Robert Prosky

Career timeline

1. 1930 · Born

   Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

3. 1993 · Breakthrough

   Frasier (TV)

4. 2008 · Died

   December 8, 2008

5. 2009 · Latest release

   The Skeptic (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

5 1970s

28 1980s

34 1990s

10 2000s

• Drama46
• Comedy26
• Crime19
• Tv Movie13
• Thriller11
• Romance8

Highest-rated title ER 1994 7.8 Most popular title Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 7.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Prosky in our catalogue.

Christopher Franke

2 titles together

Charles S. Dutton

2 titles together

Robin Williams

2 titles together

Michael Mann

2 titles together

Dylan McDermott

2 titles together

Ian McKellen

2 titles together

Tim Daly

2 titles together

Gene Hackman

2 titles together

Don Davis

2 titles together

Jane Leeves

2 titles together

1. 2009 The Skeptic as Father Wymond 5.3 Movie
2. 2007 The Valley of Light as Hoke 6.5 Movie
3. 2006 The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") Movie
4. 2005 Suits on the Loose as Bishop Hollister Movie
5. 2003 K Street as Tommy's Dad TV
6. 2002 Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary Movie
7. 2002 Death to Smoochy as Network Chairman (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
8. 2002 D-Tox as McKenzie 5.6 Movie
9. 2001 Danny as Lenny TV
10. 2000 Pasta For War as The Dictator (voice) Movie
11. 1999 Once and Again 6.7 TV
12. 1999 Dudley Do-Right as Inspector Fenwick 4.1 Movie
13. 1999 Swing Vote as Chief Justice Movie
14. 1998 LateLine TV
15. 1998 The Lake as Herb Movie
16. 1997 Mad City as Lou Potts 6.2 Movie
17. 1997 Veronica's Closet as Pat Chase TV
18. 1997 The Practice as Father Patrick Martin 7.6 TV
19. 1996 The Chamber as E. Garner Goodman 5.9 Movie
20. 1995 Dead Man Walking as Hilton Barber 7.3 Movie
21. 1995 The Scarlet Letter as Horace Stonehall 6.1 Movie
22. 1995 Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain as Edmund Bacon (voice) TV
23. 1994 Miracle on 34th Street as Judge Henry Harper 6.8 Movie
24. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Dr. Robert Harrigan 7.2 TV
25. 1994 ER as Wayne Rutley 7.8 TV
26. 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire as Mr. Lundy 7.2 Movie
27. 1993 Rudy as Father Cavanaugh 7.4 Movie
28. 1993 Frasier as T.H. Houghton 7.7 TV
29. 1993 Last Action Hero as Nick 6.5 Movie
30. 1992 Hoffa as Billy Flynn 6.3 Movie
31. 1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story as Maishe Movie
32. 1992 Far and Away as Daniel Christie 6.8 Movie
33. 1992 Double Edge as Maggie's Father Movie
34. 1991 Brooklyn Bridge TV
35. 1991 Age Isn't Everything as Grandpa Irving Movie
36. 1990 Green Card as Brontë's Lawyer 6.1 Movie
37. 1990 LifeStories: Steve Burdick as The Storyteller (Voice) Movie
38. 1990 The Love She Sought as Bishop Richard Baker Movie
39. 1990 Funny About Love as E. T. 4.9 Movie
40. 1990 Lifestories TV
41. 1990 Johnny Ryan as Capt. Fitzgerald Movie
42. 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Grandpa Fred 6.5 Movie
43. 1990 Dangerous Pursuit as Bill Movie
44. 1990 Loose Cannons as Von Metz 5.0 Movie
45. 1989 Christine Cromwell as Larry Cerreta TV
46. 1989 The Heist as Dancer 4.9 Movie
47. 1989 Coach as Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly 6.7 TV
48. 1989 From the Dead of Night as Dr. Walter Hovde Movie
49. 1989 Home Fires Burning as Rosh Benefield Movie
50. 1988 Things Change as Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo 6.2 Movie
51. 1988 The Great Outdoors as Wally 6.5 Movie
52. 1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan as Tom Watson TV
53. 1988 A Walk in the Woods as Andrey Botvinnik Movie
54. 1987 Broadcast News as Ernie Merriman 6.8 Movie
55. 1987 Big Shots as Keegan Movie
56. 1987 Outrageous Fortune as Stanislav Korzenowski 6.0 Movie
57. 1987 Washington Monuments as Narrator Movie
58. 1985 Into Thin Air as Jim Conway Movie
59. 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Dr. Sutton A. Vogel 7.2 TV
60. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Bishop Patrick Shea 7.5 TV
61. 1984 The Natural as The Judge 6.9 Movie
62. 1983 The Keep as Father Mihail Fonescu 5.6 Movie
63. 1983 Christine as Will Darnell 6.9 Movie
64. 1983 The Lords of Discipline as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau 6.6 Movie
65. 1982 Monsignor as Bishop Walkman 4.5 Movie
66. 1982 Cheers as Navy Captain Franklin Howe 7.6 TV
67. 1982 Hanky Panky as Hiram Calder 5.3 Movie
68. 1982 World War III as Gen. Aleksey Rudenski TV
69. 1982 American Playhouse as Andrey Botvinnik TV
70. 1981 The Ordeal of Bill Carney as Judge Philip Erbsen Movie
71. 1981 Thief as Leo Alderman 7.3 Movie
72. 1981 Hill Street Blues as Stan Jablonski 7.6 TV
73. 1978 The Brink's Job as Cop in Police Lineup (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
74. 1976 The Adams Chronicles as Benjamin Stoddert TV
75. 1975 Beacon Hill as McLeague TV
76. 1975 Zalmen, or The Madness of God as The Chairman Movie
77. 1974 Lincoln: Trial by Fire as Secretary of War Stanton Movie
78. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rosh Benefield TV

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