Philip Ober

Philip Ober

1902-03-23 – 1982-09-13 (age 80) Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
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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).

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North by Northwest
North by Northwest

1959

as Lester Townsend

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

1953

as Capt. Dana Holmes

Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry

1960

as Reverend Planck

Broken Lance
Broken Lance

1954

as Van Cleve

The Clown
The Clown

1953

as Ralph Z. Henderson

Assignment to Kill
Assignment to Kill

1968

as Bohlen

Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run

1958

as Adm. Samuel Setton

Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel

1959

as John Wheeler

Never a Dull Moment
The Ugly American
The Ugly American

1963

as Ambassador Sears

Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba

1953

as Ed Anderson

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966

as Nicholas Simmons

Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie

1953

as B. G. Belney

The Mating Game
The Mating Game

1959

as Wendell Burnshaw

Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor

1957

as Alfred Bissle

Escapade in Japan
Escapade in Japan

1957

as Lt. Col. Hargrave

The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man

1951

as Wayne Kellwin

The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving

1958

as Herb Zorn

About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie

1954

as Mort Finley

The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury

1950

as Gregory Kent