Philip Proctor
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| Born | Philip George Proctor July 28, 1940 Goshen, Indiana, U.S. |
| Other names | Phil Proctor |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Known for | The Firesign Theatre (1966–present) |
| Spouses | Sheilah Wells (divorced)Barbro Semmingsen (divorced)Melinda Peterson
(m. 1992; died 2023) |
| Children | Kristin Proctor |
| Website | planetproctor |
Philip George Proctor (born July 28, 1940) is an American actor and a member of the Firesign Theatre. He has performed voice-over work for video games, films and television series.
Early life
[edit]Proctor was born in Goshen, Indiana, on July 28, 1940.[1] His great-uncle was Mennonite writer Joseph Yoder. Four years later after his family moved to New York City, he was a child actor working in television. He later earned a drama degree at Yale University.[2]
Career
[edit]Proctor won a Theatre World Award for his 1964 performance in The Amorous Flea.[1]
Proctor also appeared occasionally on television in small roles, including episodes of Daniel Boone, All in the Family, and Night Court. He also provided the voices of Meltdown in Treasure Planet and "Drunk Monkey" in the Dr. Dolittle remake series. He has also provided uncredited ADR overdubs for numerous movies over the years. More recently, he has done voices for several cartoons and video games, including the voice of Howard Deville in Rugrats and All Grown Up! on Nickelodeon, "background" voices for Disney features, and voice work on Power Rangers Time Force. He also did two voices in the GameCube video game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. He is the voice of The Professor and White Monkey in the Ape Escape series. Recently, his voice was featured in the video game Dead Rising as Russell Barnaby, in the Assassin's Creed series as Dr. Warren Vidic, and on Adventures in Odyssey as Leonard Meltsner and Detective Don Polehaus. In the 2007 live audio production of the Angie Award-winning screenplay Albatross (original screenplay written by Lance Rucker and Timothy Perrin) at the International Mystery Writers Festival, he played seven characters requiring four different accents: KGB agent Stefan Linnik, East German Communist Party apparatchik Kurt Mueller; a West Berlin gasthaus owner; an armed forces radio announcer; the Senate minority whip; a Secret Service guard; and Gerhard Derstman, the East German Cultural Attache/Stasi member. He also lent his voice to the game Battlezone. He was the announcer on Big Brother in seasons 3 through 6. Proctor also lent his voice in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series as the voices of Edwin Jarvis and Baron Mordo in the first game, and the Tinkerer in the sequel, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. He currently serves among the repertory cast of featured voices in recent and current Disney animated films.
Stage versions of the records Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers; The Further Adventures of Nick Danger, Third Eye; and Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him and Temporarily Humboldt County are published Broadway Play Publishing Inc.[citation needed]
In 2017, Proctor published an autobiography entitled Where's My Fortune Cookie? coauthored with Brad Schreiber.[citation needed]
In recent years Proctor has performed on the radio program American Parlor Songbook in sketches called "Boomers on a Bench".
