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Philip Ober

Actor

Philip Ober

Born March 23, 1902 in Fort Payne, Alabama, USADied September 13, 198230 films

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.

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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).

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North by Northwest posterFirst watchNorth by Northwest19598.0as Lester TownsendAdvertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
From Here to Eternity poster7.3From Here to Eternity1953Elmer Gantry poster7.3Elmer Gantry1960The Ghost and Mr. Chicken poster6.7The Ghost and Mr. Chicken1966Broken Lance poster6.5Broken Lance1954

Filmography

30 films as actor
  1. 1968Assignment to KillBohlen
  2. 1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenNicholas Simmons
  3. 1964The Brass BottleWilliam J. Beevor
  4. 1963The Ugly AmericanAmbassador Sears
  5. 1961Go Naked in the WorldJosh Kebner
  6. 1960The Facts of LifeDoc Mason
  7. 1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphGrant Holloway
  8. 1960Elmer GantryReverend Planck
  9. 1959Beloved InfidelJohn Wheeler
  10. 1959North by NorthwestLester Townsend
  11. 1959The Mating GameWendell Burnshaw
  12. 1958Torpedo RunAdm. Samuel Setton
  13. 1958Ten North FrederickLloyd Williams
  14. 1958The High Cost of LovingHerb Zorn
  15. 1957Escapade in JapanLt. Col. Hargrave
  16. 1957Tammy and the BachelorAlfred Bissle
  17. 1954Broken LanceVan Cleve
  18. 1954About Mrs. LeslieMort Finley
  19. 1953From Here to EternityCapt. Dana Holmes
  20. 1953Scandal at ScourieB. G. Belney
  21. 1953The Girls of Pleasure IslandCol. Reade
  22. 1953Come Back, Little ShebaEd Anderson
  23. 1953The ClownRalph Z. Henderson
  24. 1952Washington StoryGilbert Nunnally
  25. 1951The Unknown ManWayne Kellwin
  26. 1950The Magnificent YankeeOwen Wister / Narrator (voice)
  27. 1950Never a Dull MomentJed
  28. 1950The Secret FuryGregory Kent
  29. 1938Little Me
  30. 1934Chloe, Love Is Calling YouJim