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).
Acted in 66
1960s
- 1968
Assignment to Kill
Bohlen
- 1966
The Tammy Grimes Show
TV
- 1965
The Adventures of Gallegher
Hade · 3 episodes
- 1964
The Brass Bottle
William J. Beevor
- 1963
Grindl
TV
The Ugly American
Ambassador Sears
- 1962
- 1961
Go Naked in the World
Josh Kebner
- 1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Grant Holloway
Bringing Up Buddy
TV
1950s
- 1959
Beloved Infidel
John Wheeler
The Mating Game
Wendell Burnshaw
- 1958
Torpedo Run
Adm. Samuel Setton
Ten North Frederick
Lloyd Williams
The High Cost of Loving
Herb Zorn
- 1957
Escapade in Japan
Lt. Col. Hargrave
- 1955
- 1954
Broken Lance
Van Cleve
About Mrs. Leslie
Mort Finley
- 1953
Scandal at Scourie
B. G. Belney
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Col. Reade
General Electric Theater
Mr. Goodwin, George McManus · 1 episode
The Clown
Ralph Z. Henderson
- 1952
Washington Story
Gilbert Nunnally
- 1951
The Unknown Man
Wayne Kellwin
- 1950
The Magnificent Yankee
Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
Never a Dull Moment
Jed
The Secret Fury
Gregory Kent
1930s
- 1938
Little Me
Movie
- 1934
