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Philip Ober

Acting

Philip Ober

Born
1902-03-23 · Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
Died
1982-09-13
Filmography
69 titles on TMDB
About 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).

Backdrop from North by Northwest

Films & television

31 titles

Reverend Planck

Adm. Samuel Setton

Wendell Burnshaw

Ralph Z. Henderson

William J. Beevor

Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)

Lt. Col. Hargrave

Gilbert Nunnally

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