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Philip Proctor
Birth Name:Philip George Proctor
Birth Date:28 July 1940
Birth Place:Goshen, Indiana, U.S.
Other Names:Phil Proctor
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1962–present
Known For:The Firesign Theatre (1966–present)
Spouse:
    Children:Kristin Proctor
    Alma Mater:Yale University (BA)

    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

    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

    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 . 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 series as the voices of Edwin Jarvis and Baron Mordo in the first game, and the Tinkerer in the sequel, . 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.

    In 2017, Proctor published an autobiography entitled Where's My Fortune Cookie? coauthored with Brad Schreiber.

    In recent years Proctor has performed on the radio program American Parlor Songbook in sketches called "Boomers on a Bench".

    Personal life

    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

    Film

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1969The Thousand Plane RaidTurret Gunner
    1971A Safe PlaceFred
    1976Tunnel VisionChristian Broder
    1977Cracking UpWalter Concrete
    1979J-Men ForeverBarton
    1984Sam's SonArt Fisher
    1987Amazon Women on the MoonMikeSegment: "Silly Pate"
    1989Lobster Man from MarsLou
    1989Night LifeRandolph Whitlock
    1995Toy StoryPizza Planet Guard, Pizza Planet Announcer (voice)
    1997HerculesBoat Captain (voice)
    1998Dr. DolittleDrunken Monkey (voice)[8]
    1998The Rugrats MovieHoward DeVille, Igor (voice)
    1998A Bug's LifeAnt, Fly, Grasshopper (voice)
    1999TarzanEnglish Captain, Scared Elephant (voice)
    1999Toy Story 2Mr. Konishi (voice)
    2000The IndependentRob's Father
    2000The Adventures of Rocky and BullwinkleRBTV Floor Director
    2000Howard DeVille (voice)
    2000Golfer, Scientist (voice)
    2001Dr. Dolittle 2Drunken Monkey (voice)
    2001Spirited AwayFrog-like Chef (voice)English dub
    2001Monsters, Inc.Charlie (voice)
    2002Getafix (voice)English dub
    2002Treasure PlanetBlinko (voice)
    2003Rugrats Go WildHoward DeVille (voice)
    2003Brother BearInuit Tribesmen (voice)
    2004Home on the RangeMan on Train (voice)
    2004The IncrediblesGuard (voice)
    2005Thru the Moebius StripRebel (voice)English dub
    2006Hollywood DreamsTheater Director
    2006Dr. Dolittle 3Drunken Monkey, Stray Dog (voice)
    2007Happily N'Ever AfterAmigo #1 (voice)
    2007Drunken Monkey (voice)
    2008Fly Me to the MoonSenior Official (voice)
    2009Drunken Monkey (voice)
    2012Koala KidLug (voice)English dub
    2012Moe (voice)English dub
    2018The Last Prince of AtlantisPolice Chief (voice)

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1987Pound PuppiesRusty (voice)Episode: "Where Do Puppies Come From?"
    1991–1993Taz-ManiaChief Bushrat, additional voices10 episodes
    1991–2004RugratsHoward DeVille, additional voices48 episodes
    1994–1996The TickCharles' Father, Cordoroy Cordoba, additional voices9 episodes
    1997Spider-ManRheinholdt Kragov / Electro (voice)3 episodes
    1999Big BrotherAnnouncer (voice)Seasons 3-5
    2000The Wild ThornberrysGame Host, Bodybuilder (voice)Episode: "A Tiger by the Tail"
    2001Power Rangers Time ForceMiracon (voice)Episode: "Reflections of Evil"
    2002Justice LeagueFirst Humanoid (voice)Episode: "War World"
    2003–2008All Grown Up!Howard DeVille, additional voices11 episodes
    2005Arrested DevelopmentBob PattersonEpisode: "Notapusy"
    2007Music Teacher (voice)Episode: "The Headband"

    Video games

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1982Bomb SquadFrank
    1982B-17 BomberPilot
    1996Jeremiah Krick
    1998BattlezoneGeorge Collins, Russian Pilot
    1999Tomaas Azzameen, Imperial Officers, Rebel Pilot
    1999Indiana Jones and the Infernal MachineSoviet Soldiers
    2000Civil War Helm Officer, Tako, Commander Roq
    2001Viceroy Nute Gunray
    2002Father Salade[9]
    2002Blood Omen 2Faustus
    2002Eternal DarknessRoberto Bianchi, Bishop
    2003Indiana Jones and the Emperor's TombRussian Ivory Hunter
    2003SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALsArjan Manjani
    2003Final Fantasy X-2Donga
    2004Proust, ALA B, Pulikovsky, CDP Soldier, Samaev
    2005Professor
    2005Area 51Mr. White
    2005From Russia with LoveQ
    2005Ape Escape 3Professor, Ukki White
    2006Metal Gear Acid 2Chaigidiel
    2006Dead RisingRussell Barnaby
    2006Viktor Yavlinsky
    2006Edwin Jarvis, Baron Mordo
    2006Blue DragonFushira
    2007Assassin's CreedWarren Vidic
    2009Tinkerer, Magneto
    2009The SaboteurKessler
    2011Radagast
    2012Darksiders IILord of Bones
    2015Simon Stagg

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Theatre World: Volume 20 . 1964 . Crown . 249 . December 18, 2023 . Willis . John A. . John A. Willis .
    2. Web site: Weisser . Scott . Goshen native Philip Proctor to perform at GC with Los Angles Guitar Quartet . The Goshen News . March 7, 2013 . December 18, 2023.
    3. Book: Films in Review: Volume 23 . 1972 . National Board of Review of Motion Pictures . 90 .
    4. Web site: Proctor . Philip . Comedy Influential: The Start of The Firesign Theatre . yale1962.org . December 18, 2023.
    5. Web site: A visit to Planet Proctor . Firezine.net . December 18, 2023.
    6. Web site: In memory of Melinda Peterson, a rebroadcast featuring Phil Proctor, David Ossman, David Koff, Sam Mowry, and Jonathan Stark . . December 18, 2023.
    7. Web site: Kristin Proctor Bio . December 18, 2023.
    8. Web site: 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 closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..
    9. La Pucelle: Tactics. Nippon Ichi Software. Nippon Ichi Software, Mastiff. Closing credits, 44:53 in, English Voice Talent. May 2004.