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).

Cast

North by Northwest

(Lester Townsend)

Elmer Gantry

(Reverend Planck)

From Here to Eternity

(Capt. Dana Holmes)

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

(Nicholas Simmons)

Broken Lance

(Van Cleve)

The Mating Game

(Wendell Burnshaw)

The Facts of Life

(Doc Mason)

The Unknown Man

(Wayne Kellwin)

Torpedo Run

(Adm. Samuel Setton)

The Secret Fury

(Gregory Kent)

Come Back, Little Sheba

(Ed Anderson)

The Clown

(Ralph Z. Henderson)

The Magnificent Yankee

(Owen Wister / Narrator (voice))

About Mrs. Leslie

(Mort Finley)

The Girls of Pleasure Island

(Col. Reade)

Escapade in Japan

(Lt. Col. Hargrave)

Chloe, Love Is Calling You

(Jim)

Go Naked in the World

(Josh Kebner)

Washington Story

(Gilbert Nunnally)

Scandal at Scourie

(B. G. Belney)

Beloved Infidel

(John Wheeler)

Assignment to Kill

(Bohlen)

Never a Dull Moment

(Jed)

Tammy and the Bachelor

(Alfred Bissle)

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

(Grant Holloway)

The Ugly American

(Ambassador Sears)

Ten North Frederick

(Lloyd Williams)

The Brass Bottle

(William J. Beevor)

The Adventures of Gallegher

(Hade)

The High Cost of Loving

(Herb Zorn)

The Glass Case

(Walter Drummond)

Family Affair

Cain's Hundred

(Herman Hausner)

Mr. Lucky

I Dream of Jeannie

(General Stone)

The Munsters

I Love Lucy

(Arnold (uncredited))

Perry Mason

(Ralph Davis)

General Electric Theater

(Mr. Goodwin)

The Twilight Zone

(Mr. Henderson)

Bringing Up Buddy

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Wilton Stark)

The Monkees

Sam Benedict

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

The Eleventh Hour

Thriller

(Elmer Hooper)

Lux Video Theatre

M Squad

(George Brayden)

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Profiles in Courage

(Anderson)

Matinee Theater

Grindl

Sugarfoot

(General Humphrey)

Bat Masterson

(General Silas Guild)

Honey West

(J. J. Vanderhyden)

City Detective

Letter to Loretta

(Tom)

The Tammy Grimes Show

Channing

(Partridge)

General Electric Theater

(Chief George McManus)

Lux Video Theatre

(Walter Craig)

Checkmate

(Marshall Winslow)

Perry Mason

(Peter Dawson)

Perry Mason

(Albert Keller)

Perry Mason

(Harvey Farrell)

Perry Mason

(Sumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge)

Startime

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Malcolm Tawley)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(Colonel Hoey)

Ripcord

(Dr. Ladd)