Philip Ober

Actor

March 23, 1902 — September 13, 1982 (80 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Elmer Gantry
    Elmer Gantry1960
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show
    The Dick Van Dyke Show5 seasons
  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 seasons
  • The Real McCoys
    The Real McCoys6 seasons
  • Make Room for Daddy
    Make Room for Daddy2 seasons
  • Bat Masterson
    Bat Masterson3 seasons
  • Death Valley Days
    Death Valley Days18 seasons
  • Chloe, Love Is Calling You
    Chloe, Love Is Calling You1934

Known For

  • North by Northwest
    North by Northwest1959
  • From Here to Eternity
    From Here to Eternity1953
  • Come Back, Little Sheba
    Come Back, Little Sheba1952
  • The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken1966
  • Torpedo Run
    Torpedo Run1958
  • Tammy and the Bachelor
    Tammy and the Bachelor1957
  • The Mating Game
    The Mating Game1959
  • The Facts of Life
    The Facts of Life1960
  • Beloved Infidel
    Beloved Infidel1959
  • The Secret Fury
    The Secret Fury1950
  • The Magnificent Yankee
    The Magnificent Yankee1950
  • The Brass Bottle
    The Brass Bottle1964
  • The Clown
    The Clown1953
  • Scandal at Scourie
    Scandal at Scourie1953
  • Chloe, Love Is Calling You
    Chloe, Love Is Calling You1934
  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph
    Let No Man Write My Epitaph1960
  • Go Naked in the World
    Go Naked in the World1961
  • The High Cost of Loving
    The High Cost of Loving1958

Filmography

1968
Assignment to Kill · as Bohlen
1966
1966
The Iron Horse · as Cal Diver
1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken · as Nicholas Simmons
1965
The Monkees · as Mr. Weatherwax
1965
I Dream of Jeannie · as General Stone
1965
Tammy · as Mr. Walter Danford
1965
Honey West · as J. J. Vanderhyden
1965
I Spy · as Mr. Sommers
1964
Profiles in Courage · as Anderson
1964
No Time for Sergeants · as Colonel Newton
1964
The Brass Bottle · as William J. Beevor
1964
1963
The Farmer's Daughter · as Mr. Page
1963
Temple Houston · as Bert Clarke
1963
Channing · as Partridge
1963
1963
Arrest and Trial · as Judge Perry
1963
The Ugly American · as Ambassador Sears
1963
Hootenanny · as Cast
1962
McHale's Navy · as Admiral Rafferty
1962
1962
Empire · as Walter Kenner
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Colonel Hoey
1962
1962
The Crimebusters · as Herman Hauzner
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show · as Mr. HowardOn Plex
1961
Hazel · as Addison Sudley
1961
Ripcord · as Dr. Ladd
1961
Cain's Hundred · as Herman Hausner
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
Outlaws · as Davies
1960
Checkmate · as Marshall Winslow
1960
Thriller · as Elmer Hooper
1960
Elmer Gantry · as Reverend PlanckOn Plex
1959
Beloved Infidel · as John Wheeler
1959
1959
Philip Marlowe · as Cast
1959
1959
The Twilight Zone · as Mr. Henderson
1959
The Man and the Challenge · as Clifford Beck
1959
Bonanza · as Hal OliverOn Plex
1959
North by Northwest · as Lester Townsend
1959
The Mating Game · as Wendell Burnshaw
1958
Torpedo Run · as Adm. Samuel Setton
1958
Bat Masterson · as General Silas GuildOn Plex
1958
1958
Ten North Frederick · as Lloyd Williams
1958
The High Cost of Loving · as Herb Zorn
1958
1957
Escapade in Japan · as Lt. Col. Hargrave
1957
The Real McCoys · as Mr. CoopertonOn Plex
1957
Perry Mason · as Harvey Farrell
1957
M Squad · as George Brayden
1957
Sugarfoot · as General Humphrey
1957
Tammy and the Bachelor · as Alfred Bissle
1957
1957
Whirlybirds · as Mr. Waters
1956
Broken Arrow · as Costain
1955
1955
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Wilton Stark
1955
1955
The Jane Wyman Show · as Lawyer
1955
Science Fiction Theatre · as Prof. Carl Schneider
1955
The Star and the Story · as Richard Harenger
1954
Disneyland · as Hade
1954
Climax! · as Frank Sumner
1954
Broken Lance · as Van Cleve
1954
Studio 57 · as Capt. Burton
1954
About Mrs. Leslie · as Mort Finley
1953
1953
Make Room for Daddy · as Hal RaskinOn Plex
1953
1953
1953
From Here to Eternity · as Capt. Dana Holmes
1953
Scandal at Scourie · as B. G. Belney
1953
1953
General Electric Theater · as George Mcmanus
1953
The Clown · as Ralph Z. Henderson
1952
Come Back, Little Sheba · as Ed Anderson
1952
1952
Washington Story · as Gilbert Nunnally
1952
Death Valley Days · as Major GallowayOn Plex
1951
The Unknown Man · as Wayne Kellwin
1951
I Love Lucy · as Arnold (uncredited)
1951
1950
The Magnificent Yankee · as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
1950
The Jack Benny Program · as 1st Executive
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Walter Craig
1950
1950
The Secret Fury · as Gregory Kent
1934

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