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Philip Ober
Acting
Born: March 23, 1902
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
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
North by Northwest
as Lester Townsend
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
as Jim
From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana Holmes
Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck
Broken Lance
as Van Cleve
Beloved Infidel
as John Wheeler
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
as Nicholas Simmons
Torpedo Run
as Adm. Samuel Setton
The Unknown Man
as Wayne Kellwin
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Ed Anderson
