Prolific Actor Robert Prosky Dies At 77

Robert Prosky, who appeared in over 200 plays and 38 films, died yesterday due to complications during heart surgery. You may not immediately recognize the name, but you surely recognize the very identifiable face of a very cool character actor.

Since I have never really lived anywhere that has a stage culture, I’ve only seen Prosky’s movies. I will most remember him as the sleazy character The Judge from “The Natural”. For a person that looked so friendly and warm, he really nailed that corrupt character quite well.

Instead of flowers, his son Stefan is requesting donations be made to The Actors Fund or that people simply “go see a play”.