Philip Ober

Known for

Acting

Born

March 23, 1902

Birthplace

Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

Died

September 13, 1982 (aged 80)

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).

Best known work

North by Northwest

1959

The Twilight Zone

1959

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

From Here to Eternity

1953

The Munsters

1964

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

I Love Lucy

1951

Elmer Gantry

1960

Perry Mason

1957

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966

Filmography

1968
Assignment to Kill
as Bohlen
1966
Family AffairTV
1966
The MonkeesTV
as Mr. Weatherwax (1 episode)
1966
The Tammy Grimes ShowTV
1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Nicholas Simmons
1965
I Dream of JeannieTV
as General Stone (2 episodes)
1965
Honey WestTV
as J. J. Vanderhyden (1 episode)
1965
The Adventures of GallegherTV
as Hade (3 episodes)
1964
Profiles in CourageTV
as Anderson (1 episode)
1964
The MunstersTV
1964
The Brass Bottle
as William J. Beevor
1963
ChanningTV
as Partridge (1 episode)
1963
GrindlTV
1963
The Ugly American
as Ambassador Sears
1962
The Eleventh HourTV
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
as Colonel Hoey (1 episode)
1962
Sam BenedictTV
1961
The InvestigatorsTV
as Charley Brent (1 episode)
1961
RipcordTV
as Dr. Ladd (1 episode)
1961
HazelTV
as Mr. Sudley (1 episode)
1961
Cain's HundredTV
as Herman Hausner (2 episodes)
1961
Go Naked in the World
as Josh Kebner
1960
The Facts of Life
as Doc Mason
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Grant Holloway
1960
Bringing Up BuddyTV