Philip Proctor Biography (1940-)

Born July 28, 1940, in Goshen, IN; married Melinda Peterson (an actress); children: Kristan. Addresses: Agent: Cunningham, Escott & Dipene, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 130, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, voice performer, writer
Birth Details: July 28, 1940; Goshen, Indiana

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Turret gunner, The Thousand Plane Raid, United Artists, 1969
Fred, A Safe Place, Columbia, 1971
Martian Space Party (also known as The Firesign Theatre's Martian Space Party), Asso Film, 1972
Limb Ashauler, Martian voices, Sam Evans, Beaulah Bell, Nino the mind-boggler, Bunny Crumbhunger, General Curtis Goatheart, and colonel, EverythingYou Know Is Wrong, 1975
Sonic Boom (short film), 1975
Christian A. Broder, Tunnel Vision, 1976 Media Home Entertainment,1978
Walter Concrete, Cracking Up, American International Pictures, 1977
J-man Barton, J-Men Forever, International Harmony, 1979
Voice, Below the Belt, Atlantic, 1980
Voices of Rocky Rococo, Ma Yolk, and Dr. Dogg, Nick Danger in the Caseof the Missing Yolk, LodesTone Media/More Sugar, 1983
Art Fisher, Sam's Son, Invictus, 1984
Voices, Sport Goofy Soccer, 1985
Television voice, Stoogemania (also known as Party Stooge),Atlantic, 1985
Harryl Hee, Ed Snifter, and Wino Brothers Wine announcer, Eat or Be Eaten, RCA/Columbia, 1986
Mike, "Silly Pate," Amazon Women on the Moon (also known as Cheeseburger Film Sandwich), Universal, 1987
Newscaster, Hostile Witness, 1988
(As Phil Proctor) Lou, Lobster Man from Mars, 1989 Electric Pictures, 1990
Police chief, Robo-Chic (also known as Cyber-Chic), ActionInternational Pictures, 1989
Randolph Whitlock, Night Life, RCA/Columbia, 1989
Hypnotist, Desired Effect, 1989
Voices of king and prince, Petronella (animated short film), Filmfair Communications, 1990
Voice of French mouse, Rescuers Down Under (animated), 1990
Original Spin, 1993
Voices, The Visitors, c. 1994.
Voices, Toy Story (animated), 1995
Axl, Bio-Dome, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
The inspector, Menno's Mind (also known as Power.com), Showtime Networks, 1996
Voice, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (animated), 1996
Voices, Fair Game, 1996
Voices, Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996
Voice of Snowball, Hercules (animated), 1997
Voice of Forgo, Over the Top, 1997
Voices, Amistad, 1997
(As Phil Proctor) Voice of drunk monkey, Doctor Dolittle, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
(As Phil Proctor) Voices of Howard DeVille and Igor, The Rugrats Movie (animated), Paramount, 1998
Voices, Atlantis (animated), 1998
The Independent, New City Releasing, 2000
RBTV floor director, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (also known as Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle), Universal, 2000
Voice of Howard DeVille, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (animated; also known as Rugrats in Paris: The Movie--Rugrats II), Paramount, 2000
(As Phil Proctor) Voices of second golfer and second scientist, Recess: School's Out (animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 2001
Also voice for Wag the Dog.
