Philip Ober
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
North by Northwest
as Lester Townsend
1959
Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck
1960
From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana Holmes
1953
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Nicholas Simmons
1966
Broken Lance
as Van Cleve
1954
The Mating Game
as Wendell Burnshaw
1959
The Facts of Life
as Doc Mason
1960
The Unknown Man
as Wayne Kellwin
1951
Torpedo Run
as Adm. Samuel Setton
1958
The Secret Fury
as Gregory Kent
1950
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Ed Anderson
1953
The Clown
as Ralph Z. Henderson
1953
The Magnificent Yankee
as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
1950
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mort Finley
1954
The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Col. Reade
1953
Escapade in Japan
as Lt. Col. Hargrave
1957
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
as Jim
1934
Go Naked in the World
as Josh Kebner
1961
Washington Story
as Gilbert Nunnally
1952
Scandal at Scourie
as B. G. Belney
1953
TV Appearances
Family Affair
1966
Cain's Hundred
as Herman Hausner
1961
Mr. Lucky
1959
I Dream of Jeannie
as General Stone
1965
The Munsters
1964
I Love Lucy
as Arnold (uncredited)
1951
Perry Mason
as Ralph Davis
1957
General Electric Theater
as Mr. Goodwin
1953
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Henderson
1959
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wilton Stark
1955
The Monkees
as Mr. Weatherwax
1966