Archimedes Q Porter
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
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
Home
England (formerly) The Jungle
Relatives
Tarzan (son-in-law)
Aunt Isabelle (sister or sister-in-law)
Gwendoline (niece)
Likes
Gorillas, animals, new discoveries, and science
Dislikes
The gorillas being threatened and Philander stealing his ideas
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."
Source
“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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