Philip Ober
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 23 March 1902 · Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
- Died
- 13 September 1982
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
Acting 33
- 1968Assignment to Kill as Bohlen
- 1966The Ghost and Mr. Chicken as Nicholas Simmons
- 1965The Adventures of Gallegher as Hade
- 1964The Brass Bottle as William J. Beevor
- 1963The Ugly American as Ambassador Sears
- 1961Go Naked in the World as Josh Kebner
- 1960The Facts of Life as Doc Mason
- 1960Let No Man Write My Epitaph as Grant Holloway
- 1960Elmer Gantry as Reverend Planck
- 1960Incident at a Corner as Malcolm Tawley
- 1959Beloved Infidel as John Wheeler
- 1959North by Northwest as Lester Townsend
- 1959The Mating Game as Wendell Burnshaw
- 1958Torpedo Run as Adm. Samuel Setton
- 1958Ten North Frederick as Lloyd Williams
- 1958The High Cost of Loving as Herb Zorn
- 1957Escapade in Japan as Lt. Col. Hargrave
- 1957Tammy and the Bachelor as Alfred Bissle
- 1954Broken Lance as Van Cleve
- 1954About Mrs. Leslie as Mort Finley
- 1953From Here to Eternity as Capt. Dana Holmes
- 1953Scandal at Scourie as B. G. Belney
- 1953The Girls of Pleasure Island as Col. Reade
- 1953Come Back, Little Sheba as Ed Anderson
- 1953The Clown as Ralph Z. Henderson
- 1952Washington Story as Gilbert Nunnally
- 1951The Unknown Man as Wayne Kellwin
- 1950The Magnificent Yankee as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
- 1950Never a Dull Moment as Jed
- 1950The Secret Fury as Gregory Kent
- 1939The Glass Case as Walter Drummond
- 1938Little Me
- 1934Chloe, Love Is Calling You as Jim