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Philip Ober

Philip Ober

Born: 1902-03-23 • Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

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
Assignment to Kill poster
Assignment to Kill
1968 • Bohlen
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken poster
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 • Nicholas Simmons
The Adventures of Gallegher poster
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965 • Hade
The Brass Bottle poster
The Brass Bottle
1964 • William J. Beevor
The Ugly American poster
The Ugly American
1963 • Ambassador Sears
Go Naked in the World poster
Go Naked in the World
1961 • Josh Kebner
The Facts of Life poster
The Facts of Life
1960 • Doc Mason
Let No Man Write My Epitaph poster
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 • Grant Holloway
Elmer Gantry poster
Elmer Gantry
1960 • Reverend Planck
Beloved Infidel poster
Beloved Infidel
1959 • John Wheeler
North by Northwest poster
North by Northwest
1959 • Lester Townsend
The Mating Game poster
The Mating Game
1959 • Wendell Burnshaw
Torpedo Run poster
Torpedo Run
1958 • Adm. Samuel Setton
Ten North Frederick poster
Ten North Frederick
1958 • Lloyd Williams
The High Cost of Loving poster
The High Cost of Loving
1958 • Herb Zorn
Escapade in Japan poster
Escapade in Japan
1957 • Lt. Col. Hargrave
Tammy and the Bachelor poster
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957 • Alfred Bissle
Broken Lance poster
Broken Lance
1954 • Van Cleve
About Mrs. Leslie poster
About Mrs. Leslie
1954 • Mort Finley
From Here to Eternity poster
From Here to Eternity
1953 • Capt. Dana Holmes
Scandal at Scourie poster
Scandal at Scourie
1953 • B. G. Belney
The Girls of Pleasure Island poster
The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 • Col. Reade
Come Back, Little Sheba poster
Come Back, Little Sheba
1953 • Ed Anderson
The Clown poster
The Clown
1953 • Ralph Z. Henderson
Washington Story poster
Washington Story
1952 • Gilbert Nunnally
The Unknown Man poster
The Unknown Man
1951 • Wayne Kellwin
The Magnificent Yankee poster
The Magnificent Yankee
1950 • Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
Never a Dull Moment poster
Never a Dull Moment
1950 • Jed
The Secret Fury poster
The Secret Fury
1950 • Gregory Kent
No Image
The Glass Case
1939 • Walter Drummond
Little Me poster
Little Me
1938
Chloe, Love Is Calling You poster
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
1934 • Jim