---
name: "Robert Prosky"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-prosky"
fi1m_id: "robert-prosky"
imdb_id: "nm0698764"
tmdb_id: 10360
wikidata_id: "Q1312282"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 December 1930"
died: "8 December 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-04T23:17:05.713658+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert Prosky

## Identity

Robert Prosky

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-prosky
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-prosky
- **IMDb ID:** nm0698764
- **TMDB ID:** 10360
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1312282
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Prosky, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1312282, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0698764/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10360

Actor. Born 13 December 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 8 December 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 December 1930, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 8 December 2008
- **Active:** 1981–1995
- **Also known as:** رابرت پروسکی
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 79 (3), 1990s 72 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 67 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 4, Family 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $871m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Prosky, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1312282, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0698764/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10360

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Natural*](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md) (67), [*Last Action Hero*](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md) (62)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dead Man Walking*](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*Mrs. Doubtfire*](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek; 13 December 1930 – 8 December 2008) was an American actor. He spent 23 seasons as a resident actor at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., appearing in more than 130 roles on stage before moving into film and television.

He became a familiar supporting actor in the 1980s and 1990s. His film credits include *Thief* (1981), *Christine* (1983), *The Natural* (1984), *Broadcast News* (1987), *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993) as Mr. Lundy, *Dead Man Walking* (1995) as Hilton Barber, *Gremlins 2: The New Batch* (1990) and *Miracle on 34th Street* (1994). On television he played Sgt. Stan Jablonski on *Hill Street Blues* (1984–1987). He received Tony Award nominations for Broadway roles in *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1984) and *A Walk in the Woods* (1988).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Fi1m 84, as Hilton Barber — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, as T.H. Houghton — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Last Action Hero* (1993), Fi1m 62, as Nick — [page](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md)
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Mr. Lundy — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *Far and Away* (1992), Fi1m 52, as Daniel Christie — [page](https://film.one/film/far-and-away.md)
- *Broadcast News* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Ernie Merriman — [page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)
- *The Natural* (1984), Fi1m 67, as The Judge — [page](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md)
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, as Stan Jablonski — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)

## Complete filmography (79)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *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), series, as Tommy's Dad
- *Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary* (2002), Actor
- *Death to Smoochy* (2002), as Network Chairman (uncredited)
- *D-Tox* (2002), as McKenzie
- *Danny* (2001), series, as Lenny
- *Pasta For War* (2000), as The Dictator (voice)
- *Once and Again* (1999), series, Actor
- *Dudley Do-Right* (1999), as Inspector Fenwick
- *Swing Vote* (1999), as Chief Justice
- *LateLine* (1998), series, Actor
- *The Lake* (1998), as Herb
- *Mad City* (1997), as Lou Potts
- *Veronica's Closet* (1997), series, as Pat Chase
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Father Patrick Martin
- *The Chamber* (1996), as E. Garner Goodman
- *Dead Man Walking* (1995), as Hilton Barber — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md)
- *The Scarlet Letter* (1995), as Horace Stonehall
- *Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain* (1995), series, as Edmund Bacon (voice)
- *Miracle on 34th Street* (1994), as Judge Henry Harper
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Dr. Robert Harrigan
- *ER* (1994), series, as Wayne Rutley — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), as Mr. Lundy — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *Rudy* (1993), as Father Cavanaugh
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as T.H. Houghton — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Last Action Hero* (1993), as Nick — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md)
- *Hoffa* (1992), as Billy Flynn
- *Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story* (1992), as Maishe
- *Far and Away* (1992), as Daniel Christie — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/far-and-away.md)
- *Double Edge* (1992), as Maggie's Father
- *Brooklyn Bridge* (1991), series, Actor
- *Age Isn't Everything* (1991), as Grandpa Irving
- *Green Card* (1990), as Brontë's Lawyer
- *LifeStories: Steve Burdick* (1990), as The Storyteller (Voice)
- *The Love She Sought* (1990), as Bishop Richard Baker
- *Funny About Love* (1990), as E. T.
- *Lifestories* (1990), series, Actor
- *Johnny Ryan* (1990), as Capt. Fitzgerald
- *Gremlins 2: The New Batch* (1990), as Grandpa Fred
- *Dangerous Pursuit* (1990), as Bill
- *Loose Cannons* (1990), as Von Metz
- *Christine Cromwell* (1989), series, as Larry Cerreta
- *The Heist* (1989), as Dancer
- *Coach* (1989), series, as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly
- *From the Dead of Night* (1989), as Dr. Walter Hovde
- *Home Fires Burning* (1989), as Rosh Benefield
- *Things Change* (1988), as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
- *The Great Outdoors* (1988), as Wally
- *The Murder of Mary Phagan* (1988), series, as Tom Watson
- *A Walk in the Woods* (1988), as Andrey Botvinnik
- *Broadcast News* (1987), as Ernie Merriman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)
- *Big Shots* (1987), as Keegan
- *Outrageous Fortune* (1987), as Stanislav Korzenowski
- *Washington Monuments* (1987), as Narrator
- *Into Thin Air* (1985), as Jim Conway
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Bishop Patrick Shea
- *The Natural* (1984), as The Judge — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md)
- *The Keep* (1983), as Father Mihail Fonescu
- *Christine* (1983), as Will Darnell
- *The Lords of Discipline* (1983), as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
- *Monsignor* (1982), as Bishop Walkman
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Navy Captain Franklin Howe — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)
- *Hanky Panky* (1982), as Hiram Calder
- *World War III* (1982), series, as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Andrey Botvinnik
- *The Ordeal of Bill Carney* (1981), as Judge Philip Erbsen
- *Thief* (1981), as Leo Alderman
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, as Stan Jablonski — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The Brink's Job* (1978), as Lineup Gallery Cop
- *Lou Grant* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Adams Chronicles* (1976), series, as Benjamin Stoddert
- *Beacon Hill* (1975), series, as McLeague
- *Zalmen, or The Madness of God* (1975), as The Chairman
- *Lincoln: Trial by Fire* (1974), as Secretary of War Stanton
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Rosh Benefield, Hoke

## Gallery

- ![Robert Prosky](https://film.one/media/person/83176/gallery-5f4bf3ba6ba7.jpg) Robert Prosky — BonnieStayon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Golem-MET_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Robert Prosky](https://film.one/media/person/83176/gallery-57956ec65041.jpg) Robert Prosky — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1988: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1984: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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