Archimedes Q. Porter (Disney)

Archimedes Q Porter
Background information
Movies	Tarzan Tarzan & Jane
TV Series	The Legend of Tarzan
Video Games	Tarzan Tarzan: Untamed
Portrayed by	Tim Jerome (musical)
Voice	Nigel Hawthorne (original film, Tarzan: Untamed) Val Bettin (1999 video game) Jeff Bennett (subsequent appearances)
Animators	Dave Burgess David Block Theresa Wiseman Tony Anselmo Steven K. Thompson
Inspiration	Professor Porter in the original Tarzan novel
Character information
Full name	Archimedes Quincy Porter
Other names	Professor Porter Professor Daddy (by Jane)
Personality	Brilliant, caring, eager, eccentric, joyful, fatherly, carefree, intelligent
Appearance	Short, slender, elderly, white hair, thickly mustachioed, thick light gray eyebrows, green eyes
Occupation	Professor Scientist
Alignment	Good
Home	England (formerly) The Jungle
Relationships
Partner(s)	Unnamed wife
Children	Jane Porter (daughter)
Relatives	Tarzan (son-in-law) Aunt Isabelle (sister or sister-in-law) Gwendoline (niece)
Allies	Clayton (formerly), Terk, Tantor, Kala
Enemies	Clayton, Clayton's men, Tublat, Samuel T. Philander, Muviro
Personal information
Likes	Gorillas, animals, new discoveries, and science
Dislikes	The gorillas being threatened and Philander stealing his ideas
Status	Active
Fate	Stays in the jungle with his daughter and Tarzan
Quote	"Jane, dear. I can't help feeling that you should stay." "Archimedes Q. Porter at your service."

“Those magnificent creatures shivering in cages. What is this world coming to?!?”

―Professor Porter

Professor Archimedes Q. Porter is a major character in Disney's 1999 animated feature film, Tarzan. He is an intelligent scientist from England who travels to Africa to study gorillas with his daughter, Jane.

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