About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1902-03-23
Place of birth:
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
Website:
N/A

Philip Ober

Overview

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
1968 Assignment to Kill Actor Bohlen 59
Average
1966 The Ghost & Mr. Chicken Actor Nicholas Simmons 60
Fair
1964 The Brass Bottle Actor William J. Beevor 59
Average
1964 The Adventures of Gallegher Actor Hade N/A
N/A
1963 The Ugly American Actor Ambassador Sears 59
Average
1961 Go Naked in the World Actor Josh Kebner 58
Average
1960 The Facts of Life Actor Doc Mason 58
Average
1960 Let No Man Write My Epitaph Actor Grant Holloway 58
Average
1960 Elmer Gantry Actor Reverend Planck 62
Fair
1959 Beloved Infidel Actor John Wheeler 59
Average
1959 North by Northwest Actor Lester Townsend 77
Good
1959 The Mating Game Actor Wendell Burnshaw 59
Average
1958 Torpedo Run Actor Adm. Samuel Setton 59
Average
1958 Ten North Frederick Actor Lloyd Williams 59
Average
1958 The High Cost of Loving Actor Herb Zorn 59
Average
1957 Escapade in Japan Actor Lt. Col. Hargrave 58
Average
1957 Tammy and the Bachelor Actor Alfred Bissle 59
Average
1954 Broken Lance Actor Van Cleve 59
Average
1954 About Mrs. Leslie Actor Mort Finley 59
Average
1953 From Here to Eternity Actor Capt. Dana Holmes 66
Fair
1953 Scandal at Scourie Actor B. G. Belney 59
Average
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island Actor Col. Reade 58
Average
1953 The Clown Actor Ralph Z. Henderson 59
Average
1952 Come Back, Little Sheba Actor Ed Anderson 59
Average
1952 Washington Story Actor Gilbert Nunnally 59
Average
1951 The Unknown Man Actor Wayne Kellwin 58
Average
1950 The Magnificent Yankee Actor Owen Wister / Narrator (voice) 59
Average
1950 Never a Dull Moment Actor Jed 58
Average
1950 The Secret Fury Actor Gregory Kent 58
Average
1934 Chloe, Love Is Calling You Actor Jim 58
Average