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Philip Ober

Acting

Born March 23, 1902 · Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

Died September 13, 1982

Also known as Phil Ober · Philip Nott 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).

Filmography31 titles

The Twilight Zone

1959as Mr. Henderson

North by Northwest

1959as Lester Townsend

The Munsters

1964

I Love Lucy

1951as Arnold (uncredited)

I Dream of Jeannie

1965as General Stone

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Colonel Hoey

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Wilton Stark

Perry Mason

1957as Albert Keller

Elmer Gantry

1960as Reverend Planck

From Here to Eternity

1953as Capt. Dana Holmes

Come Back, Little Sheba

1952as Ed Anderson

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966as Nicholas Simmons

Family Affair

1966

Thriller

1960as Elmer Hooper

Mr. Lucky

Lux Video Theatre

The Ugly American

1963as Ambassador Sears

Letter to Loretta

as Tom

Broken Lance

1954as Van Cleve

The Mating Game

1959as Wendell Burnshaw

The Brass Bottle

1964as William J. Beevor

The Danny Thomas Show

1953as Hal Raskin

Bat Masterson

1958as General Silas Guild

Torpedo Run

1958as Adm. Samuel Setton

Assignment to Kill

1968as Bohlen

Beloved Infidel

1959as John Wheeler

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The Magnificent Yankee

1950as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)

The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953as Col. Reade

The Facts of Life

1960as Doc Mason

Chloe, Love Is Calling You

1934as Jim