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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 23, 1902
Place of Birth:
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
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Philip Ober
Biography
Philip Nott Ober (March 23, 1902 – September 13, 1982) was an American screen and stage actor. He later retired from acting to work as a diplomat.
Ober is best remembered for his roles in the films From Here to Eternity (1953) and North by Northwest (1959). His other notable credits include The Magnificent Yankee (1950), Broken Lance (1954), Torpedo Run (1958) and The Ugly American (1963).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Assignment to Kill | Bohlen |
| 1966 | The Ghost & Mr. Chicken | Nicholas Simmons |
| 1965 | The Adventures of Gallegher | Hade |
| 1964 | The Brass Bottle | William J. Beevor |
| 1963 | The Ugly American | Ambassador Sears |
| 1961 | Go Naked in the World | Josh Kebner |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry | Reverend Planck |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life | Doc Mason |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Grant Holloway |
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Lester Townsend |
| 1959 | The Mating Game | Wendell Burnshaw |
| 1959 | Beloved Infidel | John Wheeler |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Adm. Samuel Setton |
| 1958 | Ten North Frederick | Lloyd Williams |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving | Herb Zorn |
| 1957 | Escapade in Japan | Lt. Col. Hargrave |
| 1957 | Tammy and the Bachelor | Alfred Bissle |
| 1954 | Broken Lance | Van Cleve |
| 1954 | About Mrs. Leslie | Mort Finley |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Capt. Dana Holmes |
| 1953 | Come Back, Little Sheba | Ed Anderson |
| 1953 | The Clown | Ralph Z. Henderson |
| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island | Col. Reade |
| 1953 | Scandal at Scourie | B. G. Belney |
| 1952 | Washington Story | Gilbert Nunnally |
| 1951 | The Unknown Man | Wayne Kellwin |
| 1950 | The Secret Fury | Gregory Kent |
| 1950 | The Magnificent Yankee | Owen Wister / Narrator (voice) |
| 1950 | Never a Dull Moment | Jed |
| 1939 | The Glass Case | Walter Drummond |
| 1938 | Little Me | |
| 1934 | Chloe, Love Is Calling You | Jim |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Family Affair | |
| 1966 | The Monkees | |
| 1966 | The Tammy Grimes Show | |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | General Stone |
| 1965 | Honey West | J. J. Vanderhyden |
| 1964 | The Munsters | |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | Anderson |
| 1963 | Grindl | |
| 1963 | Channing | Partridge |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict | |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Colonel Hoey |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Herman Hausner |
| 1961 | Ripcord | Dr. Ladd |
| 1960 | Bringing Up Buddy | |
| 1960 | Thriller | Elmer Hooper |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Marshall Winslow |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Mr. Henderson |
| 1959 | Startime | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | General Silas Guild |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Ralph Davis |
| 1957 | M Squad | George Brayden |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | General Humphrey |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Peter Dawson |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Albert Keller |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Harvey Farrell |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Sumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Wilton Stark |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Mr. Goodwin |
| 1953 | City Detective | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Tom |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Chief George McManus |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Arnold (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Walter Craig |