Robert Prosky
Known for: Acting
Born: December 13, 1930
Died: December 8, 2008
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Filmography
57 movies · 26 TV shows, newest first
5.3
The Skeptic
2009
6.5
The Valley of Light
2007
NR
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
5.2
Suits on the Loose
2005
4.9
K Street
2003NR
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002
NR
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
6.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
5.9
Death to Smoochy
2002
5.6
D-Tox
2002
5.5
Danny
2001NR
Pasta For War
2000
6.7
Once and Again
1999
4.2
Dudley Do-Right
1999
5.8
Swing Vote
1999
NR
The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America
19997.0
LateLine
1998
5.8
The Lake
1998
6.2
Mad City
1997
5.4
Veronica's Closet
1997
7.6
The Practice
1997
5.9
The Chamber
1996
7.3
Dead Man Walking
1995
6.1
The Scarlet Letter
1995
NR
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995
6.8
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
7.8
ER
1994
7.2
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
7.3
Rudy
1993
7.7
Frasier
1993
6.5
Last Action Hero
1993
6.3
Hoffa
1992
5.8
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
6.8
Far and Away
1992
4.3
Double Edge
1992
7.8
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
2.7
Age Isn't Everything
1991
6.1
Green Card
19901.3
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
1990
6.8
The Love She Sought
1990
4.9
Funny About Love
19908.0
Lifestories
1990
NR
Johnny Ryan
1990
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
5.9
Dangerous Pursuit
1990
5.0
Loose Cannons
1990
7.8
Christine Cromwell
1989
4.9
The Heist
1989
6.7
Coach
1989
6.0
From the Dead of Night
1989
6.5
Home Fires Burning
1989
6.2
Things Change
1988
6.4
The Great Outdoors
1988
6.2
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
8.5
A Walk in the Woods
1988
6.8
Broadcast News
1987
6.6
Big Shots
1987
6.0
Outrageous Fortune
1987
NR
Washington Monuments
1987
7.4
Into Thin Air
1985
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
6.9
The Natural
1984
5.6
The Keep
1983
6.9
Christine
1983
6.6
The Lords of Discipline
1983
4.5
Monsignor
1982
7.6
Cheers
1982
5.3
Hanky Panky
1982
6.4
World War III
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
10.0
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981
7.2
Thief
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
6.2
The Brink's Job
1978
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
7.4
The Adams Chronicles
1976
7.0
Beacon Hill
1975
9.0
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
1975
NR
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974
NR
Tony Awards
1956
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951