North by Northwest1959
As Lester Townsend
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Philip Ober
Born
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).
Filmography (31)
From Here to Eternity1953
As Capt. Dana Holmes
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken1966
As Nicholas Simmons
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Elmer Gantry1960
As Reverend Planck
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Broken Lance1954
As Van Cleve
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Tammy and the Bachelor1957
As Alfred Bissle
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Facts of Life1960
As Doc Mason
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Ugly American1963
As Ambassador Sears
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Beloved Infidel1959
As John Wheeler
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Come Back, Little Sheba1953
As Ed Anderson
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Torpedo Run1958
As Adm. Samuel Setton
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Never a Dull Moment1950
As Jed
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Let No Man Write My Epitaph1960
As Grant Holloway
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Girls of Pleasure Island1953
As Col. Reade
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Assignment to Kill1968
As Bohlen
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Mating Game1959
As Wendell Burnshaw
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Go Naked in the World1961
As Josh Kebner
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Brass Bottle1964
As William J. Beevor
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Ten North Frederick1958
As Lloyd Williams
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Escapade in Japan1957
As Lt. Col. Hargrave
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Washington Story1952
As Gilbert Nunnally
TMDb 7.0 / 10
About Mrs. Leslie1954
As Mort Finley
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Secret Fury1950
As Gregory Kent
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Chloe, Love Is Calling You1934
As Jim
TMDb 3.9 / 10
The Magnificent Yankee1950
As Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The High Cost of Loving1958
As Herb Zorn
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Clown1953
As Ralph Z. Henderson
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Scandal at Scourie1953
As B. G. Belney
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Unknown Man1951
As Wayne Kellwin
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Little Me1938
The Glass Case
The Glass Case1939
As Walter Drummond
Filmography and biography: TMDb