Film Work
Producer, director, and editor, Martian Space Party (also known asThe Firesign Theatre's Martian Space Party), Asso Film, 1972
Producer and director, Everything You Know Is Wrong, 1975
Automated dialogue replacement (ADR) voices, Full Moon High, Orion, 1981
ADR voices, Endangered Species, 1982
ADR voices, Revenge of the Ninja, 1983
ADR voices, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension, Columbia, 1984
ADR voices, Ninja 3: The Domination, Cannon, 1984
ADR voices, Vision Quest, Warner Bros., 1985
ADR voices, Lifeforce, TriStar, 1985
ADR voices, Three Amigos, Orion, 1986
ADR voices, Russkies, 1987
ADR voices, The Secret of My Success, Universal, 1987
ADR voices, Shy People, 1987
ADR voices, Rambo 3, 1988
ADR voices, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Warner Bros., 1988
ADR voices, When Harry Met Sally, Columbia, 1989
ADR voices, Police Academy 6: City under Siege, Warner Bros., 1989
ADR voices, Cohen and Tate, Bon Bon Films, 1989
ADR voices, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Universal, 1989
ADR voices, Corporate Affairs, Concorde, 1990
ADR voices, Waiting for the Light, Epic, 1990
ADR voices, The Hunt for Red October, 1990
ADR voices, Die Hard 2, 1990
ADR voices, Opportunity Knocks, Universal, 1990
ADR voices, Young Guns 2, 1990
ADR voices, Pretty Woman, 1990
ADR voices, The Rookie, Warner Bros., 1990
ADR voices, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990
Additional voices, Beauty and the Beast (animated), Buena Vista, 1991
ADR voices, City Slickers, Columbia, 1991
ADR voices, Hook, 1991
ADR voices, The Rocketeer, 1991
ADR voices, Oscar, 1991
ADR voices, The Doctor, 1991
ADR voices, Marrying Man, 1991
Additional voices, Aladdin (animated), Buena Vista, 1992
ADR voices, Mistress, 1992
ADR voices, Newsies, 1992
ADR voices, Lenny, 1992
ADR voices, Free Jack, Warner Bros., 1992
Additional voices, The Lion King (animated), Buena Vista, 1994
ADR voices, The Flintstones (animated), 1994
ADR voices, Maverick, 1994
ADR voices, Stuart Smiley, 1994
ADR voices, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, 1994
ADR voices, Miracle on 34th Street, Buena Vista, 1994
ADR voices, The Specialist, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
ADR voices, Die Hard 3, 1995
ADR voices, Free Willy 2, 1995
ADR voices, Village of the Damned, 1995
ADR voices, T-Rex, 1995
ADR voices, Up Close and Personal, 1996
Member of ADR loop group, The Trigger Effect, Gramercy, 1996
Member of loop group, Menno's Mind (also known as Power.com), Showtime Networks, 1996
(As Phil Proctor) Additional voices, Hercules (animated), Buena Vista, 1997
(As Phil Proctor) ADR voice, That Old Feeling, Universal, 1997
(As Phil Proctor) Additional voices, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (animated; also known as Disney's Pocahontas II: Journey to a NewWorld and Pocahontas: Journey to a New World), Buena Vista Home Video, 1998
(As Phil Proctor) Additional voice, A Bug's Life (animated), BuenaVista/Walt Disney Pictures, 1998
Member of ADR loop group, Susan's Plan (also known as Dying toGet Rich), Kushner-Locke Productions, 1998
ADR voices, Sphere, 1998
Additional voices, Tarzan (animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 1999
Additional voices, The Iron Giant (animated), Warner Bros., 1999
Additional voice, Toy Story 2 (animated), Buena Vista/Walt DisneyPictures, 1999
Additional voice, Doug's 1st Movie (animated; also known as TheFirst Doug Movie Ever), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 1999
(As Phil Proctor) Member of loop group, The Story of Us, Universal, 1999
Also provided ADR voices, Saving Private Ryan.
Television Appearances
Series
Tobie Kurtz, The Edge of Night, CBS, 1962-1963
Mr. Vincent, Diana, NBC, 1973-1974
The Starland Vocal Band Show, CBS, 1977
Scooby and Scrappy-Doo, ABC, 1979
(As Phil Proctor) Voice of King Gerard, The Smurfs (also known asSmurfs' Adventures), NBC, c. 1981-85.
Al, No Soap Radio, ABC, 1982
National Snoop, NBC, 1984
Narrator, Against the Odds, 1986-1989
Father Frankie, 13 East, NBC, 1989-1991
Voices, Richie Rich, Fox, c. 1991.
Voices, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Fox, c. 1991.
