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Robert Prosky

1930 - 2008

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Robert Prosky is the 3,192nd most popular actor (down from 2,612th in 2024), the 5,364th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,076th in 2019) and the 1,517th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Robert Prosky ranks 3,192 out of 13,578. Before him are Adrienne Barbeau, Tim Blake Nelson, Ninón Sevilla, Michael Brandon, Sayuri Yoshinaga, and Russ Tamblyn. After him are John Dall, Dorothy Dandridge, Zeppo Marx, Sandahl Bergman, Victoria Ruffo, and Thomas Gibson.

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Among people born in 1930, Robert Prosky ranks 310. Before him are Lois Smith, Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Jorma Panula, Jānis Krūmiņš, Sergei Kovalev, and Lionel Cox. After him are Christian Tumi, Luis de Pablo, Choi Chung-min, Ernst Tugendhat, Jan Olszewski, and Jesús Garay. Among people deceased in 2008, Robert Prosky ranks 188. Before him are Boris Yefimov, David Foster Wallace, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Antonio Innocenti, Freddie Hubbard, and Galyani Vadhana. After him are René Harris, Vija Artmane, B. R. Chopra, Germaine Tillion, Lennart Bergelin, and Patrick Hillery.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Prosky ranks 5,364 out of 20,380. Before him are Tim Blake Nelson (1964), Hal Roach (1892), Michael Curry (1953), Michael Brandon (1945), Russ Tamblyn (1934), and Kim Stanley Robinson (1952). After him are Matt Sorum (1960), John Dall (1920), Dorothy Dandridge (1922), Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Zeppo Marx (1901), and Constance Titus (1873).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Prosky ranks 1,517. Before him are Ward Bond (1903), Art Carney (1918), Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Tim Blake Nelson (1964), Michael Brandon (1945), and Russ Tamblyn (1934). After him are John Dall (1920), Dorothy Dandridge (1922), Zeppo Marx (1901), Sandahl Bergman (1951), Thomas Gibson (1962), and Olivia Wilde (1984).

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