Philip Proctor (born 1940) is an American actor, comedian and a member of

the Firesign Theatre The Firesign Theatre (also known as the Firesigns) was an American surreal comedy troupe who first appeared on November 17, 1966, in a live performance on the Los Angeles radio program ''Radio Free Oz'' on station KPFK FM. They continued a ...

. He has performed voice-over work for video games, films and television series.

Career

Of the four members of

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, Proctor has had the greatest amount of mainstream exposure as an actor. A

boy soprano A boy soprano (British and especially North American English) or boy treble (only British English) is a young male singer with an unchanged voice in the soprano range, a range that is often still called the treble voice range (in North Americ ...

in his youth, he worked extensively in musical theatre, including numerous juvenile female roles in productions of

Gilbert & Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan was a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), who jointly created fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which '' H.M.S. ...

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 Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most well-known American ...

, and forged important social connections, becoming close friends with notable figures including

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, Brandon deWilde,

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and

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. Proctor also appeared occasionally on television in small roles, including episodes of ''

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'', ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series '' Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...

'', and ''

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''; and

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in the 1964 musical '' The Amorous Flea''. He also provided the voices of Meltdown in ''

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'' and "Drunk Monkey" in the ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' and ''

All Grown Up! ''All Grown Up!'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. It served as a continuation of the series ''Rugrats'', as explores the daily lives of protagonist Tommy Pickles ...

'' on

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, "background" voices for

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features, and voice work on ''

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''. He also did two voices in the

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video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...

'' 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 ''

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'' as Russell Barnaby, in the ''

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'' series as

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, and on ''

Adventures in Odyssey ''Adventures in Odyssey'' (AIO), or simply ''Odyssey'', is an Evangelical Christian radio drama and Radio comedy, comedy series created and produced by Focus on the Family. Aimed at families with children age 12 and younger, the series first air ...

'' 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,

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Kurt Mueller; a

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owner; an armed forces radio announcer; the

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minority whip; a

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guard; and Gerhard Derstman, the East German Cultural Attache/

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member. He also lent his voice to the game '' Battlezone''. He was the announcer on ''

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'' in seasons 3 through 6. Proctor also lent his voice in the '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'' series as the voices of

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and

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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 ''Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers'' is the Firesign Theatre's third comedy album, released by Columbia Records in July 1970. In 1983, ''The New Rolling Stone Record Guide'' called it "the greatest comedy album ever made". It was nomi ...

''; ''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".

Filmography

Feature films

Both animated and live action: * '' Murder à la Mod'' (1968) – Soap Opera (voice) * ''

The Thousand Plane Raid ''The Thousand Plane Raid'' (also known as ''The One Thousand Plane Raid'') is a 1969 DeLuxe Color film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Christopher George and Laraine Stephens. Although claimed to be derived from Ralph Barker's ''The Thousand ...

'' (1969) – Turret Gunner * ''

A Safe Place ''A Safe Place'' is a 1971 American drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Tuesday Weld, Orson Welles, and Jack Nicholson. Plot A young woman, named Noah, lives alone in a small apartment New York City. She is a mentally di ...

'' (1971) – Fred * ''

Tunnel Vision Tunnel vision is the loss of peripheral vision with retention of central vision, resulting in a constricted circular tunnel-like field of vision. Causes Tunnel vision can be caused by: Eyeglass users Eyeglass users experience tunnel visio ...

'' (1976) – Christian A. Broder * ''Cracking Up'' (1977) – Walter Concrete * ''

J-Men Forever ''J-Men Forever'', originally titled "The Secret World War", is a 1979 comedy film by Philip Proctor and Peter Bergman of the Firesign Theatre. The film is a pastiche using film clips from Republic serials, re-dubbed with comic dialog to tell a ...

'' (1979) – J-Man Barton * '' Sam's Son'' (1984) – Art Fisher * '' Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987) – Mike (segment "Silly Pate") * ''

Lobster Man from Mars ''Lobster Man from Mars'' is a 1989 comedy film directed by Stanley Sheff and starring Tony Curtis. The film is a spoof of B movie sci-fi films from the 1950s. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 1989. Plot Young filmmaker ...

'' (1989) – Lou * '' Night Life'' (1989) – Randolph Whitlock * ''

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. The films and dates referred to are a director's fi ...

'' (1995) – Pizza Planet Guard / Pizza Planet Announcer (voice) * ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted th ...

'' (1997) – Boat Captain / Snowball the Cat (voice) * ''

'' (1998) – Drunk Monkey (voice) * ''

The Rugrats Movie ''The Rugrats Movie'' is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''Rugrats''. It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem. The film intr ...

'' (1998) – Howard Deville / Igor (voice) * ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew ...

'' (1998) – Ant #1 / Fly / Grasshopper (voice) * ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' (1999) – English Captain / Scared Elephant (voice) * ''

Toy Story 2 ''Toy Story 2'' is a 1999 American computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The second installment in the ''Toy Story'' franchise and the sequel to ''Toy Story'' (1995), it was directed by John Las ...

