Robert Prosky

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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 television role was of Sgt. Stan Jablonski on the TV police drama Hill Street Blues.

Most Popular Robert Prosky Trailers

Total trailers found: 55

Mrs. Doubtfire Trailer (1993)

24 November 1993

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids.

Monsignor Trailer (1982)

22 October 1982

The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.

Christine Trailer (1983)

09 December 1983

Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch Trailer (1990)

15 June 1990

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo.

The Heist Trailer (1989)

16 September 1989

Ex-con Neal Skinner seeks revenge against track owner Ebbet Berens for framing him in an emerald smuggling deal.

Last Action Hero Trailer (1993)

18 June 1993

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.

The Valley of Light Trailer (2007)

28 January 2007

The Valley of Light is a beautifully-filmed, sentimental movie of a young man's quest to make sense of his experiences and find new meaning in life.

The Lake Trailer (1998)

01 February 1998

Jackie Ivers is a Los Angeles nurse who returns home to the small town of San Vicente to find that her friends and family have taken on bizarrely different personalities.

NBC 75th Anniversary Special Trailer (2002)

05 May 2002

A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

Into Thin Air Trailer (1985)

29 October 1985

Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado.

Dudley Do-Right Trailer (1999)

27 August 1999

Royal Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-right is busy keeping the peace in his small mountain town when his old rival, Snidely Whiplash, comes up with a plot to buy all the property in town, then start a phony gold rush by seeding the river with gold nuggets.

Outrageous Fortune Trailer (1987)

30 January 1987

Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski.

The Natural Trailer (1984)

11 May 1984

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

Broadcast News Trailer (1987)

16 December 1987

Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises.

The Skeptic Trailer (2009)

01 May 2009

After the mysterious death of his Aunt, a confirmed skeptic lawyer, Bryan Becket, dismisses reports that her house is haunted and moves in.

Big Shots Trailer (1987)

02 October 1987

Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side.

Things Change Trailer (1988)

21 October 1988

Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit.

The Chamber Trailer (1996)

11 October 1996

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.

Funny About Love Trailer (1990)

21 September 1990

As political cartoonist Duffy and his bride Meg fail to conceive, he and sorority girl Daphne succeed.

Swing Vote Trailer (1999)

19 April 1999

A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own family's harmony.

Thief Trailer (1981)

27 March 1981

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids.

Miracle on 34th Street Trailer (1994)

18 November 1994

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

Rudy Trailer (1993)

17 September 1993

Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead.

D-Tox Trailer (2002)

04 January 2002

A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at an isolated detox clinic in the wilds of Wyoming.

Hanky Panky Trailer (1982)

04 June 1982

Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him.

Far and Away Trailer (1992)

22 May 1992

A young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As they struggle to survive against betrayal and harsh winter conditions, they must fend off her parents who are determined to bring her back home.

From the Dead of Night Trailer (1989)

27 February 1989

After having a near death experience Joanna finds her life in constant danger. She begins to believe that certain forces are trying to bring her back into the world of the dead.

Dead Man Walking Trailer (1995)

29 December 1995

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

The Great Outdoors Trailer (1988)

17 June 1988

It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben.

Johnny Ryan Trailer (1990)

29 July 1990

An honest, hard-working cop has to go up against the mob in 1949 New York City.

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Trailer (2006)

02 May 2006

The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries.

Loose Cannons Trailer (1990)

09 February 1990

Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case.

The Keep Trailer (1983)

16 December 1983

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress.

The Love She Sought Trailer (1990)

21 October 1990

An aging school teacher (Lansbury) at a Catholic grammar school in Minnesota questions her life's existence when she has to start battling a new bishop (Prosky).

Home Fires Burning Trailer (1989)

29 January 1989

When a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend.

The Ordeal of Bill Carney Trailer (1981)

23 December 1981

Bill Carney has just been paralyzed from the neck down. He has been taking care of his two sons since his wife left him.

Zalmen, or The Madness of God Trailer (1975)

13 January 1975

This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.

LifeStories: Steve Burdick Trailer (1990)

18 December 1990

Steve Burdick is closeted television anchorman whose lover dies of an AIDS-related illness. Steve decides to come out and then tells his story about being gay and battling AIDS during a special segment of the nightly news.

Hoffa Trailer (1992)

25 December 1992

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.

Death to Smoochy Trailer (2002)

29 March 2002

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros.

The Scarlet Letter Trailer (1995)

13 October 1995

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend.

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story Trailer (1992)

12 September 1992

For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, the fight was on to see who could follow him.

Dangerous Pursuit Trailer (1990)

14 February 1990

A young woman's past catches up with her five years later and nearly shatters her life. As a footloose cocktail waitress, she unwittingly once spent the night in Manhattan with a political assassin and now, as a happily married cop's wife, has the misfortune of running into him after all this time in Portland, Oregon -- and the pursuit begins.

Green Card Trailer (1990)

23 December 1990

Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple.

Mad City Trailer (1997)

07 November 1997

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

A Walk in the Woods Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

A true story about one US and one USSR delegate who, during 1982 talks in Geneva between USA and USSR on limiting medium-range nukes in Europe, met by accident in a nearby forest while on a stroll and informally started a key discussion.

Washington Monuments Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Washington Monuments captures the beauty and history of the Capital's major landmarks in a presentation that is informative, picturesque and entertaining.

Pasta For War Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A humorous retooling of wartime propaganda films as troops of rigatoni march in stunning symmetry beneath squadrons of glorious mostacciloli.

The Lords of Discipline Trailer (1983)

18 February 1983

Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism.

Suits on the Loose Trailer (2005)

14 October 2005

Suits on the Loose is the story of two rebellious teens, Justin and Ty, and their breakout from a desert survival camp.

The Brink's Job Trailer (1978)

08 December 1978

In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs Brink's main office in Boston of more than $2 million.

Double Edge Trailer (1992)

22 March 1992

In this fast paced action-thriller, daytime's top star Susan Lucci plays two roles: both a crack FBI agent and the elusive killer-for-hire who she stalks in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.

Age Isn't Everything Trailer (1991)

02 January 1991

Young man gives up his dream of becoming an astronaut to go into business — and finds himself turned into a little old man.

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes Trailer (2002)

17 September 2002

Bloopers and Outakes featured on the Death to Smoochy DVD.

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary Trailer (2002)

17 September 2002

A short documentary about the making of Danny Devito’s film Death to Smoochy.