8.0
Movie
Acting
Philip Ober
- Born
- Died
- (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
- Credits
- 69 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
8.0
Movie
8.5
TV
The Twilight Zone
7.8
TV
I Dream of Jeannie
7.3
Movie
From Here to Eternity
7.9
TV
The Munsters
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.3
Movie
Elmer Gantry
7.7
TV
Perry Mason
6.7
Movie
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
6.5
Movie
Broken Lance
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
6.5
TV
The Monkees
7.3
Movie
Come Back, Little Sheba
6.7
TV
Family Affair
6.6
Movie
The Ugly American
6.1
Movie
Torpedo Run
5.3
Movie
The Facts of Life
6.0
Movie
Beloved Infidel
Acting credits 69
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Assignment to Kill Film | Bohlen |
| 1966 | Family Affair TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Monkees TV | Mr. Weatherwax (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Tammy Grimes Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Film | Nicholas Simmons |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie TV | General Stone (2 ep) |
| 1965 | Honey West TV | J. J. Vanderhyden (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Adventures of Gallegher TV | Hade (3 ep) |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage TV | Anderson (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Munsters TV | (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Brass Bottle Film | William J. Beevor |
| 1963 | Channing TV | Partridge (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Grindl TV | (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Ugly American Film | Ambassador Sears |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour TV | (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Colonel Hoey (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Investigators TV | Charley Brent (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Ripcord TV | Dr. Ladd (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Hazel TV | Mr. Sudley (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred TV | Herman Hausner (2 ep) |
| 1961 | Go Naked in the World Film | Josh Kebner |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life Film | Doc Mason |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph Film | Grant Holloway |
| 1960 | Bringing Up Buddy TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Checkmate TV | Marshall Winslow (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Thriller TV | Elmer Hooper (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry Film | Reverend Planck |
| 1959 | Beloved Infidel Film | John Wheeler |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Startime TV | Malcolm Tawley (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone TV | Mr. Henderson (1 ep) |
| 1959 | North by Northwest Film | Lester Townsend |
| 1959 | The Mating Game Film | Wendell Burnshaw |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run Film | Adm. Samuel Setton |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson TV | General Silas Guild (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV | (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Ten North Frederick Film | Lloyd Williams |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving Film | Herb Zorn |
| 1957 | Escapade in Japan Film | Lt. Col. Hargrave |
| 1957 | Perry Mason TV | Ralph Davis, Peter Dawson, Albert Keller, Harvey Farrell, Sumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge (1 ep) |
| 1957 | M Squad TV | George Brayden (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot TV | General Humphrey (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Tammy and the Bachelor Film | Alfred Bissle |
| 1956 | On Trial TV | Andrews (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Wilton Stark (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Broken Lance Film | Van Cleve |
| 1954 | About Mrs. Leslie Film | Mort Finley |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show TV | Hal Raskin (1 ep) |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta TV | Tom (1 ep) |
| 1953 | City Detective TV | (1 ep) |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity Film | Capt. Dana Holmes |
| 1953 | Scandal at Scourie Film | B. G. Belney |
| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island Film | Col. Reade |
| 1953 | Come Back, Little Sheba Film | Ed Anderson |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Mr. Goodwin, George McManus (1 ep) |
| 1953 | The Clown Film | Ralph Z. Henderson |
| 1952 | Washington Story Film | Gilbert Nunnally |