Philip Ober
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).
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
North by Northwest
as Lester Townsend
From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana Holmes
Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck
Cast Credits
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
The Facts of Life
as Doc Mason
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Grant Holloway
Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck
Beloved Infidel
as John Wheeler
North by Northwest
as Lester Townsend
The Mating Game
as Wendell Burnshaw
Torpedo Run
as Adm. Samuel Setton
Ten North Frederick
as Lloyd Williams
The High Cost of Loving
as Herb Zorn
Escapade in Japan
as Lt. Col. Hargrave
Tammy and the Bachelor
as Alfred Bissle
Broken Lance
as Van Cleve
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mort Finley
From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana Holmes
Scandal at Scourie
as B. G. Belney
The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Col. Reade
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Ed Anderson
The Clown
as Ralph Z. Henderson
Washington Story
as Gilbert Nunnally
The Unknown Man
as Wayne Kellwin
The Magnificent Yankee
as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
Never a Dull Moment
as Jed
The Secret Fury
as Gregory Kent