Robert Prescott (born 1957) is an American actor who has appeared in film and on television. He is best known for his role as Kent in the 1985 hit comedy film Real Genius. He also starred in the 1984 comedy film Bachelor Party as Cole Whittier, and appeared in the 1987 Mel Brooks comedy Spaceballs in a cameo as the Sand Cruiser Driver.
He starred in the Father Dowling Mysteries TV movie Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery, and has made guest appearances on TV shows including Hill Street Blues, The Sopranos, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Bachelor Party | Cole Whittier | |
| 1984 | National Lampoon's Joy of Sex | Tom Pittman / Richard | |
| 1985 | Real Genius | Kent | |
| 1986 | Blue de Ville | Kevin | |
| 1987 | Spaceballs | Sand Cruiser Driver | |
| 1987 | Fatal Confessions: A Father Dowling Mystery | Lt. Phil Keegan | TV movie |
| 1999 | Earthly Possessions | Stu | TV movie |
| 2000 | A Man Is Mostly Water | Customer | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Bonesman MC 1961 | |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Mr. Verne | |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Process Server | |
| 2011 | Gun Hill Road | Mr. Donovan | |
| 2011 | The Crisis of Being Dr. Adam Porter | Dr. Hanson | Short |
| 2011 | God Don't Make the Laws | Eddie Palmer | |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Air Force Officer | |
| 2013 | Cold Comes the Night | Detective | |
| 2017 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Hon. Adam W. Hilliard | |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Sheriff Hanley | Videogame |