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Philip Ober

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 23, 1902 (124 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

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

Acting
1968Assignment to KillBohlen
1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenNicholas Simmons
1966Family Affair
1966The MonkeesMr. Weatherwax
1966The Tammy Grimes Show
1965The Adventures of GallegherHade
1965I Dream of JeannieGeneral Stone
1965Honey WestJ. J. Vanderhyden
1965The Adventures of GallegherHade
1964The Brass BottleWilliam J. Beevor
1964The Munsters
1964Profiles in CourageAnderson
1963The Ugly AmericanAmbassador Sears
1963Grindl
1963ChanningPartridge
1962Sam Benedict
1962The Eleventh Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourColonel Hoey
1961Go Naked in the WorldJosh Kebner
1961Cain's HundredHerman Hausner
1961RipcordDr. Ladd
1961The InvestigatorsCharley Brent
1961HazelMr. Sudley
1960Elmer GantryReverend Planck
1960The Facts of LifeDoc Mason
1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphGrant Holloway
1960Bringing Up Buddy
1960ThrillerElmer Hooper
1960CheckmateMarshall Winslow
1959North by NorthwestLester Townsend
1959The Mating GameWendell Burnshaw
1959Beloved InfidelJohn Wheeler
1959Mr. Lucky
1959The Twilight ZoneMr. Henderson
1959Startime
1958Torpedo RunAdm. Samuel Setton
1958Ten North FrederickLloyd Williams
1958The High Cost of LovingHerb Zorn
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958Bat MastersonGeneral Silas Guild
1957Escapade in JapanLt. Col. Hargrave
1957Tammy and the BachelorAlfred Bissle
1957Perry MasonRalph Davis
1957M SquadGeorge Brayden
1957SugarfootGeneral Humphrey
1957Perry MasonPeter Dawson
1957Perry MasonAlbert Keller
1957Perry MasonHarvey Farrell
1957Perry MasonSumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWilton Stark
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955Matinee Theater
1954Broken LanceVan Cleve
1954About Mrs. LeslieMort Finley
1953From Here to EternityCapt. Dana Holmes
1953Come Back, Little ShebaEd Anderson
1953The ClownRalph Z. Henderson
1953The Girls of Pleasure IslandCol. Reade
1953Scandal at ScourieB. G. Belney
1953General Electric TheaterMr. Goodwin
1953City Detective
1953Letter to LorettaTom
1953General Electric TheaterGeorge McManus
1953The Danny Thomas ShowHal Raskin
1952Washington StoryGilbert Nunnally
1951The Unknown ManWayne Kellwin
1951I Love LucyArnold (uncredited)
1950The Secret FuryGregory Kent
1950The Magnificent YankeeOwen Wister / Narrator (voice)
1950Never a Dull MomentJed
1950Lux Video Theatre
1950Lux Video TheatreWalter Craig
1939The Glass CaseWalter Drummond
1938Little Me
1934Chloe, Love Is Calling YouJim