Deceased

How Did Robert Prosky Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asرابرت پروسکیGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn13/12/1930Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied08/12/2008 (aged 77)Died inWashington, D.C.Causecardiovascular diseaseWikidataQ1312282 ↗Buried atRock Creek CemeteryTMDb#10360 ↗

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).

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Filmography64 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2009	The SkepticMovie	Father Wymond	79
2006	The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysMovie	Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods")	76
2005	Suits on the LooseMovie	Bishop Hollister	75
2003	K StreetSeries	Tommy's Dad	73
2002	D-ToxMovie	McKenzie	72
2002	Death to SmoochyMovie	Network Chairman (uncredited)	72
2002	NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialMovie	Self	72
2002	Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes DocumentaryMovie	—	72
2001	DannySeries	Lenny	71
1999	Swing VoteMovie	Chief Justice	69
1998	LateLineSeries	—	68
1997	The PracticeSeries	Father Patrick Martin	67
1997	Veronica's ClosetSeries	Pat Chase	67
1997	Mad CityMovie	Lou Potts	67
1995	The Scarlet LetterMovie	Horace Stonehall	65
1995	Dead Man WalkingMovie	Hilton Barber	65
1995	Thomas Jefferson: A View from the MountainSeries	Edmund Bacon (voice)	65
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Dr. Robert Harrigan	64
1994	ERSeries	Wayne Rutley	64
1994	Miracle on 34th StreetMovie	Judge Henry Harper	64
1993	FrasierSeries	T.H. Houghton	63
1993	RudyMovie	Father Cavanaugh	63
1993	Mrs. DoubtfireMovie	Mr. Lundy	63
1993	Last Action HeroMovie	Nick	63
1992	HoffaMovie	Billy Flynn	62
1992	Far and AwayMovie	Daniel Christie	62
1992	Double EdgeMovie	Maggie's Father	62
1990	Gremlins 2: The New BatchMovie	Grandpa Fred	60
1990	Loose CannonsMovie	Von Metz	60
1990	Green CardMovie	Brontë's Lawyer	60
1990	Johnny RyanMovie	Capt. Fitzgerald	60
1990	The Love She SoughtMovie	Bishop Richard Baker	60
1990	Funny About LoveMovie	E. T.	60
1990	Dangerous PursuitMovie	Bill	60
1990	LifeStories: Steve BurdickMovie	The Storyteller (Voice)	60
1989	CoachSeries	Coach 'Jake the Snake' Connelly	59
1989	Home Fires BurningMovie	Rosh Benefield	59
1989	Christine CromwellSeries	Larry Cerreta	59
1989	From the Dead of NightMovie	Dr. Walter Hovde	59
1988	The Great OutdoorsMovie	Wally	58
1988	The Murder of Mary PhaganSeries	Tom Watson	58
1988	Things ChangeMovie	Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo	58
1987	Broadcast NewsMovie	Ernie Merriman	57
1987	Big ShotsMovie	Keegan	57
1987	Outrageous FortuneMovie	Stanislav Korzenowski	57
1985	The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Dr. Sutton A. Vogel	55
1985	Into Thin AirMovie	Jim Conway	55
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Bishop Patrick Shea	54
1984	The NaturalMovie	The Judge	54
1983	ChristineMovie	Will Darnell	53
1983	The Lords of DisciplineMovie	Col. 'Bear' Berrineau	53
1983	The KeepMovie	Father Mihail Fonescu	53
1982	CheersSeries	Navy Captain Franklin Howe	52
1982	Hanky PankyMovie	Hiram Calder	52
1982	MonsignorMovie	Bishop Walkman	52
1982	World War IIISeries	Gen. Aleksey Rudenski	52
1981	ThiefMovie	Leo Alderman	51
1981	The Ordeal of Bill CarneyMovie	Judge Philip Erbsen	51
1978	The Brink's JobMovie	Lineup Gallery Cop	48
1977	Lou GrantSeries	—	47
1976	The Adams ChroniclesSeries	Benjamin Stoddert	46
1975	Beacon HillSeries	McLeague	45
1974	Lincoln: Trial by FireMovie	Secretary of War Stanton	44
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Hoke	21