Cast & creator
Philip Ober
Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Perry Mason
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).
Also known as: Phil Ober, Philip Nott Ober
31
film credits
44
television credits
75
1934–1968 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (75)
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Perry Mason
Ralph Davis
1957Perry Mason
Peter Dawson
1957Perry Mason
Albert Keller
1957Perry Mason
Harvey Farrell
1957Perry Mason
Sumner Hodge / Adrian Hodge
1957
Matinee Theater
1955
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Colonel Hoey
1962
I Dream of Jeannie
General Stone
1965
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Henderson
1959
I Love Lucy
Arnold (uncredited)
1951
The Munsters
1964
Bat Masterson
General Silas Guild
1958
The Monkees
Mr. Weatherwax
1966
Family Affair
1966
Hazel
Mr. Sudley
1961
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Thriller
Elmer Hooper
1960
M Squad
George Brayden
1957
Sugarfoot
General Humphrey
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Wilton Stark
1955
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Checkmate
Marshall Winslow
1960
The Danny Thomas Show
Hal Raskin
1953Lux Video Theatre
1950Lux Video Theatre
Walter Craig
1950
City Detective
1953
Honey West
J. J. Vanderhyden
1965
Cain's Hundred
Herman Hausner
1961
Mr. Lucky
1959
Startime
Malcolm Tawley
1959
Sam Benedict
1962
North by Northwest
Lester Townsend
1959
The Eleventh Hour
1962
Letter to Loretta
Tom
1953Profiles in Courage
Anderson
1964
The Investigators
Charley Brent
1961
Ripcord
Dr. Ladd
1961
Channing
Partridge
1963
From Here to Eternity
Capt. Dana Holmes
1953
Grindl
1963
Bringing Up Buddy
1960On Trial
Andrews
1956
General Electric Theater
Mr. Goodwin
1953General Electric Theater
George McManus
1953
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Nicholas Simmons
1966
Broken Lance
Van Cleve
1954
The Tammy Grimes Show
1966
Tammy and the Bachelor
Alfred Bissle
1957
Come Back, Little Sheba
Ed Anderson
1953
The Adventures of Gallegher
Hade
1965
Elmer Gantry
Reverend Planck
1960
Beloved Infidel
John Wheeler
1959
The Ugly American
Ambassador Sears
1963
The Mating Game
Wendell Burnshaw
1959
The Facts of Life
Doc Mason
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Grant Holloway
1960
Torpedo Run
Adm. Samuel Setton
1958
Assignment to Kill
Bohlen
1968
Never a Dull Moment
Jed
1950
Go Naked in the World
Josh Kebner
1961
The Clown
Ralph Z. Henderson
1953
The High Cost of Loving
Herb Zorn
1958
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Col. Reade
1953
The Secret Fury
Gregory Kent
1950
About Mrs. Leslie
Mort Finley
1954
Ten North Frederick
Lloyd Williams
1958
Little Me
1938
The Brass Bottle
William J. Beevor
1964
Escapade in Japan
Lt. Col. Hargrave
1957
The Unknown Man
Wayne Kellwin
1951
The Magnificent Yankee
Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)
1950
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
Jim
1934
Scandal at Scourie
B. G. Belney
1953
Washington Story
Gilbert Nunnally
1952The Glass Case
Walter Drummond
1939