Philip Ober
Acting
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).
Known for
1968Assignment to Kill
Bohlen
1966The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Nicholas Simmons
1965The Adventures of Gallegher
Hade
1964The Brass Bottle
William J. Beevor
1963The Ugly American
Ambassador Sears
1961Go Naked in the World
Josh Kebner
1960Elmer Gantry
Reverend Planck
1960The Facts of Life
Doc Mason
1960Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Grant Holloway
1959North by Northwest
Lester Townsend
1959The Mating Game
Wendell Burnshaw
1959Beloved Infidel
John Wheeler
1958Torpedo Run
Adm. Samuel Setton
1958Ten North Frederick
Lloyd Williams
1958The High Cost of Loving
Herb Zorn
1957Escapade in Japan
Lt. Col. Hargrave
1957Tammy and the Bachelor
Alfred Bissle
1954Broken Lance
Van Cleve
1954About Mrs. Leslie
Mort Finley
1953From Here to Eternity
Capt. Dana Holmes
1953Come Back, Little Sheba
Ed Anderson
1953The Clown
Ralph Z. Henderson
1953The Girls of Pleasure Island
Col. Reade
1953Scandal at Scourie
B. G. Belney