'' (1999) – Sign-Off Voice / Airline Rep / Mr. Konishi (voice) * ''

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'' (2000) – Rob's Dad * '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'' (2000) – RBTV Floor Director * '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' (2000) – Howard Deville (voice) * '' Recess: School's Out'' (2000) – Golfer #2 / Scientist #2 (voice) * '' Dr. Dolittle 2'' (2001) – Drunk Monkey (voice) * ''

Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi and dist ...

'' (2001) – Frog-like Chef (English version, voice) * '' Monsters, Inc.'' (2001) – Charlie Proctor (voice) * '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' (2002) – Getafix (English version, voice) * ''

'' (2002) – Blinko (voice) * '' Rugrats Go Wild'' (2003) – Howard Deville (voice) * ''

Brother Bear ''Brother Bear'' is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 44th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert ...

'' (2003) – Inuit Tribe Members (voice) * ''

Home on the Range "Home on the Range" is a classic cowboy song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Home" in 1872 or 1873, ...

'' (2004) – Man on Train (voice) * ''

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sa ...

'' (2004) – Guard #1 (voice) * '' Thru the Moebius Strip'' (2005) – Rebel (English version, voice) * ''

Hollywood Dreams ''Hollywood Dreams'' is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom. The film stars Tanna Frederick, Justin Kirk, David Proval, Karen Black, Eric Roberts, and Seymour Cassel. Plot Aspiring actress Margie Chizek (Freder ...

'' (2006) – Theater Director * '' Happily N'Ever After'' (2006) – Amigo 1 (voice) * ''

Fly Me to the Moon "Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. The first recording of the song was made in 1954 by Kaye Ballard. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo mission ...

'' (2007) – Senior Official (voice) * ''

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'' (2012) – Lug (voice) * '' The Reef 2: High Tide'' (2012) – Moe (voice)

Television

Animation

* '' Pound Puppies'' (1987) – Rusty the Plott Hound * ''

Taz-Mania ''Taz-Mania'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 1991 to 1995, broadcast in the United States on Fox Kids. The show follows the adventures of the ''Looney Tunes'' character Taz (the Tasmanian Devil) in the f ...

'' (1991–1993) – Chief Bushrat * ''

'' (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 * ''

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'' (1994–1996) – Courderoy Cordova / Fortissimo Brothers / Charles' Father * '' Spider-Man The Animated Series'' (1997) – Electro / Rhienholdt Kragov * ''

The Wild Thornberrys ''The Wild Thornberrys'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, and Stephen Sustarsic for Nickelodeon. The series portrays an American family of wildlife documentary fi ...

'' (2000) – Game Host / Body Builder * ''

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'' (2002) – First Humanoid * ''

'' (2003–2008) – Howard Deville / Mr. Jacobi / Priest / Italian Shopper / Football Coach / Plastic Soccer Player * ''

Grim & Evil ''Grim & Evil'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. It consists of two segments which were eventually spun off into their own series, '' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' and '' Evil Con Ca ...

'' (2004) – Dr. Cornea / Ogre * '' Famous 5: On the Case'' (2008) – Ralph Campbell

Live action

* ''

'' (1999) – Announcer (seasons 3–5) * ''

'' (2001) – Miracon (voice) * ''

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'' (2015) – Rev. Bob Patterson

Video games

* ''Bomb Squad'' (1982) - Frank * ''B-17 Bomber'' (1982) - Pilot * '' Lighthouse: The Dark Being'' (1996) – Dr. Jeremiah Krick * '' 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 * '' La Pucelle: Tactics'' (2002) – Father Salade * ''Blood Omen II: Legacy of Kain'' (2002) – Faustus * '' Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem'' (2002) – Roberto Bianchi / Bishop * '' Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain'' (2004) – Proust / ALA B / Pulikovsky / CDP Soldier B / Samaev * ''

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'' (2005) – Mr. White * '' 007: From Russia with Love'' (2005) – Q * '' Ape Escape: On the Loose'' (2005) – Professor * '' Ape Escape 3'' (2005) – Monkey White / Professor (US version) * '' Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror'' (2006) – Viktor Yavlinsky * ''

'' (2006) – Russell Barnaby * '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'' (2006) –

* '' SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs'' (2006) – Arjan Manjani * ''

Blue Dragon Blue Dragon may refer to: Biology * ''Glaucus atlanticus'', a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae * ''Glaucus marginatus'', a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae * ''Pteraeolidia ianthina'', a shell- ...

'' (2006) – Fushira * ''

'' (2007) – Warren Vidic * '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'' (2009) – Tinkerer / Magneto * '' The Saboteur'' (2009) – Kessler * '' The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' (2011) – Radagast the Brown * '' Darksiders II'' (2012) – The Lord of Bones * '' Batman: Arkham Knight'' (2015) –

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References

External links

Planet Proctor
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KCRW "Bob Claster's Funny Stuff" interview about early days of Firesign Theater, and a separate show in which Proctor discusses Bob & Ray
{{DEFAULTSORT:Proctor, Philip 1940 births Living people People from Goshen, Indiana American male voice actors American male stage actors American male radio actors American male video game actors Male actors from Indiana The Yale Record alumni The Firesign Theatre