
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-03-23
Deathday
1982-09-13
Place of Birth
Fort Payne, Alabama, USA
Philip Ober
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

The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Henderson

I Dream of Jeannie
as General Stone

From Here to Eternity
as Capt. Dana Holmes

The Munsters

I Love Lucy
as Arnold (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wilton Stark

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Malcolm Tawley

Elmer Gantry
as Reverend Planck

Perry Mason
as Ralph Davis