Philip Proctor
Proctor in 2012
Born
Philip George Proctor

(1940-07-28) July 28, 1940
Goshen, Indiana, U.S.
Other namesPhil Proctor
Alma materYale University (BA)
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1962–present
Known forThe Firesign Theatre (1966–present)
Spouses
Sheilah Wells
​
(divorced)​
    Barbro Semmingsen
    ​
    (divorced)​
      Melinda Peterson
      ​
      ​
      (m. 1992; died 2023)​
      ChildrenKristin Proctor
      Websiteplanetproctor.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. 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.

      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 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

      References

      1. 1 2 Willis, John A., ed. (1964). Theatre World: Volume 20. Crown. p. 249. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
      2. ↑ Weisser, Scott. "Goshen native Philip Proctor to perform at GC with Los Angles Guitar Quartet". The Goshen News. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
      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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 "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 XII (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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