Philip Ober

Philip Ober

  • Birthday: 1902-03-23
  • Deathday: 1982-09-13
  • Place of birth: Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
  • Also know as: Phil 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).

Filmography

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

As Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)

Beloved Infidel

1959

As John Wheeler

The Secret Fury

1950

As Gregory Kent

Come Back, Little Sheba

1952

As Ed Anderson

The Clown

1953

As Ralph Z. Henderson

Escapade in Japan

1957

As Lt. Col. Hargrave

Go Naked in the World

1961

As Josh Kebner

From Here to Eternity

1953

As Capt. Dana Holmes

The Mating Game

1959

As Wendell Burnshaw

The Facts of Life

1960

As Doc Mason

Torpedo Run

1958

As Adm. Samuel Setton

Scandal at Scourie

1953

As B. G. Belney

The High Cost of Loving

1958

As Herb Zorn

North by Northwest

1959

As Lester Townsend

Washington Story

1952

As Gilbert Nunnally

Ten North Frederick

1958

As Lloyd Williams

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

1966

As Nicholas Simmons

About Mrs. Leslie

1954

As Mort Finley

Tammy and the Bachelor

1957

As Alfred Bissle

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

As Grant Holloway

The Unknown Man

1951

As Wayne Kellwin

The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953

As Col. Reade

The Brass Bottle

1964

As William J. Beevor

Assignment to Kill

1968

As Bohlen

Elmer Gantry

1960

As Reverend Planck

Broken Lance

1954

As Van Cleve

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