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Philip Ober

Philip Ober

Acting

March 23, 1902 – September 13, 1982 (died at 80)
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
Male
32 Movies
44 TV Shows

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).

North by Northwest
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959 8.0

as Lester Townsend

Age 57 (now 80)
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953 7.3

as Capt. Dana Holmes

Age 51 (now 80)
Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953 7.3

as Ed Anderson

Age 50 (now 80)
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960 7.3

as Reverend Planck

Age 58 (now 80)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966 6.8

as Nicholas Simmons

Age 63 (now 80)
Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

1959 6.0

as John Wheeler

Age 57 (now 80)
Broken Lance
Broken Lance

Broken Lance

1954 6.5

as Van Cleve

Age 52 (now 80)
Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run

1958 6.1

as Adm. Samuel Setton

Age 56 (now 80)
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

1960 5.3

as Doc Mason

Age 58 (now 80)
Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor

Tammy and the Bachelor

1957 7.0

as Alfred Bissle

Age 55 (now 80)
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 7.8

as General Stone

Age 63 (now 80)
2 eps
The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury

1950 5.5

as Gregory Kent

Age 47 (now 80)
Escapade in Japan
Escapade in Japan

Escapade in Japan

1957 5.7

as Lt. Col. Hargrave

Age 55 (now 80)
The Ugly American
The Ugly American

The Ugly American

1963 6.6

as Ambassador Sears

Age 61 (now 80)
The Mating Game
The Mating Game

The Mating Game

1959 6.4

as Wendell Burnshaw

Age 57 (now 80)
The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle

The Brass Bottle

1964 6.3

as William J. Beevor

Age 62 (now 80)