Philip Ober
Acting
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).
Filmography 69
Movies (31)
Assignment to Kill1968Bohlen
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken1966Nicholas Simmons
The Brass Bottle1964William J. Beevor
The Ugly American1963Ambassador Sears
Go Naked in the World1961Josh Kebner
The Facts of Life1960Doc Mason
Let No Man Write My Epitaph1960Grant Holloway
Elmer Gantry1960Reverend Planck
Beloved Infidel1959John Wheeler
North by Northwest1959Lester Townsend
The Mating Game1959Wendell Burnshaw
Torpedo Run1958Adm. Samuel Setton
Ten North Frederick1958Lloyd Williams
The High Cost of Loving1958Herb Zorn
Escapade in Japan1957Lt. Col. Hargrave
Tammy and the Bachelor1957Alfred Bissle
Broken Lance1954Van Cleve
About Mrs. Leslie1954Mort Finley
From Here to Eternity1953Capt. Dana Holmes
Scandal at Scourie1953B. G. Belney
The Girls of Pleasure Island1953Col. Reade
Come Back, Little Sheba1953Ed Anderson
The Clown1953Ralph Z. Henderson
Washington Story1952Gilbert Nunnally
The Unknown Man1951Wayne Kellwin
The Magnificent Yankee1950Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
Never a Dull Moment1950Jed
The Secret Fury1950Gregory Kent- The Glass Case1939Walter Drummond
Little Me1938
Shows (38)
Family Affair1966
The Monkees1966Mr. Weatherwax- The Tammy Grimes Show1966
I Dream of Jeannie1965General Stone
Honey West1965J. J. Vanderhyden
The Adventures of Gallegher1965Hade- Profiles in Courage1964Anderson
The Munsters1964
Channing1963Partridge- Grindl1963
The Eleventh Hour1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962Colonel Hoey
Sam Benedict1962
The Investigators1961Charley Brent
Hazel1961Mr. Sudley
Ripcord1961Dr. Ladd
Cain's Hundred1961Herman Hausner- Bringing Up Buddy1960
Checkmate1960Marshall Winslow
Thriller1960Elmer Hooper
Mr. Lucky1959
Startime1959Malcolm Tawley
The Twilight Zone1959Mr. Henderson
Bat Masterson1958General Silas Guild
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
Perry Mason1957Ralph Davis
M Squad1957George Brayden
Sugarfoot1957General Humphrey- On Trial1956Andrews
Matinee Theater1955