Voice of Howard DeVille, Rugrats, Nickelodeon, 1991-1993

Voices of Willie Wombat and Chief Bushrat, Taz-Mania, Fox, 1991-1992
Voices, The New Jetsons, 1992
Voices, Dark Waters, 1993
Multiple voices, including Tim Burr, Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, PBS, beginning 1994.
Voice of Brainboy's father, The Tick, Fox, 1994-1996
Voice of the son of Red Skull, Spiderman, Fox, 1996
Voices, The Blues Brothers, 1996
Voice of King Gerard for Johann and Peewee, mid-1980s; voices forFlintstones Funnies, Flintstones Kids, Scooby, Scrappy, Yoo, and Shirt Tales, all early 1990s; voice of wizard, Story BookTheatre, early 1990s; also voices for the series Alvin and the Chipmunks, Heathcliff, and The Kingdom Chums.
Movies
Cliff, Packin' It In, 1983
Sam's Son, 1984
Generation, ABC, 1985
Terrorist on Trial, ABC, 1989
Norman Decker, Bad Attitudes, Fox, 1991
Bruno, Based on an Untrue Story, Fox, 1993
Episodic
Young French king, Daniel Boone, NBC, c. 1965.
Wendell, "The Insurance Is Canceled," All in the Family, CBS, 1971
The Ralph Story Show, CBS, c. 1972.
The Rookies, c. 1972.
The Hollywood Squares, c. 1976.
Phil, "Catch a Falling Star," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1984
The New Hollywood Squares, 1984
Anything for Money, 1984
Bloopers and Practical Jokes, 1984
Blaylock, "Amazing Face," St. Elsewhere, 1985
"A Message from Charity," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
"The Landlord," Webster, 1986
Brothers, Showtime, 1986
"Sinbad Goes to Mars," The A-Team, NBC, c. 1986.
Announcer, The Will Shriner Show, 1987
Cagney & Lacey, CBS, between 1987 and 1988
(As Phil Proctor) "Baby on Board," Hooperman, ABC, 1988
Cat burglar, Webster, 1988
Talent show host, 13 East, NBC, 1989
Deyoung, "Crossroads: Parts 1 & 2," Night Court, NBC, 1990
Radio talk show producer, His and Hers, 1990
(As Phil Proctor) Pierre, "Babes in Boyland," Babes, Fox, 1991
Ron, "Goodbye, Mr. Gordon," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1992
Fred Deville, "Undressed for Success," Night Court, NBC, 1992
The Golden Girls, NBC, 1993
Golden Palace, CBS, c. 1993.
(As Phil Proctor) TV voice, "The B-Team of Life," Boy Meets World,ABC, 1994
Marv Brickleman, General Hospital, ABC, 1994
Auctioneer, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, NBC, 1994
Sinbad, Fox, 1994
Robot salesman, Future Quest, PBS, 1995
Bob Wilkins, The Young and the Restless, 1995
Crabby passenger, The Crew, NBC, 1995
"The New Pilot, Literally," The Crew, Fox, 1995
Voice, "Sidekicks Don't Kiss," The Tick, Fox, c. 1996.
Voice of the king of Belgium, "The Tick vs. Europe," The Tick, Fox, 1996
Voice, "Citizenship," Adventures from the Book of Virtues, PBS, 1997
General Hospital, ABC, 1998
Voices of Rabbi Kloner and others, Nothing Sacred, 1998
(As Phil Proctor) Voices of game host and body builder, "A Tiger by the Tail," The Wild Thornberrys, Nickelodeon, 2000
Appeared in several episodes of St. Elsewhere, between 1985 and 1988; appeared on Steve Martin's Twilight Theatre, in the early 1980s; appeared in "Room 3502" and "D.J. D.O.A.," episodes of Simon & Simon, CBS, mid-1980s; also voices of workman, Earl, second golfer, Loew Richter,Brinks, and guard, Rugrats, Nickelodeon.
Specials
Barker, Harry Anderson's Sideshow, NBC, 1987
Voice of Jeremy Creek's father, The Town That Santa Forgot, NBC, 1993
Appeared in The John Ritter Special, ABC, in the 1980s.
