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Philip Ober
Actor· 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).
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
28 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Assignment to Kill | Bohlen | Film |
| 1966 | The Ghost and Mr. Chicken | Nicholas Simmons | Film |
| 1964 | The Brass Bottle | William J. Beevor | Film |
| 1963 | The Ugly American | Ambassador Sears | Film |
| 1961 | Go Naked in the World | Josh Kebner | Film |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Grant Holloway | Film |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life | Doc Mason | Film |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry | Reverend Planck | Film |
| 1959 | The Mating Game | Wendell Burnshaw | Film |
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Lester Townsend | Film |
| 1959 | Beloved Infidel | John Wheeler | Film |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Adm. Samuel Setton | Film |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving | Herb Zorn | Film |
| 1958 | Ten North Frederick | Lloyd Williams | Film |
| 1957 | Escapade in Japan | Lt. Col. Hargrave | Film |
| 1957 | Tammy and the Bachelor | Alfred Bissle | Film |
| 1954 | About Mrs. Leslie | Mort Finley | Film |
| 1954 | Broken Lance | Van Cleve | Film |
| 1953 | The Clown | Ralph Z. Henderson | Film |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Capt. Dana Holmes | Film |
| 1953 | Come Back, Little Sheba | Ed Anderson | Film |
| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island | Col. Reade | Film |
| 1952 | Washington Story | Gilbert Nunnally | Film |
| 1951 | The Unknown Man | Wayne Kellwin | Film |
| 1950 | Never a Dull Moment | Jed | Film |
| 1950 | The Secret Fury | Gregory Kent | Film |
| 1950 | The Magnificent Yankee | Owen Wister / Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1934 | Chloe, Love Is Calling You | Jim | Film |
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