Robert Prosky
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
The Skeptic
2009
as Father Wymond
The Valley of Light
2007
as Hoke
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
Suits on the Loose
2005
as Bishop Hollister
K Street
2003
as Tommy's Dad
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
D-Tox
2002
as McKenzie
Death to Smoochy
2002
as Network Chairman (uncredited)
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002
as Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
Danny
2001
as Lenny
Pasta For War
2000
as The Dictator (voice)
Dudley Do-Right
1999
as Inspector Fenwick
Swing Vote
1999
as Chief Justice
The Rodney King Incident: Race and Justice in America
1999
as Self (voice)
Once and Again
1999
The Lake
1998
as Herb
LateLine
1998
Mad City
1997
as Lou Potts
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Pat Chase
The Practice
1997
as Father Patrick Martin
The Chamber
1996
as E. Garner Goodman
Dead Man Walking
1995
as Hilton Barber
The Scarlet Letter
1995
as Horace Stonehall
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995
as Edmund Bacon (voice)
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Judge Henry Harper
ER
1994
as Wayne Rutley
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Dr. Robert Harrigan
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
as Mr. Lundy
Rudy
1993
as Father Cavanaugh
Last Action Hero
1993
as Nick
Frasier
1993
as T.H. Houghton
Far and Away
1992
as Daniel Christie
Hoffa
1992
as Billy Flynn
Double Edge
1992
as Maggie's Father
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
as Maishe
Age Isn't Everything
1991
as Grandpa Irving
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Grandpa Fred
Loose Cannons
1990
as Von Metz
Funny About Love
1990
as E. T.
The Love She Sought
1990
as Bishop Richard Baker
Johnny Ryan
1990
as Capt. Fitzgerald
Dangerous Pursuit
1990
as Bill
Green Card
1990
as Brontë's Lawyer
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
1990
as The Storyteller (Voice)
Lifestories
1990
From the Dead of Night
1989
as Dr. Walter Hovde
Home Fires Burning
1989
as Rosh Benefield
The Heist
1989
as Dancer
Coach
1989
as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
Christine Cromwell
1989
as Larry Cerreta
The Great Outdoors
1988
as Wally
Things Change
1988
as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
A Walk in the Woods
1988
as Andrey Botvinnik
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as Tom Watson
Outrageous Fortune
1987
as Stanislav Korzenowski
Broadcast News
1987
as Ernie Merriman
Big Shots
1987
as Keegan
Washington Monuments
1987
as Narrator
Into Thin Air
1985
as Jim Conway
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
The Natural
1984
as The Judge
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Bishop Patrick Shea
Christine
1983
as Will Darnell
The Keep
1983
as Father Mihail Fonescu
The Lords of Discipline
1983
as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
Monsignor
1982
as Bishop Walkman
Hanky Panky
1982
as Hiram Calder
Cheers
1982
as Navy Captain Franklin Howe
World War III
1982
as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
American Playhouse
1982
as Andrey Botvinnik
Thief
1981
as Leo Alderman
The Ordeal of Bill Carney
1981
as Judge Philip Erbsen
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Stan Jablonski
The Brink's Job
1978
as Lineup Gallery Cop
Lou Grant
1977
The Adams Chronicles
1976
as Benjamin Stoddert
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
1975
as The Chairman
Beacon Hill
1975
as McLeague
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974
as Secretary of War Stanton
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Rosh Benefield
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Hoke