Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 23, 1902
Place of Birth
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
Also Known As
- Phil Ober
- Philip Nott Ober
Philip Ober
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 - Movies
North by Northwest
as Lester Townsend
From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana Holmes
The Ugly American
as Ambassador Sears
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Nicholas Simmons
The Facts of Life
as Doc Mason
The High Cost of Loving
as Herb Zorn
Broken Lance
as Van Cleve
The Mating Game
as Wendell Burnshaw
The Clown
as Ralph Z. Henderson
Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck
Known For - TV Shows
Perry Mason
as Ralph Davis
Perry Mason
as Peter Dawson
Perry Mason
as Albert Keller
Perry Mason
as Harvey Farrell
Perry Mason
as Sumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Henderson
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Colonel Hoey
Matinee Theater
I Love Lucy
as Arnold (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
as General Stone