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Phil Ober
Philip Nott Ober
Philip Ober
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Assignment to Kill
as Bohlen
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Nicholas Simmons
The Adventures of Gallegher
as Hade
The Brass Bottle
as William J. Beevor
The Ugly American
as Ambassador Sears
Go Naked in the World
as Josh Kebner
Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck
The Facts of Life
as Doc Mason
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Grant Holloway
North by Northwest
as Lester Townsend
TV Shows
The Monkees
as Mr. Weatherwax · 1 ep.
Family Affair
1 ep.
The Tammy Grimes Show
1 ep.
I Dream of Jeannie
as General Stone · 2 ep.
Honey West
as J. J. Vanderhyden · 1 ep.
The Adventures of Gallegher
as Hade · 3 ep.
The Munsters
1 ep.
Profiles in Courage
as Anderson · 1 ep.
Channing
as Partridge · 1 ep.
Grindl
1 ep.