Philip Ober1902 - 1982

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Actor

Popularity

2.9

Famous

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).

Credits

Assignment to Kill
Assignment to Kill

1968

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Bohlen

6
0.5
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

1966

Comedy • Family • Horror • Mystery • Romance

as Nicholas Simmons

6.7
0.4
The Adventures of Gallegher
0
0.1
The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle

1964

Comedy

as William J. Beevor

6.2
0.3
The Ugly American
The Ugly American

1963

Drama • Thriller

as Ambassador Sears

6.6
0.4
Go Naked in the World
Go Naked in the World

1961

Drama

as Josh Kebner

5
0.2
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life

1960

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Doc Mason

5.2
0.3
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

Crime • Drama

as Grant Holloway

6.1
0.3
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry

1960

Drama

as Reverend Planck

7.3
1.1
Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel

1959

Drama • Romance

as John Wheeler

6.4
0.5
North by Northwest
North by Northwest

1959

Adventure • Thriller

as Lester Townsend

8
4.3
The Mating Game
The Mating Game

1959

Comedy • Romance

as Wendell Burnshaw

5.9
0.5
Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run

1958

Drama • War

as Adm. Samuel Setton

5.9
0.5
Ten North Frederick
Ten North Frederick

1958

Drama • Romance

as Lloyd Williams

7.2
0.5
The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving

1958

Comedy

as Herb Zorn

5.7
0.3
Escapade in Japan
Escapade in Japan

1957

Adventure • Family

as Lt. Col. Hargrave

5.5
0.2
Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor

1957

Comedy • Romance

as Alfred Bissle

7
0.3
Broken Lance
Broken Lance

1954

Western

as Van Cleve

6.4
1.5
About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie

1954

Drama • Romance

as Mort Finley

7
0.2
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

1953

Drama • Romance • War

as Capt. Dana Holmes

7.3
2
Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie

1953

Drama

as B. G. Belney

6.7
0.2
The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Col. Reade

5
0.3
The Clown
The Clown

1953

Drama

as Ralph Z. Henderson

5.6
0.4
Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba

1952

Drama • Romance

as Ed Anderson

7.4
0.3
Washington Story
Washington Story

1952

as Gilbert Nunnally

6
0.3
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man

1951

Crime • Drama

as Wayne Kellwin

4.8
0.4
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee

1950

Drama

as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)

5.4
0.3
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment

1950

Comedy • Romance

as Jed

5.4
0.4
The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury

1950

Crime • Drama

as Gregory Kent

5.4
0.3
The Glass Case
The Glass Case

1939

Documentary • Drama

as Walter Drummond

0
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Little Me
Little Me

1938

Fantasy • Music

0
0.1
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
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