
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 te…
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Filmography
Acting (80)
Movies (56)
The Skeptic
2009as Father Wymond
The Valley of Light
2007as Hoke
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
Suits on the Loose
2005as Bishop Hollister
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002as Self
D-Tox
2002as McKenzie
Death to Smoochy
2002as Network Chairman (uncredited)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002as Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002Pasta For War
2000as The Dictator (voice)
Dudley Do-Right
1999as Inspector Fenwick
Swing Vote
1999as Chief Justice
The Lake
1998as Herb
Mad City
1997as Lou Potts
The Chamber
1996as E. Garner Goodman
Dead Man Walking
1995as Hilton Barber
The Scarlet Letter
1995as Horace Stonehall
Miracle on 34th Street
1994as Judge Henry Harper
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993as Mr. Lundy
Last Action Hero
1993as Nick
Rudy
1993as Father Cavanaugh
Far and Away
1992as Daniel Christie
Hoffa
1992as Billy Flynn
Double Edge
1992as Maggie's Father
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992as Maishe
Age Isn't Everything
1991as Grandpa Irving
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990as Grandpa Fred
Dangerous Pursuit
1990as Bill
Loose Cannons
1990as Von Metz
Green Card
1990as Brontë's Lawyer
Funny About Love
1990as E. T.
The Love She Sought
1990as Bishop Richard Baker
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
1990as The Storyteller (Voice)
Johnny Ryan
1990as Capt. Fitzgerald
Home Fires Burning
1989as Rosh Benefield
The Heist
1989as Dancer
From the Dead of Night
1989as Dr. Walter Hovde
A Walk in the Woods
1988as Andrey Botvinnik
The Great Outdoors
1988as Wally
Things Change
1988as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
Broadcast News
1987as Ernie Merriman
Outrageous Fortune
1987as Stanislav Korzenowski
Big Shots
1987as Keegan
Washington Monuments
1987as Narrator
Into Thin Air
1985as Jim Conway
The Natural
1984as The Judge
Christine
1983as Will Darnell
The Keep
1983as Father Mihail Fonescu
The Lords of Discipline
1983as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
Monsignor
1982as Bishop Walkman
Hanky Panky
1982as Hiram Calder
Thief
1981as Leo Alderman
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981as Judge Philip Erbsen
The Brink's Job
1978as Lineup Gallery Cop
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
1975as The Chairman
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974as Secretary of War Stanton
Television (24)
K Street
2003as Tommy's Dad
Danny
2001as Lenny
Once and Again
1999LateLine
1998
The Practice
1997as Father Patrick Martin
Veronica's Closet
1997as Pat Chase
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995as Edmund Bacon (voice)
ER
1994as Wayne Rutley
Touched by an Angel
1994as Dr. Robert Harrigan
Frasier
1993as T.H. Houghton
Brooklyn Bridge
1991Lifestories
1990
Coach
1989as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
Christine Cromwell
1989as Larry Cerreta
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988as Tom Watson
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
Murder, She Wrote
1984as Bishop Patrick Shea
Cheers
1982as Navy Captain Franklin Howe
World War III
1982as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
Hill Street Blues
1981as Stan Jablonski
Lou Grant
1977
Beacon Hill
1975as McLeague
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Nominee
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Rosh Benefield
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