57
10	1984	The Natural	The Judge	69
11	1985	Into Thin Air	Jim Conway	70
12	1987	Washington Monuments	Narrator	0
13	1987	Outrageous Fortune	Stanislav Korzenowski	61
14	1987	Big Shots	Keegan	63
15	1987	Broadcast News	Ernie Merriman	67
16	1988	A Walk in the Woods	Andrey Botvinnik	0
17	1988	The Great Outdoors	Wally	64
18	1988	Things Change	Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo	62
19	1989	Home Fires Burning	Rosh Benefield	64
20	1989	From the Dead of Night	Dr. Walter Hovde	55
21	1989	The Heist	Dancer	51
22	1990	Loose Cannons	Von Metz	49
23	1990	Dangerous Pursuit	Bill	58
24	1990	Gremlins 2: The New Batch	Grandpa Fred	65
25	1990	Johnny Ryan	Capt. Fitzgerald	0
26	1990	Funny About Love	E. T.	47
27	1990	The Love She Sought	Bishop Richard Baker	62
28	1990	LifeStories: Steve Burdick	The Storyteller (Voice)	10
29	1990	Green Card	Brontë's Lawyer	61
30	1991	Age Isn't Everything	Grandpa Irving	20
31	1992	Double Edge	Maggie's Father	50
32	1992	Far and Away	Daniel Christie	68
33	1992	Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story	Maishe	53
34	1992	Hoffa	Billy Flynn	63
35	1993	Last Action Hero	Nick	65
36	1993	Rudy	Father Cavanaugh	74
37	1993	Mrs. Doubtfire	Mr. Lundy	72
38	1994	Miracle on 34th Street	Judge Henry Harper	68
39	1995	The Scarlet Letter	Horace Stonehall	61
40	1995	Dead Man Walking	Hilton Barber	73
41	1996	The Chamber	E. Garner Goodman	60
42	1997	Mad City	Lou Potts	62
43	1998	The Lake	Herb	50
44	1999	Swing Vote	Chief Justice	57
45	1999	Dudley Do-Right	Inspector Fenwick	41
46	2000	Pasta For War	The Dictator (voice)	0
47	2002	D-Tox	McKenzie	56
48	2002	Death to Smoochy	Network Chairman (uncredited)	59
49	2002	NBC 75th Anniversary Special	Self	0
50	2002	Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes	Self	0
51	2002	Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary		0
52	2005	Suits on the Loose	Bishop Hollister	30
53	2006	The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays	Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")	0
54	2007	The Valley of Light	Hoke	67
55	2009	The Skeptic	Father Wymond	54

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Rosh Benefield	87
2	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Hoke	87
3	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Nominee & Performer	46
4	1975	Beacon Hill	McLeague	50
5	1977	Lou Grant		73
6	1981	Hill Street Blues	Stan Jablonski	76
7	1982	World War III	Gen. Aleksey Rudenski	61
8	1982	Cheers	Navy Captain Franklin Howe	76
9	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Bishop Patrick Shea	75
10	1985	The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Dr. Sutton A. Vogel	73
11	1988	The Murder of Mary Phagan	Tom Watson	58
12	1989	Coach	Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly	69
13	1990	Lifestories		0
14	1991	Brooklyn Bridge		75
15	1993	Frasier	T.H. Houghton	77
16	1994	ER	Wayne Rutley	78
17	1994	Touched by an Angel	Dr. Robert Harrigan	72
18	1995	Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain	Edmund Bacon (voice)	0
19	1997	The Practice	Father Patrick Martin	77
20	1997	Veronica's Closet	Pat Chase	51
21	1998	LateLine		0
22	1999	Once and Again		69
23	2001	Danny	Lenny	30
24	2003	K Street	Tommy's Dad	51