Philip Ober
Acting
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).
TV Shows(37)
Family Affair
1966
The Monkees
Mr. Weatherwax
1966
The Tammy Grimes Show
1966
I Dream of Jeannie
General Stone
1965
Honey West
J. J. Vanderhyden
1965
The Adventures of Gallegher
Hade
1965
Profiles in Courage
Anderson
1964
The Munsters
1964
Channing
Partridge
1963
Grindl
1963
The Eleventh Hour
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Colonel Hoey
1962
Sam Benedict
1962
The Investigators
Charley Brent
1961
Ripcord
Dr. Ladd
1961
Hazel
Mr. Sudley
1961
Cain's Hundred
Herman Hausner
1961
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
Checkmate
Marshall Winslow
1960
Thriller
Elmer Hooper
1960
Mr. Lucky
1959
Startime
Malcolm Tawley
1959
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Henderson
1959
Bat Masterson
General Silas Guild
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Perry Mason
Ralph Davis
1957
M Squad
George Brayden
1957
Sugarfoot
General Humphrey
1957
Matinee Theater
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Wilton Stark
1955
The Danny Thomas Show
Hal Raskin
1953
Letter to Loretta
Tom
1953
City Detective
1953
General Electric Theater
Mr. Goodwin
1953
I Love Lucy
Arnold (uncredited)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Movies(32)
Assignment to Kill
Bohlen
1968
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Nicholas Simmons
1966
The Adventures of Gallegher
Hade
1965
The Brass Bottle
William J. Beevor
1964
The Ugly American
Ambassador Sears
1963
Go Naked in the World
Josh Kebner
1961
The Facts of Life
Doc Mason
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Grant Holloway
1960
Elmer Gantry
Reverend Planck
1960
Beloved Infidel
John Wheeler
1959
North by Northwest
Lester Townsend
1959
The Mating Game
Wendell Burnshaw
1959
Torpedo Run
Adm. Samuel Setton
1958
Ten North Frederick
Lloyd Williams
1958
The High Cost of Loving
Herb Zorn
1958
Escapade in Japan
Lt. Col. Hargrave
1957
Tammy and the Bachelor
Alfred Bissle
1957
Broken Lance
Van Cleve
1954
About Mrs. Leslie
Mort Finley
1954
From Here to Eternity
Capt. Dana Holmes
1953
Scandal at Scourie
B. G. Belney
1953
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Col. Reade
1953
Come Back, Little Sheba
Ed Anderson
1953
The Clown
Ralph Z. Henderson
1953
Washington Story
Gilbert Nunnally
1952
The Unknown Man
Wayne Kellwin
1951
The Magnificent Yankee
Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
1950
Never a Dull Moment
Jed
1950
The Secret Fury
Gregory Kent
1950
The Glass Case
Walter Drummond
1939
Little Me
1938
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
Jim
1934