Philip Ober
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).
Filmography
Assignment to Kill
as Bohlen
Assignment to Kill
as Bohlen
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Nicholas Simmons
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Nicholas Simmons
The Brass Bottle
as William J. Beevor
The Brass Bottle
as William J. Beevor
The Ugly American
as Ambassador Sears
The Ugly American
as Ambassador Sears
The Facts of Life
as Doc Mason
The Facts of Life
as Doc Mason
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Grant Holloway
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Grant Holloway
Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck
Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck
Beloved Infidel
as John Wheeler
Beloved Infidel
as John Wheeler
North by Northwest
as Lester Townsend
North by Northwest
as Lester Townsend
The Mating Game
as Wendell Burnshaw
The Mating Game
as Wendell Burnshaw
Torpedo Run
as Adm. Samuel Setton
Torpedo Run
as Adm. Samuel Setton
The High Cost of Loving
as Herb Zorn
The High Cost of Loving
as Herb Zorn
Escapade in Japan
as Lt. Col. Hargrave
Escapade in Japan
as Lt. Col. Hargrave
Tammy and the Bachelor
as Alfred Bissle
Tammy and the Bachelor
as Alfred Bissle
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mort Finley
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mort Finley
From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana Holmes
From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana Holmes
Scandal at Scourie
as B. G. Belney
Scandal at Scourie
as B. G. Belney
The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Col. Reade
The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Col. Reade
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Ed Anderson
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Ed Anderson
The Clown
as Ralph Z. Henderson
The Clown
as Ralph Z. Henderson
Washington Story
as Gilbert Nunnally
Washington Story
as Gilbert Nunnally
Never a Dull Moment
as Jed
Never a Dull Moment
as Jed
The Glass Case
as Walter Drummond
The Glass Case
as Walter Drummond
Little Me
Little Me