Philip Ober

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-03-23

Deathday

1982-09-13 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

Also Known As

  • Phil Ober
  • Philip Nott Ober

Philip 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).

Known For

North by Northwest
8.0%

North by Northwest

Jul 8, 1959

The Twilight Zone
8.4%

The Twilight Zone

Oct 2, 1959

I Dream of Jeannie
7.8%

I Dream of Jeannie

Sep 18, 1965

From Here to Eternity
7.3%

From Here to Eternity

Aug 28, 1953

The Munsters
8.0%

The Munsters

Sep 24, 1964

I Love Lucy
7.9%

I Love Lucy

Oct 15, 1951

Elmer Gantry
7.3%

Elmer Gantry

Jul 7, 1960

Perry Mason
7.7%

Perry Mason

Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason
7.7%

Perry Mason

Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason
7.7%

Perry Mason

Sep 21, 1957

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Acting

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