Philip Ober
Born March 23, 1902 (Age: 124)
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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).
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).
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Filmography
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965
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as Hade
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Age: 62
The Brass Bottle
1964
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as William J. Beevor
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Age: 62
The Ugly American
1963
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as Ambassador Sears
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Age: 61
Go Naked in the World
1961
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as Josh Kebner
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Age: 58
The Facts of Life
1960
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as Doc Mason
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Age: 58
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
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as Grant Holloway
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Age: 58
Elmer Gantry
1960
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as Reverend Planck
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Age: 58
Beloved Infidel
1959
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as John Wheeler
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Age: 57
North by Northwest
1959
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as Lester Townsend
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Age: 57
The Mating Game
1959
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as Wendell Burnshaw
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Age: 57
Torpedo Run
1958
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as Adm. Samuel Setton
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Age: 56
Ten North Frederick
1958
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as Lloyd Williams
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Age: 56
The High Cost of Loving
1958
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as Herb Zorn
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Age: 56
Broken Lance
1954
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as Van Cleve
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Age: 52
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
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as Mort Finley
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Age: 52
From Here to Eternity
1953
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as Capt. Dana Holmes
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Age: 51
Scandal at Scourie
1953
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as B. G. Belney
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Age: 51
The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953
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as Col. Reade
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Age: 51
Come Back, Little Sheba
1953
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as Ed Anderson
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Age: 50
The Clown
1953
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as Ralph Z. Henderson
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Age: 50
The Magnificent Yankee
1950
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as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
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Age: 48
Never a Dull Moment
1950
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as Jed
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Age: 48
The Secret Fury
1950
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as Gregory Kent
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Age: 47