Person
Robert Prosky
Acting · 1930–2008 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Cheers
Navy Captain Franklin Howe
Frasier
T.H. Houghton
ER
Wayne Rutley
Murder, She Wrote
Bishop Patrick Shea
The Practice
Father Patrick Martin
Coach
Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
Hill Street Blues
Stan Jablonski
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Robert Harrigan
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
Filmography
- 2009The SkepticFather Wymond
- 2007The Valley of LightHoke
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysAndrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
- 2005Suits on the LooseBishop Hollister
- 2003K StreetTommy's Dad
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & OuttakesSelf
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 2002Death to SmoochyNetwork Chairman (uncredited)
- 2002D-ToxMcKenzie
- 2001DannyLenny
- 2000Pasta For WarThe Dictator (voice)
- 1999Once and Again
- 1999Dudley Do-RightInspector Fenwick
- 1999Swing VoteChief Justice
- 1999The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in AmericaSelf (voice)
- 1998LateLine
- 1998The LakeHerb
- 1997Mad CityLou Potts
- 1997Veronica's ClosetPat Chase
- 1997The PracticeFather Patrick Martin
- 1996The ChamberE. Garner Goodman
- 1995Dead Man WalkingHilton Barber
- 1995The Scarlet LetterHorace Stonehall
- 1995Thomas Jefferson: A View from the MountainEdmund Bacon (voice)
- 1994Miracle on 34th StreetJudge Henry Harper
- 1994Touched by an AngelDr. Robert Harrigan
- 1994ERWayne Rutley
- 1993Mrs. DoubtfireMr. Lundy
- 1993RudyFather Cavanaugh
- 1993FrasierT.H. Houghton
- 1993Last Action HeroNick
- 1992HoffaBilly Flynn
- 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryMaishe
- 1992Far and AwayDaniel Christie
- 1992Double EdgeMaggie's Father
- 1991Brooklyn Bridge
- 1991Age Isn't EverythingGrandpa Irving
- 1990Green CardBrontë's Lawyer
- 1990LifeStories: Steve BurdickThe Storyteller (Voice)
- 1990The Love She SoughtBishop Richard Baker
- 1990Funny About LoveE. T.
- 1990Lifestories
- 1990Johnny RyanCapt. Fitzgerald
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchGrandpa Fred
- 1990Dangerous PursuitBill
- 1990Loose CannonsVon Metz
- 1989Christine CromwellLarry Cerreta
- 1989The HeistDancer
- 1989CoachCoach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
- 1989From the Dead of NightDr. Walter Hovde
- 1989Home Fires BurningRosh Benefield
- 1988Things ChangeJoseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
- 1988The Great OutdoorsWally
- 1988The Murder of Mary PhaganTom Watson
- 1988A Walk in the WoodsAndrey Botvinnik
- 1987Broadcast NewsErnie Merriman
- 1987Big ShotsKeegan
- 1987Outrageous FortuneStanislav Korzenowski
- 1987Washington MonumentsNarrator
- 1985Into Thin AirJim Conway
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDr. Sutton A. Vogel
- 1984Murder, She WroteBishop Patrick Shea
- 1984The NaturalThe Judge
- 1983The KeepFather Mihail Fonescu
- 1983ChristineWill Darnell
- 1983The Lords of DisciplineCol. 'Bear' Berrineau
- 1982MonsignorBishop Walkman
- 1982CheersNavy Captain Franklin Howe
- 1982Hanky PankyHiram Calder
- 1982World War IIIGen. Aleksey Rudenski
- 1981The Ordeal of Bill CarneyJudge Philip Erbsen
- 1981ThiefLeo Alderman
- 1981Hill Street BluesStan Jablonski
- 1978The Brink's JobLineup Gallery Cop
- 1977Lou Grant
- 1976The Adams ChroniclesBenjamin Stoddert
- 1975Beacon HillMcLeague
- 1975Zalmen, or The Madness of GodThe Chairman
- 1974Lincoln: Trial by FireSecretary of War Stanton
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameRosh Benefield
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