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Philip Ober

Philip Ober

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 23, 1902
Died Sep 13, 1982 (80)
Birthplace Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Mag ... nificent Yankee (1950), Broken Lance (1954), Torpedo Run (1958) and The Ugly American (1963).

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Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill

1968

as Bohlen

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

1966

as Nicholas Simmons

The Brass Bottle

The Brass Bottle

1964

as William J. Beevor

The Ugly American

The Ugly American

1963

as Ambassador Sears

Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World

1961

as Josh Kebner

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

1960

as Doc Mason

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

as Grant Holloway

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960

as Reverend Planck

Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

1959

as John Wheeler

The Mating Game

The Mating Game

1959

as Wendell Burnshaw

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959

as Lester Townsend

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958

as Herb Zorn

Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run

1958

as Adm. Samuel Setton

Ten North Frederick

Ten North Frederick

1958

as Lloyd Williams

Escapade in Japan

Escapade in Japan

1957

as Lt. Col. Hargrave

Tammy and the Bachelor

Tammy and the Bachelor

1957

as Alfred Bissle

About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie

1954

as Mort Finley

Broken Lance

Broken Lance

1954

as Van Cleve

The Clown

The Clown

1953

as Ralph Z. Henderson

Scandal at Scourie

Scandal at Scourie

1953

as B. G. Belney

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Capt. Dana Holmes

The Girls of Pleasure Island

The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953

as Col. Reade

Come Back, Little Sheba

Come Back, Little Sheba

1952

as Ed Anderson

Washington Story

Washington Story

1952

as Gilbert Nunnally

The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

1951

as Wayne Kellwin

The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury

1950

as Gregory Kent

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1950

as Jed

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Cain's Hundred

as Herman Hausner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

I Dream of Jeannie

as General Stone

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

I Love Lucy

as Arnold (uncredited)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

Ripcord

as Dr. Ladd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1961

Perry Mason

as Ralph Davis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

General Electric Theater

as Mr. Goodwin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Henderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Wilton Stark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Thriller

as Elmer Hooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

M Squad

as George Brayden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

Profiles in Courage

as Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

Sugarfoot

as General Humphrey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1957

Bat Masterson

as General Silas Guild

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Honey West

as J. J. Vanderhyden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Letter to Loretta

as Tom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Channing

as Partridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1963

General Electric Theater

as Chief George McManus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Lux Video Theatre

as Walter Craig

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Checkmate

as Marshall Winslow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1960

Perry Mason

as Peter Dawson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason

as Albert Keller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason

as Harvey Farrell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason

as Sumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Malcolm Tawley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Colonel Hoey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Family Affair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

Mr. Lucky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1959

The Munsters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Bringing Up Buddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1960

The Monkees

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

Sam Benedict

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

The Eleventh Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

Lux Video Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

Grindl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

City Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1953

The Tammy Grimes Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Startime

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1959

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