Philip Ober
- Birthday
- Mar 23, 1902
Bio: A Broadway actor since 1931, Philip Ober first appeared before the cameras in 1951, when he was invited by actor/director Mel Ferrer to play a supporting role in The Secret Fury (1951). Adept at portraying executive types who seemed to be up to something shady, Ober was often as not cast as a corporate villain. His most famous film role was in the 1953 Oscar-winner… More Bio: A Broadway actor since 1931, Philip Ober first appeared before the cameras in 1951, when he was invited by actor/director Mel Ferrer to play a supporting role in The Secret Fury (1951). Adept at portraying executive types who seemed to be up to something shady, Ober was often as not cast as a corporate villain. His most famous film role was in the 1953 Oscar-winner From Here to Eternity as the hateful Army officer who, while his wife, Deborah Kerr, carries on an affair with Burt Lancaster, tries to strongarm Montgomery Clift into entering a boxing competition. Ober voluntarily gave up his acting career in the mid-'60s when he joined the U.S. Consular Service in Mexico. Married three times, Philip Ober was the former husband of I Love Lucy co-star Vivian Vance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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The Ghost And Mr. Chicken (1966)
- Simmons
- 67%
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Brass Bottle (1964)
- William Beevor
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The Ugly American (1963)
- Sears
- 80%
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The Facts of Life (1960)
- Doc Mason
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Elmer Gantry (1960)
- Rev. Planck
- 96%
- See all 21 films
Philip Ober Videos
North By Northwest
3 minutes 15 seconds
Tammy And The Bachelor
1 minutes 21 seconds
From Here To Eternity
1 minutes 5 seconds
The Ugly American
1 minutes 46 seconds
Elmer Gantry
22 seconds
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