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Philip Ober

Born 1902-03-23Fort 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).

Screen work

Movies & roles

1968Assignment to KillBohlen 1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenNicholas Simmons 1964The Brass BottleWilliam J. Beevor 1963The Ugly AmericanAmbassador Sears 1961Go Naked in the WorldJosh Kebner 1960The Facts of LifeDoc Mason 1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphGrant Holloway 1960Elmer GantryReverend Planck 1959Beloved InfidelJohn Wheeler 1959North by NorthwestLester Townsend 1959The Mating GameWendell Burnshaw 1958Torpedo RunAdm. Samuel Setton 1958Ten North FrederickLloyd Williams 1958The High Cost of LovingHerb Zorn 1957Escapade in JapanLt. Col. Hargrave 1957Tammy and the BachelorAlfred Bissle 1954Broken LanceVan Cleve 1954About Mrs. LeslieMort Finley 1953From Here to EternityCapt. Dana Holmes 1953Scandal at ScourieB. G. Belney 1953The Girls of Pleasure IslandCol. Reade 1953Come Back, Little ShebaEd Anderson 1953The ClownRalph Z. Henderson 1952Washington StoryGilbert Nunnally