Philip Ober | |
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Born | Philip Nott Ober March 23, 1902 Fort Payne, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | September 13, 1982 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 80)
Education | Princeton University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1931–1968 |
Spouses | Phyllis Roper
(m. 1923; div. 1941)Jane Westover (m. 1961) |
Children | 1 |
Philip Nott Ober (March 23, 1902 – September 13, 1982) was an American screen and stage actor who later retired from performing to be a foreign service 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).