Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1902-03-23
Day of Death
1982-09-13
Place of Birth
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
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).
Filmography (32)
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Bohlen
Assignment to Kill
1968
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Nicholas Simmons
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Hade
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965
⭐ 6.3
Role:
William J. Beevor
The Brass Bottle
1964
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Ambassador Sears
The Ugly American
1963
⭐ 5.1
Role:
Josh Kebner
Go Naked in the World
1961
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Doc Mason
The Facts of Life
1960
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Grant Holloway
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Reverend Planck
Elmer Gantry
1960
⭐ 6.0
Role:
John Wheeler
Beloved Infidel
1959
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Lester Townsend
North by Northwest
1959
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Wendell Burnshaw
The Mating Game
1959
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Adm. Samuel Setton
Torpedo Run
1958
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Lloyd Williams
Ten North Frederick
1958
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Herb Zorn
