Philip Proctor

American actor

Sheilah Wells
(divorced)
Barbro Semmingsen
(divorced)
Melinda Peterson
(m. 1992; died 2023)
ChildrenKristin ProctorWebsiteplanetproctor.com
Proctor and Peter Bergman (1976) often performed as a duo without the Firesign Theatre.

Philip George Proctor (born July 28, 1940) is an American actor, comedian 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. He moved to New York City when he was four, and began working as a child actor in television. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in drama.[2]

Career

Of the four members of Firesign Theatre, Proctor has had the greatest amount of mainstream exposure as an actor. A boy soprano in his youth, he worked extensively in musical theatre, including numerous juvenile female roles in productions of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. In his early adult career, he worked in musical theatre on Broadway, the West Coast and in touring productions. During this period Proctor worked with many famous names, including composer Richard Rodgers, and forged important social connections, becoming close friends with notable figures including Henry Jaglom, Brandon deWilde, Peter Fonda and Karen Black.[citation needed] He 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

Proctor was previously 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

Feature films

Both animated and live action:

Television

Animation

  • Pound Puppies (1987) – Rusty the Plott Hound
  • Taz-Mania (1991–1993) – Chief Bushrat / Willie Wombat [8]
  • Rugrats (1991–2004) – Howard DeVille / Announcer / Bob / Circus Ringmaster / Clown, Dance Announcer / Policeman / Man / Band Leader / Oarsman / Commander / Germ / French Voice / Car Alarm / Workman / Paul / Paul Gatsby / Mover / Bernie / Allen Murphy / Driver #1 / Tour Guide / DJ / Brinks Guard / Richter / Mr. Loew / Earl / Golfer #2 / Intern / Dr. Lecter / Thorg / Mr. Steele[8]
  • The Town Santa Forgot (1993) – Mr. Creek
  • The Tick (1994–1996) – Courderoy Cordova / Fortissimo Brothers / Charles' Father[8]
  • Spider-Man The Animated Series (1997) – Electro / Rhienholdt Kragov[8]
  • The Wild Thornberrys (2000) – Game Host / Body Builder[8]
  • Justice League (2002) – First Humanoid[8]
  • All Grown Up! (2003–2008) – Howard DeVille / Mr. Jacobi / Priest / Italian Shopper / Football Coach / Plastic Soccer Player[8]
  • Grim & Evil (2004) – Dr. Cornea / Ogre
  • Ben & Izzy (2006) – Mark Twain[8]
  • Famous 5: On the Case (2008) – Ralph Campbell

Live action

Video games

  • Bomb Squad (1982) - Frank[8]
  • B-17 Bomber (1982) - Pilot[8]
  • Lighthouse: The Dark Being (1996) – Dr. Jeremiah Krick[8]
  • Battlezone (1998) – General George Collins / Russian tank pilot
  • Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000) – Civil War Helm Officer / Tako / Commander Roq
  • Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001) – Viceroy Nute Gunray[8]
  • La Pucelle: Tactics (2002) – Father Salade (English version)[9]
  • Blood Omen II: Legacy of Kain (2002) – Faustus[8]
  • Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002) – Roberto Bianchi / Bishop[8]
  • Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (2004) – Proust / ALA B / Pulikovsky / CDP Soldier B / Samaev
  • Final Fantasy X-2 (2003) – Donga[10]
  • Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants[11]
  • Area 51 (2005) – Mr. White[8]
  • 007: From Russia with Love (2005) – Q[8]
  • Ape Escape: On the Loose (2005) – Professor (US version)[8]
  • Ape Escape 3 (2005) – Monkey White / Professor (US version)[8]
  • Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (2006) – Viktor Yavlinsky
  • Dead Rising (2006) – Russell Barnaby (English version)[8]
  • Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) – Edwin Jarvis / Baron Mordo[8]
  • SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs (2006) – Arjan Manjani
  • Final Fantasy XII (2006) – Additional voices[12]
  • Blue Dragon (2006) – Fushira (English version)[8]
  • Assassin's Creed (2007) – Warren Vidic[8]
  • Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009) – Tinkerer / Magneto[8]
  • The Saboteur (2009) – Kessler[8]
  • The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011) – Radagast the Brown[8]
  • Darksiders II (2012) – The Lord of Bones[8]
  • Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) – Simon Stagg[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Willis, John A., ed. (1964). Theatre World: Volume 20. Crown. p. 249. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ 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 due to legal reasons)
  3. ^ Films in Review: Volume 23. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 1972. p. 90.
  4. ^ Proctor, Philip. "Comedy Influential: The Start of The Firesign Theatre". yale1962.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "A visit to Planet Proctor". Firezine.net. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "In memory of Melinda Peterson, a rebroadcast featuring Phil Proctor, David Ossman, David Koff, Sam Mowry, and Jonathan Stark". KBOO. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Kristin Proctor Bio". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ^ 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 ar as at au av "Phil Proctor". 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. ^ Nippon Ichi Software. La Pucelle: Tactics. Nippon Ichi Software, Mastiff. Scene: Closing credits, 44:53 in, English Voice Talent.
  10. ^ "Final Fantasy X-2 (2003 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Final Fantasy XII (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

External links

  • 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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