Philip Ober

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Philip Ober

Acting March 23, 1902

Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

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…

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North by Northwest

North by Northwest

8.0 1959 Movie
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

7.8 1965 TV Show
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7 1957 TV Show
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

7.3 1953 Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 1955 TV Show
The Munsters

The Munsters

7.9 1964 TV Show
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.9 1951 TV Show
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.9 1962 TV Show
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

5.3 1955 TV Show
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

6.4 1958 TV Show
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

7.3 1960 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1968
    Assignment to Kill

    Movie Bohlen

  2. 1966
    Family Affair

    TV show

  3. 1966
    The Monkees

    TV show Mr. Weatherwax

  4. 1966
    The Tammy Grimes Show

    TV show

  5. 1966
    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

    Movie Nicholas Simmons

  6. 1965
    I Dream of Jeannie

    TV show General Stone

  7. 1965
    Honey West

    TV show J. J. Vanderhyden

  8. 1965
    The Adventures of Gallegher

    TV show Hade

  9. 1964
    Profiles in Courage

    TV show Anderson

  10. 1964
    The Munsters

    TV show

  11. 1964
    The Brass Bottle

    Movie William J. Beevor

  12. 1963
    Channing

    TV show Partridge

  13. 1963
    Grindl

    TV show

  14. 1963
    The Ugly American

    Movie Ambassador Sears

  15. 1962
    The Eleventh Hour

    TV show

  16. 1962
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    TV show Colonel Hoey

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  1. 1962
    Sam Benedict

    TV show

  2. 1961
    The Investigators

    TV show Charley Brent

  3. 1961
    Hazel

    TV show Mr. Sudley

  4. 1961
    Ripcord

    TV show Dr. Ladd

  5. 1961
    Cain's Hundred

    TV show Herman Hausner

  6. 1961
    Go Naked in the World

    Movie Josh Kebner

  7. 1960
    The Facts of Life

    Movie Doc Mason

  8. 1960
    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Movie Grant Holloway

  9. 1960
    Bringing Up Buddy

    TV show

  10. 1960
    Checkmate

    TV show Marshall Winslow

  11. 1960
    Thriller

    TV show Elmer Hooper

  12. 1960
    Elmer Gantry

    Movie Reverend Planck

  13. 1959
    Beloved Infidel

    Movie John Wheeler

  14. 1959
    Mr. Lucky

    TV show

  15. 1959
    Startime

    TV show Malcolm Tawley

  16. 1959
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show Mr. Henderson

  17. 1959
    North by Northwest

    Movie Lester Townsend

  18. 1959
    The Mating Game

    Movie Wendell Burnshaw

  19. 1958
    Torpedo Run

    Movie Adm. Samuel Setton

  20. 1958
    Bat Masterson

    TV show General Silas Guild

  21. 1958
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    TV show

  22. 1958
    Ten North Frederick

    Movie Lloyd Williams

  23. 1958
    The High Cost of Loving

    Movie Herb Zorn

  24. 1957
    Escapade in Japan

    Movie Lt. Col. Hargrave