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).
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana HolmesIn 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his...
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Elmer Gantry
as Reverend PlanckWhen hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer, a...
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The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
as Nicholas SimmonsLuther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local...
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Broken Lance
as Van CleveCattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his...
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Torpedo Run
as Adm. Samuel SettonA submarine commander is on a relentless pursuit of a Japanese aircraft carrier in the South...
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Tammy and the Bachelor
as Alfred BissleAn unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional...
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Never a Dull Moment
as JedKay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a...
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The Mating Game
as Wendell BurnshawTax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his...
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The Ugly American
as Ambassador SearsAn intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation...
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The Secret Fury
as Gregory KentThe wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already...
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The Clown
as Ralph Z. HendersonOnce a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement...
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Come Back, Little Sheba
as Ed AndersonA mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest...
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Beloved Infidel
as John WheelerToward the end of his life F. Scott Fitzgerald is writing for Hollywood studios to be able to...
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Go Naked in the World
as Josh KebnerA domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son's romance with a...
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The Brass Bottle
as William J. BeevorA genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.
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The Magnificent Yankee
as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Assignment to Kill
as BohlenA private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of...
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Chloe, Love Is Calling You
as JimA black voodoo priestess comes out of the Louisiana swamps to take revenge on the white...
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The High Cost of Loving
as Herb ZornMiddle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable...
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph
as Grant HollowayNick Romano lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning...
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The Facts of Life
as Doc MasonMiddle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages....
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Ten North Frederick
as Lloyd WilliamsA wealthy, aging businessman with political ambitions conducts an adulturous affair with his...
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The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Col. ReadeIn the spring of 1945, World War II is coming to a close. Roger Halyard, a dignified,...
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Scandal at Scourie
as B. G. BelneyAfter their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to...
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Escapade in Japan
as Lt. Col. HargraveA plane is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. A young American boy is later...
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The Unknown Man
as Wayne KellwinA scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
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About Mrs. Leslie
as Mort FinleyA lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life...
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Washington Story
as Gilbert NunnallyA reporter (Patricia Neal) suspects the "nice guy" image of a respected Congressman (Van...
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The Adventures of Gallegher
as HadeAn energetic newspaper copyboy in 1889 wants to become a reporter, and he is soon more deeply...
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Perry Mason
as Ralph DavisThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Peter DawsonThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Albert KellerThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Harvey FarrellThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Perry Mason
as Sumner Hodge / Adrian HodgeThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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I Dream of Jeannie
as General StoneWhile on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency...
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The Twilight Zone
as Mr. HendersonA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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Matinee Theater
as uncreditedMatinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...
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Bat Masterson
as General Silas GuildBat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of...
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I Love Lucy
as Arnold (uncredited)Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife....
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The Munsters
as uncreditedA family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why...
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Colonel HoeyA continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...
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Honey West
as J. J. VanderhydenAfter her father's death, Honey West takes over his high-tech private-detective firm, assisted...
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Thriller
as Elmer HooperThriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62...
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Family Affair
as uncreditedFamily Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9,...
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The Monkees
as uncreditedMicky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, members of a struggling...
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Sugarfoot
as General HumphreySugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The...
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M Squad
as George BraydenLt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The...
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as uncreditedWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
as uncreditedThe 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...
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Sam Benedict
as uncreditedSam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wilton StarkA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Malcolm TawleyA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Cain's Hundred
as Herman HausnerA former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top...
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Mr. Lucky
as uncreditedMr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June...
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Checkmate
as Marshall WinslowCheckmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot,...
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The Eleventh Hour
as uncreditedThe Eleventh Hour is an American medical drama about psychiatry starring Wendell Corey, Jack...
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City Detective
as uncreditedCrime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police...
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Startime
as uncreditedStartime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American...
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Channing
as PartridgeProfessor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College....
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Letter to Loretta
as TomLetter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...
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General Electric Theater
as Mr. GoodwinGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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General Electric Theater
as Chief George McManusGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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