Philip Banks is a character from The Mighty Ducks. He is portrayed by Hal Fort Atkinson III.
History[]
In The Mighty Ducks, he is seen at a Hockey game with his son, Adam Banks, while playing against a team. When Gordon Bombay learns that the star player for the Hawks, Adam Banks, actually resides in the Ducks' district boundaries and threatens Reilly into transferring Banks to the Ducks but Philip didn't like the idea becasue he rather not let Adam play for Bombay's team. Philip and Ducksworth makes a deal with Reilly about the Hawks keeping Banks, however, Bombay refuses since it would be against fair-play, which Ducksworth berated him about when he started his community service. Left with either the choice of letting his team down or get fired from his job, Bombay takes the latter.
He was also seen on the Hawks side at the championship against the Hawks. When Adam got in an accident by McGill when he scored a goal, Philip cheered for the goal, but was worried. While Adam was taken to the hospital to take some X-rays Philip goes with him to make sure he's okay.
Trivia[]
- He didn't appear in D2: The Mighty Ducks, but he is mentioned.
- He is an old friend of Gerald Ducksworth.
- His address is 450 North Hennipen Avenue, which is a real address located in Dixon, Illinois.
- Despite Philip having the same last name as the family in the 1964 film Mary Poppins and its 2018 sequel Mary Poppins Returns, he is not related to them.
