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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

74

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-03-23

Day of Death

1982-09-13 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

Also Known As

Phil Ober

Philip Nott Ober

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).

Known For

Acting

North by Northwest

1959

North by Northwest

as

Lester Townsend

Elmer Gantry

1960

Elmer Gantry

as

Reverend Planck

From Here to Eternity

1953

From Here to Eternity

as

Capt. Dana Holmes

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

1966

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

as

Nicholas Simmons

Broken Lance

1954

Broken Lance

as

Van Cleve

The Mating Game

1959

The Mating Game

as

Wendell Burnshaw

The Facts of Life

1960

The Facts of Life

as

Doc Mason

The Unknown Man

1951

The Unknown Man

as

Wayne Kellwin

Torpedo Run

1958

Torpedo Run

as

Adm. Samuel Setton

The Secret Fury

1950

The Secret Fury

as

Gregory Kent

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953

Come Back, Little Sheba

as

Ed Anderson

The Clown

1953

The Clown

as

Ralph Z. Henderson

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

The Magnificent Yankee

as

Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)

About Mrs. Leslie

1954

About Mrs. Leslie

as

Mort Finley

Escapade in Japan

1957

Escapade in Japan

as

Lt. Col. Hargrave

Go Naked in the World

1961

Go Naked in the World

as

Josh Kebner

Washington Story

1952

Washington Story

as

Gilbert Nunnally

Scandal at Scourie

1953

Scandal at Scourie

as

B. G. Belney

Beloved Infidel

1959

Beloved Infidel

as

John Wheeler

Assignment to Kill

1968

Assignment to Kill

as

Bohlen

Tammy and the Bachelor

1957

Tammy and the Bachelor

as

Alfred Bissle

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

as

Grant Holloway

The Ugly American

1963

The Ugly American

as

Ambassador Sears

Ten North Frederick

1958

Ten North Frederick

as

Lloyd Williams

The Brass Bottle

1964

The Brass Bottle

as

William J. Beevor

The Glass Case

1939

The Glass Case

as

Walter Drummond

Little Me

1938

Little Me

as

Incident at a Corner

1960

Incident at a Corner

as

Malcolm Tawley

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Herman Hausner

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

as

General Stone

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Arnold (uncredited)

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Ralph Davis

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Mr. Henderson

Thriller

Thriller

as

Elmer Hooper

M Squad

M Squad

as

George Brayden

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

General Humphrey

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

General Silas Guild

Honey West

Honey West

as

J. J. Vanderhyden

Channing

Channing

as

Partridge

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Chief George McManus

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Walter Craig

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Marshall Winslow

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Peter Dawson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Albert Keller

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Harvey Farrell

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Sumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge

Ripcord

Ripcord

as

Dr. Ladd

The Investigators

The Investigators

as

Charley Brent

Production

Crew

Directing