Name	Robert Prosky
Height
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	13 December 1930
Place of Birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Famous for

Likable, craggy-faced, heavy-set stage veteran who became a busy character actor in film and TV of the 1980s and 90s. After 23 seasons as a resident actor with the Arena Stage Theater in Washington, DC, Prosky made his film debut as an initially ingratiating gangster in Michael Mann's "Thief" (1981). He came to prominence as the endearing Sgt. Jablonski who replaced Michael Conrad's Sgt. Esterhaus ("Let's be careful out there!") at the opening of each episode of TV's "Hill Street Blues." Prosky became a familiar TV face in a succession of TV movies, pilots, and guest spots.

Prosky's 80s feature credits include "Christine" (1983), "The Natural" (1984), "Broadcast News" (1987) and David Mamet's "Things Change" (1988) where he turned in a memorable performance as the avuncular mob boss. Prosky kept busy in the 90s providing sturdy support in a diverse group of films including "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" and "Green Card" (both 1990) and "Hoffa" and "Far and Away" (both 1992). 1993 found him in "The Last Action Hero", as a kindly old projectionist with a magic ticket, "Rudy", as a supportive priest, and "Mrs. Doubtfire", as a TV producer who helps out Robin Williams.