Acting · Fort Payne, Alabama, USA · Born March 23, 1902
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).
MovieAssignment to Kill
1968
as Bohlen
TVFamily Affair
1966
TVThe Monkees
1966
as Mr. Weatherwax
The Tammy Grimes Show
1966
MovieThe Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
as Nicholas Simmons
TVI Dream of Jeannie
1965
as General Stone
TVHoney West
1965
as J. J. Vanderhyden
TVThe Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Hade
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Anderson
TVThe Munsters
1964
MovieThe Brass Bottle
1964
as William J. Beevor
TVChanning
1963
as Partridge
Grindl
1963
MovieThe Ugly American
1963
as Ambassador Sears
TVThe Eleventh Hour
1962
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Colonel Hoey
TVSam Benedict
1962
TVThe Investigators
1961
as Charley Brent
TVRipcord
1961
as Dr. Ladd
TVHazel
1961
as Mr. Sudley
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Herman Hausner
MovieGo Naked in the World
1961
as Josh Kebner
MovieThe Facts of Life
1960
as Doc Mason
MovieLet No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Grant Holloway
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
TVCheckmate
1960
as Marshall Winslow
TVThriller
1960
as Elmer Hooper
MovieElmer Gantry
1960
as Reverend Planck
MovieBeloved Infidel
1959
as John Wheeler
TVMr. Lucky
1959
TVStartime
1959
as Malcolm Tawley
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Henderson
MovieNorth by Northwest
1959
as Lester Townsend
MovieThe Mating Game
1959
as Wendell Burnshaw
MovieTorpedo Run
1958
as Adm. Samuel Setton
TVBat Masterson
1958
as General Silas Guild
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
MovieTen North Frederick
1958
as Lloyd Williams
MovieThe High Cost of Loving
1958
as Herb Zorn
MovieEscapade in Japan
1957
as Lt. Col. Hargrave
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Ralph Davis
TVM Squad
1957
as George Brayden
TVSugarfoot
1957
as General Humphrey
MovieTammy and the Bachelor
1957
as Alfred Bissle
On Trial
1956
as Andrews
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Wilton Stark
MovieBroken Lance
1954
as Van Cleve
MovieAbout Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mort Finley
TVThe Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Hal Raskin
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Tom
TVCity Detective
1953
MovieFrom Here to Eternity
1953
as Capt. Dana Holmes
MovieScandal at Scourie
1953
as B. G. Belney
MovieThe Girls of Pleasure Island
1953
as Col. Reade
MovieCome Back, Little Sheba
1953
as Ed Anderson
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Mr. Goodwin
MovieThe Clown
1953
as Ralph Z. Henderson
MovieWashington Story
1952
as Gilbert Nunnally
MovieThe Unknown Man
1951
as Wayne Kellwin
TVI Love Lucy
1951
as Arnold (uncredited)
MovieThe Magnificent Yankee
1950
as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
MovieNever a Dull Moment
1950
as Jed
MovieThe Secret Fury
1950
as Gregory Kent
The Glass Case
1939
as Walter Drummond
MovieLittle Me
1938
MovieChloe, Love Is Calling You
1934
as Jim
