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Robert Prosky 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), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995), and Mad City (1997).
Birth Name
Robert Jozef Porzuczek
Born
Saturday, 13 December 1930
Died
Monday, 08 December 2008
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Skeptic | Father Wymond | 2009 |
| The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | 2006 |
| The Valley of Light | Hoke | 2006 |
| Suits on the Loose | Bishop Hollister | 2005 |
| K Street | Tommy's Dad | 2003 |
| Death to Smoochy | Network Chairman | 2002 |
| Eye See You | McKenzie | 2002 |
| Danny | Lenny | 2001 |
| Echoes from the White House | 2001 | |
| Once and Again | Herbert Miller | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Skeptic | Father Wymond | 2009 |
| The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | 2006 |
| The Valley of Light | Hoke | 2006 |
| Suits on the Loose | Bishop Hollister | 2005 |
| K Street | Tommy's Dad | 2003 |
| Death to Smoochy | Network Chairman | 2002 |
| Eye See You | McKenzie | 2002 |
| Danny | Lenny | 2001 |
| Echoes from the White House | 2001 | |
| Once and Again | Herbert Miller | 1999 |
| Dudley Do-Right | Inspector Fenwick | 1999 |
| Swing Vote | Chief Justice | 1999 |
| LateLine | Boone LeGarde | 1998 |
| The Lake | Herb | 1998 |
| The Lake | Herb | 1998 |
| Mad City | Lou Potts | 1997 |
| Veronica's Closet | Pat Chase | 1997 |
| The Practice | Father Patrick Martin | 1997 |
| The Chamber | E. Garner Goodman | 1996 |
| The West | Self | 1996 |
| Dead Man Walking | Hilton Barber | 1996 |
| The Scarlet Letter | Horace Stonehall | 1995 |
| Brothers' Destiny | Father Tierney | 1995 |
| Miracle on 34th Street | Judge Henry Harper / Judge Harper | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Dr. Robert Harrigan | 1994 |
| ER | Wayne Rutley | 1994 |
| Mrs. Doubtfire | Mr. Lundy / Jonathan Lundy | 1993 |
| Rudy | Father Cavanaugh | 1993 |
| Frasier | T.H. Houghton | 1993 |
| Last Action Hero | Nick | 1993 |
| Hoffa | Billy Flynn | 1992 |
| Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Maishe | 1992 |
| Far and Away | Daniel Christie | 1992 |
| Double Edge | Maggie's Father | 1992 |
| Brooklyn Bridge | Joe Cardini | 1991 |
| Green Card | Brontë's Lawyer | 1991 |
| Age Isn't Everything | Grandpa Irving | 1991 |
| The Love She Sought | Bishop Richard Baker | 1990 |
| Funny About Love | E. T. | 1990 |
| Lifestories | Storyteller | 1990 |
| Johnny Ryan | Capt. Fitzgerald | 1990 |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Grandpa Fred | 1990 |
| Dangerous Pursuit | Bill | 1990 |
| Loose Cannons | Von Metz | 1990 |
| Christine Cromwell | Larry Cerreta | 1989 |
| The Heist | Dancer | 1989 |
| Coach | Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly | 1989 |
| From the Dead of Night | Doctor Walter Hovde / Dr. Walter Hovde | 1989 |
| Home Fires Burning | Rosh Benefield | 1989 |
| Things Change | Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincent / Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo | 1988 |
| The Great Outdoors | Wally | 1988 |
| The Murder of Mary Phagan | Tom Watson | 1988 |
| Broadcast News | Ernie Merriman | 1987 |
| Big Shots | Keegan | 1987 |
| Outrageous Fortune | Stanislav Korzenowski | 1987 |
| Star's Table | Self | 1986 |
| Into Thin Air | Jim Conway | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Sutton A. Vogel | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Bishop Patrick Shea | 1984 |
| The 38th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1984 |
| The Natural | The Judge | 1984 |
| The Keep | Father Mihail Fonescu / Father Fonescu | 1983 |
| Christine | Will Darnell / Darnell | 1983 |
| The Lords of Discipline | Col. 'Bear' Berrineau | 1983 |
| Monsignor | Bishop Walkman | 1982 |
| Cheers | Navy Captain Franklin Howe | 1982 |
| Hanky Panky | Hiram Calder | 1982 |
| World War III | Gen. Aleksey Rudenski | 1982 |
| Thief | Leo | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Sgt. Stan Jablonski / Stan Jablonski | 1981 |
| The Brink's Job | Cop in Police Lineup / Lineup Gallery Cop | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Paul Policzinski | 1977 |
| The Adams Chronicles | Benjamin Stoddert | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Beacon Hill | McLeague | 1975 |
| Lincoln: Trial by Fire | Secretary of War Stanton | 1974 |
| Appointment with Destiny | Gen. Windfield Scott | 1971 |
| They've Killed President Lincoln! | Edwin M. Stanton | 1971 |
