- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 23, 1902
- Place of Birth
- Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
- Died
- September 13, 1982
Philip Ober
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
movieAssignment to Kill
1968 · Bohlen
tvFamily Affair
1966
tvThe Monkees
1966 · Mr. Weatherwax
The Tammy Grimes Show
tvThe Tammy Grimes Show
1966
movieThe Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 · Nicholas Simmons
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965 · General Stone
tvHoney West
1965 · J. J. Vanderhyden
tvThe Adventures of Gallegher
1965 · Hade
Profiles in Courage
tvProfiles in Courage
1964 · Anderson
tvThe Munsters
1964
movieThe Brass Bottle
1964 · William J. Beevor
tvChanning
1963 · Partridge
Grindl
tvGrindl
1963
movieThe Ugly American
1963 · Ambassador Sears
tvThe Eleventh Hour
1962
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Colonel Hoey
tvSam Benedict
1962
tvThe Investigators
1961 · Charley Brent
tvRipcord
1961 · Dr. Ladd
tvHazel
1961 · Mr. Sudley
tvCain's Hundred
1961 · Herman Hausner
movieGo Naked in the World
1961 · Josh Kebner
movieThe Facts of Life
1960 · Doc Mason
movieLet No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 · Grant Holloway
Bringing Up Buddy
tvBringing Up Buddy
1960
tvCheckmate
1960 · Marshall Winslow
tvThriller
1960 · Elmer Hooper
movieElmer Gantry
1960 · Reverend Planck
movieBeloved Infidel
1959 · John Wheeler
tvMr. Lucky
1959
tvStartime
1959 · Malcolm Tawley
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Mr. Henderson
movieNorth by Northwest
1959 · Lester Townsend
movieThe Mating Game
1959 · Wendell Burnshaw
movieTorpedo Run
1958 · Adm. Samuel Setton
tvBat Masterson
1958 · General Silas Guild
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
movieTen North Frederick
1958 · Lloyd Williams
movieThe High Cost of Loving
1958 · Herb Zorn
movieEscapade in Japan
1957 · Lt. Col. Hargrave
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Ralph Davis, Peter Dawson, Albert Keller, Harvey Farrell, Sumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge
tvM Squad
1957 · George Brayden
tvSugarfoot
1957 · General Humphrey
movieTammy and the Bachelor
1957 · Alfred Bissle
On Trial
tvOn Trial
1956 · Andrews
tvMatinee Theater
1955
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Wilton Stark
movieBroken Lance
1954 · Van Cleve
movieAbout Mrs. Leslie
1954 · Mort Finley
tvThe Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Hal Raskin
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Tom
tvCity Detective
1953
movieFrom Here to Eternity
1953 · Capt. Dana Holmes
movieScandal at Scourie
1953 · B. G. Belney
movieThe Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 · Col. Reade
movieCome Back, Little Sheba
1953 · Ed Anderson
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Mr. Goodwin, George McManus
movieThe Clown
1953 · Ralph Z. Henderson
movieWashington Story
1952 · Gilbert Nunnally
movieThe Unknown Man
1951 · Wayne Kellwin
tvI Love Lucy
1951 · Arnold (uncredited)
movieThe Magnificent Yankee
1950 · Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · , Walter Craig
movieNever a Dull Moment
1950 · Jed
movieThe Secret Fury
1950 · Gregory Kent
The Glass Case
movieThe Glass Case
1939 · Walter Drummond
movieLittle Me
1938
movieChloe, Love Is Calling You
1934 · Jim