Person
Philip Ober
Acting · 1902–1982 · Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
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).
Known for
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Colonel Hoey
Perry Mason
Ralph Davis
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Henderson
Bat Masterson
General Silas Guild
Thriller
Elmer Hooper
The Munsters
1964
Family Affair
1966
I Dream of Jeannie
General Stone
I Love Lucy
Arnold (uncredited)
Matinee Theater
1955
Filmography
- 1968Assignment to KillBohlen
- 1966Family Affair
- 1966The MonkeesMr. Weatherwax
- 1966The Tammy Grimes Show
- 1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenNicholas Simmons
- 1965I Dream of JeannieGeneral Stone
- 1965Honey WestJ. J. Vanderhyden
- 1965The Adventures of GallegherHade
- 1964Profiles in CourageAnderson
- 1964The Munsters
- 1964The Brass BottleWilliam J. Beevor
- 1963ChanningPartridge
- 1963Grindl
- 1963The Ugly AmericanAmbassador Sears
- 1962The Eleventh Hour
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourColonel Hoey
- 1962Sam Benedict
- 1961The InvestigatorsCharley Brent
- 1961RipcordDr. Ladd
- 1961HazelMr. Sudley
- 1961Cain's HundredHerman Hausner
- 1961Go Naked in the WorldJosh Kebner
- 1960The Facts of LifeDoc Mason
- 1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphGrant Holloway
- 1960Bringing Up Buddy
- 1960CheckmateMarshall Winslow
- 1960ThrillerElmer Hooper
- 1960Elmer GantryReverend Planck
- 1959Beloved InfidelJohn Wheeler
- 1959Mr. Lucky
- 1959StartimeMalcolm Tawley
- 1959The Twilight ZoneMr. Henderson
- 1959North by NorthwestLester Townsend
- 1959The Mating GameWendell Burnshaw
- 1958Torpedo RunAdm. Samuel Setton
- 1958Bat MastersonGeneral Silas Guild
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- 1958Ten North FrederickLloyd Williams
- 1958The High Cost of LovingHerb Zorn
- 1957Escapade in JapanLt. Col. Hargrave
- 1957Perry MasonRalph Davis
- 1957M SquadGeorge Brayden
- 1957SugarfootGeneral Humphrey
- 1957Tammy and the BachelorAlfred Bissle
- 1956On TrialAndrews
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWilton Stark
- 1954Broken LanceVan Cleve
- 1954About Mrs. LeslieMort Finley
- 1953The Danny Thomas ShowHal Raskin
- 1953Letter to LorettaTom
- 1953City Detective
- 1953From Here to EternityCapt. Dana Holmes
- 1953Scandal at ScourieB. G. Belney
- 1953The Girls of Pleasure IslandCol. Reade
- 1953Come Back, Little ShebaEd Anderson
- 1953General Electric TheaterMr. Goodwin
- 1953The ClownRalph Z. Henderson
- 1952Washington StoryGilbert Nunnally
- 1951The Unknown ManWayne Kellwin
- 1951I Love LucyArnold (uncredited)
- 1950The Magnificent YankeeOwen Wister / Narrator (voice)
- 1950Lux Video Theatre
- 1950Never a Dull MomentJed
- 1950The Secret FuryGregory Kent
- 1939The Glass CaseWalter Drummond
- 1938Little Me
- 1934Chloe, Love Is Calling YouJim
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