Pilots
Voices, Nutty News Reels, HBO, 1984
Pop Quiz, The Disney Channel, 1985
Other
Newscaster, Hard Knocks, 1987
The Judge, 1988
Hypnotist/rapist, Freddy's Nightmare, 1989
Art dealer, Brotherly Love, 1996
Television Work
Series
ADR voices, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Fox, 1993
ADR voices, Midnight Caller, 1993
Additional voice, Babylon 5, 1994
ADR voices, The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994
ADR voices, The Mommies, CBS, 1994
ADR voices, One West Waikiki, CBS, 1994
ADR voices, Timetrax, 1994
ADR voices, Lois and Clark, ABC, 1994-1995
ADR voices, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, 1998
Provided ADR voices for Robotman, in the 1980s; and additional voices for Pound Puppies.
ADR Voices; Movies
Love Is Forever (also known as Comeback), CBS, c. 1983.
Thirteen at Dinner, 1985
Generation, ABC, 1985
Thompson's Last Run, 1986
Body of Evidence, CBS, 1988
Brotherhood of the Rose, CBS, 1989
Boy Meets Girl, 1994
ADR Voices; Other
The Punisher, CBS, 1992
Salute to America's Pets (special), ABC, 1992
ER (pilot), NBC, 1994
Sleep, Baby, Sleep, NBC, 1994
The Gambler 5 (miniseries), 1994
Family Album, NBC, 1994
Stage Appearances
Take Me Along, Denison Summer Theatre, 1960
Raif Rackstraw, HMS Pinafore, Denison Summer Theatre, 1960
Algernon, Ernest in Love, Denison Summer Theatre, 1960
You Never Can Tell, Denison Summer Theatre, 1960
Horatio, Kiss Me Kate, Ross Common Playhouse, c. 1962.
Arthur, Suddenly Last Summer, Ross Common Playhouse, c. 1962.
The husband, Dial M for Murder, Ross Common Playhouse, c. 1962.
Alan Seymour, Picnic, Ross Common Playhouse, c. 1962.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Martinique Theatre, New York City, c. 1962.
The Barroom Monks, off-Broadway production, c. 1962.
Understudy for Trofimov, The Cherry Orchard, Theatre Four, New York City, 1962
Understudy for Rolfe, The Sound of Music, Broadway production, c.1963.
Jack, Thistle in My Bed, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City, 1963
Horace, The Amorous Flea, off-Broadway production, 1964 then Las Palmas Theatre, Los Angeles, 1966
Abundantly Yours, Paramus Playhouse, Paramus, NJ, between 1964 and1966
The Snowball Tree, Actors Studio East, 1965
Understudy for Evan Morgan, A Time for Singing (musical), Boston,MA, then Broadway, both 1966
Understudy, A Race of Hairy Men, Broadway production, 1966
(With Firesign Theatre) Waiting for the Electrician, ExperimentalArts Festival, University of California, Los Angeles, 1967
(With Firesign Theatre) Freak for a Week (benefit performance), Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, 1967
The playwright, Museeka, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, 1969
Ladies of the Camellias, West End Playhouse, 1988 1990
Boris, Nude Radio, Actors Studio West, 1989
Trend Armor, Lee Strasberg Institute, 1992
New England, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Costa Mesa, CA, 1996
Zoika's Apartment (staged reading), Mark Taper Theatre, Los Angeles, 1996
State of the Union, Theatre at Doubletree Guest Quarters, Santa Monica, CA, 1996
Church, Bang! Studio, Hollywood, CA, 1996
Also appeared in Patience and the Liar, Antaeus Theatre.
Major Tours
Nicky, Bell, Book, and Candle, U.S. cities, between 1964 and 1966
Charlie Dalrymple, Brigadoon, U.S. cities, between 1964 and 1966
Og, Finian's Rainbow, U.S. cities, between 1964 and 1966
Ken Powell, Generation, Florida cities, 1966-1967
Toured as Horace, The Amorous Flea, U.S. cities.
