Robert Prosky

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Robert Prosky

Born	December 13, 1930 (1930-12-13) (age 77) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert Prosky (born December 13, 1930) is an American character actor.

Prosky has appeared in such films as Christine, The Natural, Broadcast News, Green Card, Hoffa, Rudy, and Dead Man Walking. In addition to appearing in numerous films, Prosky has appeared as a regular on the television shows Hill Street Blues and Veronica's Closet. Prior to his film and television career, Prosky appeared in numerous productions at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC, most notably as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman. He was considered for the role of Martin Crane in Frasier and later made a guest appearance in the show as a reclusive writer. He also played Rebecca Howe's father on Cheers.

Prosky, a Polish American,^[1] was born Robert Joseph Porzuczek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Helen and Joseph Porzuczek, a grocer.^[2]^[3] He studied at the American Theatre Wing and lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

1 Filmography
2 Selected stage credits
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Filmography

Suits on the Loose (2005)
Death to Smoochy (2002) (uncredited)
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
Veronica's Closet (1997) (TV series) (1997–1998)
The Chamber (1996)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Rudy (1993)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Hoffa (1992)
Far and Away (1992)
Green Card (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Broadcast News (1987)
Hill Street Blues (1981) (TV series) (1984–1987)
The Natural (1984)
The Keep (1983)
Christine (1983)
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Monsignor (1982)
Hanky Panky (1982)
Thief (1981)

[edit] Selected stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Location/Notes
1975	The Dybbuk	Rabbi Az ielke	Arena Stage, Washington, DC/with Dianne Wiest
1983	A View from the Bridge	Alfieri	New York City
1984	Glengarry Glen Ross	Shelly Levene	John Golden Theatre, New York City/Tony Award Nomination
1988	A Walk in the Woods	Andrei Botvinnik	Booth Theatre, New York City/Tony Award Nomination
1996	Camping with Henry and Tom	Thomas Edison	Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City
2002	An American Daughter	Alan Hughes	Arena Stage, Washington, DC
2004	Democracy	Herbert Wehner	Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City
2006	Awake and Sing!	Jacob	Arena Stage, Washington, DC
2008	The Price	Solomon	Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia

Prosky has often performed at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC, with over 100 stage credits to his name at that theatre alone. He also originated the role of Shelly Levene in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross.

Two of his sons, Andy and John Prosky, are also film, TV, and stage actors. The three have starred together in two productions of Arthur Miller's play The Price, in which the brothers' characters are brothers.