Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky
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.
Personal life
In 1960, he married Ida Hove with whom he had three sons, Stefan, John and Andrew Prosky, the latter two being actors as well.
Death
Prosky died on December 8, 2008, just 5 days before his 78th birthday, while living in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. His son John said that the cause was complications of heart surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. The New York Times described him: "a craggy-faced, heavyset character actor who, after 23 years in regional theater, became a familiar face on Broadway, in movies and on television, notably as a gruff desk sergeant in the later years of Hill Street Blues."
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