Stage Director
"Go," in I Know You Better Than I Do Myself, Court Theatre, Los Angeles, 1997
Also directed a production of Polished by Love, Antaeus Theatre.
Radio Appearances
"The Oz Film Festival," Radio Free Oz, KPFK, 1966
Host, Firesign Festival (special), KCRW, 1990
The Water Faucet Vision (play), National Public Radio, 1995
The Phoenix (play), National Public Radio, 1995
State of the Union (play), KCRW, 1996
The Secretariat (play), National Public Radio, 1997
Buddy Shell, Metaphysical Private Investigator (special), KCLU, 1998
Guest on radio talk programs, including All Beatles Network.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Sandy's Circus, Philips Interactive, 1995
The Magic Jukebox, Philips Interactive, 1995
Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego?, Broderbund, 1995
Voice of Dr. Jeremiah Crick, The Lighthouse, Sierra, 1996
Multiple voices, Normalcy, 1996
Voice of Soviet MP, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, LucasArts Entertainment, 1999
Voices of Thomas Azzameen, imperial officers, and rebel pilot, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, LucasArts Entertainment, 1999
(As Phil Proctor) Voices of Monty the jambalaya tourist and three-headedmonkey, Escape from Monkey Island, LucasArts Entertainment, 2000
(As Phil Proctor) Voices of attack tank driver, second rebel trooper, andstorm-trooper sergeant, Star Wars: Force Commander, 2000
Also cocreator and voice performer for the video game Pyst, Parroty.
Other Videos
Ain't a Liberal No More (music video by the Foreman), 1995
Albums; with Firesign Theatre
Firesign Theatre Live: Westbury Music Fair, 1974
Questions & Answers: Firesign Live, 1975
Shoes for Industry, Sony, 1993
Fighting Clowns--A Musical Cabaret, Mobile Fidelity, 1993
The Firesign Theatre: Back from the Shadows, Mobile Fidelity, 1994
In the Firezone: Firesign Theatre Live in Seattle, 1999
Boom Dot Bust, Rhino, 2000
Also recorded Anythynge You Want To, LodesTone Media; Dear Friends, Columbia; Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers, Columbia; Eat or Be Eaten; Everything You Know Is Wrong, Columbia; Forward into the Past, Columbia; Hot Shorts; Fighting Clowns, Mobile Fidelity; Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death; Give Us aBreak, Mercury; How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're NotAnywhere at All?, Columbia; In the Next World, Columbia; I Think We're All Bozos on This Bus, Columbia; The Madhouse of Dr. Fear; Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk; Nick Danger: The Daily Feed Tapes; Not Insane, Columbia; The Pink Hotel Burns Down, LodesTone Media; Princess Goddess, Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death, Rhino; Shakespeare's Lost Comedie, LodesTone Media; The (Sort of) History of Proctor and Bergman: On the Road; The Tale of the Giant Rat, Columbia; Three Faces of Al; Visit to Planet Proctor; and Waiting for the Electrician (or Someone like Him), Columbia.
Other Albums
A Time for Singing (original cast recording), Warner Bros., 1966
Announcer, Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and the End of the World, Passport, 1982
Singles include "Rappadis: Vinnie Gumba," Laurie, 1989.
Audio Books
Favorite Son, Bantam Books on Tape, 1988
Real Men Don't Bond, Simon & Schuster, 1993
WRITINGS
Film Scripts
Zachariah, Cinerama Releasing, 1971
Martian Space Party (also known as The Firesign Theatre's Martian Space Party), Asso Film, 1972
Everything You Know Is Wrong, 1975
Cracking Up, American International Pictures, 1977
J-Men Forever, International Harmony, 1979
Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk, LodesTone Media/MoreSugar, 1983
Other Writings
Author of introduction to the book Cool Cats. Contributor to periodicals, including East Village Other.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The film Americathon, released by United Artists in 1979, is basedon a play by Proctor.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Phil Proctor Web Site, http://www. lanetproctor.com

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