Personal life
[edit]Proctor was married to actress Sheilah Wells and Norwegian television producer Barbro Semmingsen.[3][4] He was married to Melinda Peterson from 1992 until her death in 2023.[5][6] His daughter with Semmingsen, Kristin, is also an actress.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | The Thousand Plane Raid | Turret Gunner | |
| 1971 | A Safe Place | Fred | |
| 1976 | Tunnel Vision | Christian Broder | |
| 1977 | Cracking Up | Walter Concrete | |
| 1979 | J-Men Forever | Barton | |
| 1984 | Sam's Son | Art Fisher | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Mike | Segment: "Silly Pate" |
| 1989 | Lobster Man from Mars | Lou | |
| 1989 | Night Life | Randolph Whitlock | |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Dick | |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Pizza Planet Guard, Pizza Planet Announcer (voice) | |
| 1997 | Hercules | Boat Captain (voice) | |
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Drunken Monkey (voice) | [8] |
| 1998 | The Rugrats Movie | Howard DeVille, Igor (voice) | [8] |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Ant, Fly, Grasshopper (voice) | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | English Captain, Scared Elephant (voice) | |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Mr. Konishi (voice) | |
| 2000 | The Independent | Rob's Father | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | RBTV Floor Director | |
| 2000 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Howard DeVille (voice) | [8] |
| 2000 | Recess: School's Out | Golfer, Scientist (voice) | [8] |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Drunken Monkey (voice) | [8] |
| 2001 | Spirited Away | Frog-like Chef (voice) | English dub |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Charlie (voice) | |
| 2002 | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Getafix (voice) | English dub |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Blinko (voice) | |
| 2003 | Rugrats Go Wild | Howard DeVille (voice) | [8] |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Inuit Tribesmen (voice) | |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Man on Train (voice) | |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Guard (voice) | |
| 2005 | Thru the Moebius Strip | Rebel (voice) | English dub[8] |
| 2006 | Hollywood Dreams | Theater Director | |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Drunken Monkey, Stray Dog (voice) | [8] |
| 2007 | Happily N'Ever After | Amigo #1 (voice) | [8] |
| 2007 | Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief | Drunken Monkey (voice) | [8] |
| 2008 | Fly Me to the Moon | Senior Official (voice) | [8] |
| 2009 | Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Drunken Monkey (voice) | [8] |
| 2012 | Koala Kid | Lug (voice) | English dub[8] |
| 2012 | The Reef 2: High Tide | Moe (voice) | English dub[8] |
| 2018 | The Last Prince of Atlantis | Police Chief (voice) | [8] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Pound Puppies | Rusty (voice) | Episode: "Where Do Puppies Come From?" |
| 1991–1993 | Taz-Mania | Chief Bushrat, additional voices | 10 episodes |
| 1991–2004 | Rugrats | Howard DeVille, additional voices | 48 episodes[8] |
| 1994–1996 | The Tick | Charles' Father, Cordoroy Cordoba, additional voices | 9 episodes[8] |
| 1997 | Spider-Man | Rheinholdt Kragov / Electro (voice) | 3 episodes[8] |
| 1999 | Big Brother | Announcer (voice) | Seasons 3-5 |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Game Host, Bodybuilder (voice) | Episode: "A Tiger by the Tail"[8] |
| 2001 | Power Rangers Time Force | Miracon (voice) | Episode: "Reflections of Evil"[8] |
| 2002 | Justice League | First Humanoid (voice) | Episode: "War World"[8] |
| 2003–2008 | All Grown Up! | Howard DeVille, additional voices | 11 episodes |
| 2005 | Arrested Development | Bob Patterson | Episode: "Notapusy" |
| 2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Music Teacher (voice) | Episode: "The Headband"[8] |
Video games
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Willis, John A., ed. (1964). Theatre World: Volume 20. Crown. p. 249. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Weisser, Scott (March 7, 2013). "Goshen native Philip Proctor to perform at GC with Los Angles Guitar Quartet". The Goshen News. Retrieved December 18, 2023.(European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU 451: Unavailable for legal reasons)
- ^ Films in Review: Volume 23. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 1972. p. 90.
- ^ Proctor, Philip. "Comedy Influential: The Start of The Firesign Theatre". yale1962.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "A visit to Planet Proctor". Firezine.net. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "In memory of Melinda Peterson, a rebroadcast featuring Phil Proctor, David Ossman, David Koff, Sam Mowry, and Jonathan Stark". KBOO. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Kristin Proctor Bio". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq "Phil Proctor (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Nippon Ichi Software. La Pucelle: Tactics. Nippon Ichi Software, Mastiff. Scene: Closing credits, 44:53 in, English Voice Talent.
External links
[edit]- Planet Proctor
- Philip Proctor at IMDb
- KCRW "Bob Claster's Funny Stuff" interview about the early days of Firesign Theater, and a separate show in which Proctor discusses Bob & Ray
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