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Home/People/Philip Ober
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Born
Mar 23, 1902Died: Sep 13, 1982
Lived 80 years
Place of Birth
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

32
Movies
41
TV Shows
Also Known As
Phil Ober
Philip Nott Ober
IMDb Profile

Philip Ober

Acting

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).
Assignment to Kill poster

Assignment to Kill

as Bohlen
1968
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken poster

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

as Nicholas Simmons
1966
The Adventures of Gallegher poster

The Adventures of Gallegher

as Hade
1965
The Brass Bottle poster

The Brass Bottle

as William J. Beevor
1964
The Ugly American poster

The Ugly American

as Ambassador Sears
1963
Go Naked in the World poster

Go Naked in the World

as Josh Kebner
1961
The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life

as Doc Mason
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph poster

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

as Grant Holloway
1960
Elmer Gantry poster

Elmer Gantry

as Reverend Planck
1960
Beloved Infidel poster

Beloved Infidel

as John Wheeler
1959
North by Northwest poster

North by Northwest

as Lester Townsend
1959
The Mating Game poster

The Mating Game

as Wendell Burnshaw
1959
Torpedo Run poster

Torpedo Run

as Adm. Samuel Setton
1958
Ten North Frederick poster

Ten North Frederick

as Lloyd Williams
1958
The High Cost of Loving poster

The High Cost of Loving

as Herb Zorn
1958
Escapade in Japan poster

Escapade in Japan

as Lt. Col. Hargrave
1957
Tammy and the Bachelor poster

Tammy and the Bachelor

as Alfred Bissle
1957
Broken Lance poster

Broken Lance

as Van Cleve
1954
About Mrs. Leslie poster

About Mrs. Leslie

as Mort Finley
1954
From Here to Eternity poster

From Here to Eternity

as Capt. Dana Holmes
1953