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