Philip Ober
Known for ActingBorn 1902-03-23 — died 1982-09-13Fort 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).
Known for
North by Northwest
1959 · as Lester Townsend
From Here to Eternity
1953 · as Capt. Dana Holmes
Elmer Gantry
1960 · as Reverend Planck
Broken Lance
1954 · as Van Cleve
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957 · as Alfred Bissle
Beloved Infidel
1959 · as John Wheeler
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 · as Nicholas Simmons
The Unknown Man
1951 · as Wayne Kellwin
The Mating Game
1959 · as Wendell Burnshaw
The Ugly American
1963 · as Ambassador Sears
Torpedo Run
1958 · as Adm. Samuel Setton
Little Me
1938
Go Naked in the World
1961 · as Josh Kebner
The Facts of Life
1960 · as Doc Mason
The Secret Fury
1950 · as Gregory Kent
Escapade in Japan
1957 · as Lt. Col. Hargrave
Come Back, Little Sheba
1953 · as Ed Anderson
Assignment to Kill
1968 · as Bohlen