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Philip Ober (1902–1982)

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Philip Ober's bald head, stern bearing and booming voice made him a natural for the roles of business executives, high-ranking military officers and other authority figures he played so well. A Princeton University graduate, Ober spent years as an advertising executive for several different national magazines before switching careers to acting... See full bio »

Born:

Philip Nott Ober
in Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Mexico City, Mexico
Philip Ober and Vivian Vance
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1968 Assignment to Kill
Bohlen
 
1967 The Monkees (TV series)
Mr. Weatherwax
– Monkees Manhattan Style (1967) … Mr. Weatherwax
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
Cal Diver
– Broken Gun (1966) … Cal Diver
 
1966 Family Affair (TV series)
Ted Gaynor
– Buffy (1966) … Ted Gaynor
 
1966 The Tammy Grimes Show (TV series)
Admiral Bates
– Officer's Mess (1966) … Admiral Bates
 
1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Nicholas Simmons (as Phil Ober)
 
1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Mr. Howard
– I Do Not Choose to Run (1966) … Mr. Howard
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Mr. Sommers
– The Barter (1966) … Mr. Sommers
 
1963-1965 Hazel (TV series)
Addison Sudley / Mr. Ballard / Mr. Boyle / …
– The Crush (1965) … Mr. Ballard
– Campaign Manager (1964) … Addison Sudley
– Potluck a la Mode (1963) … Mr. Sudley (as Phil Ober)
– A Good Example for Harold (1963) … Mr. Boyle
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
J.J. Vanderhyden
– The Princess and the Paupers (1965) … J.J. Vanderhyden (as Phil Ober)
 
1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
General Stone / General Wingard Stone
– Jeannie and the Marriage Caper (1965) … General Wingard Stone
– The Lady in the Bottle (1965) … General Stone
 
1965 The Munsters (TV series)
Dr. Wilkerson
– Mummy Munster (1965) … Dr. Wilkerson
 
1965 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
1st Executive
– Jack Finds a Double (1965) … 1st Executive
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
– Woodrow Wilson (1965)
 
1964-1965 McHale's Navy (TV series)
Admiral Rafferty
– McHale's Floating Laundromat (1965) … Admiral Rafferty
– McHale, the Desk Commando (1964) … Admiral Rafferty
 
1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Hade
– The Adventures of Gallegher: Part 1 (1965) … Hade
 
1965 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Mr. Page
– Follow the Leader (1965) … Mr. Page
 
1965 Tom, Dick and Mary (TV series)
Simpson
– Penicillin or Chicken Soup (1965) … Simpson
 
1964 The Brass Bottle
William Beevor
 
1958-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Adrian Hodge (dual role) / Albert Keller / Harvey Farrell / …
– The Case of the Tandem Target (1964) … Sumner Hodge/Adrian Hodge (dual role)
– The Case of the Roving River (1961) … Harvey Farrell
– The Case of the Fickle Fortune (1961) … Albert Keller
– The Case of the Treacherous Toupee (1960) … Peter Dawson
– The Case of the Screaming Woman (1958) … Ralph Davis
 
1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Mr. Henderson
– Spur of the Moment (1964) … Mr. Henderson
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Mr. Brubaker
– You're So Smart, Why Can't You Be Good? (1964) … Mr. Brubaker
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
Bert Clarke
– Billy Hart (1963) … Bert Clarke
 
1963 Grindl (TV series)
Steven Reynolds
– One Angry Grindl (1963) … Steven Reynolds
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Judge Perry
– A Flame in the Dark (1963) … Judge Perry
 
1963 Channing (TV series)
Partridge
– An Obelisk for Benny (1963) … Partridge
 
1963 Bonanza (TV series)
Hal Oliver
– The Boss (1963) … Hal Oliver (as Phil Ober)
 
1963 The Ugly American
Ambassador Sears
 
1963 Empire (TV series)
Walter Kenner
– Down There, the World (1963) … Walter Kenner (uncredited)
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Leo Calbern
– Run Softly, Oh Softly (1963) … Leo Calbern
 
1956-1963 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Dr. Edwards / Hall
– Tonoose Needs Glasses (1963) … Dr. Edwards
– Be a Pal to Your Son (1956) … Hall
 
1962-1963 Ripcord (TV series)
Brunner / Dr. Ladd
– The Suicide Club (1963) … Dr. Ladd
– Sentence of Death (1962) … Brunner
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Colonel Hoey
– I Saw the Whole Thing (1962) … Colonel Hoey
 
1956-1962 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Chief George McManus / Mr. Goodwin
– Hercule Poirot (1962) … Chief George McManus
– In Summer Promise (1956) … Mr. Goodwin
 
1962 Thriller (TV series)
Elmer Hooper
– 'Til Death Do Us Part (1962) … Elmer Hooper
 
1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Wilton Stark
– Burglar Proof (1962) … Wilton Stark
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Charley Brent
– The Dead End Man (1961) … Charley Brent
 
1960-1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Frank Warren / Marshall Winslow
– Juan Moreno's Body (1961) … Marshall Winslow
– The Princess in the Tower (1960) … Frank Warren
 
1961 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Major Galloway
– Lieutenant Bungle (1961) … Major Galloway
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Herman Hausner
– Crime and Commitment: Part 2 (1961) … Herman Hausner
– Crime and Commitment: Part 1 (1961) … Herman Hausner
 
1961 Bringing Up Buddy (TV series)
O.P. Heather
– Auntie's Cake (1961) … O.P. Heather
 
1961 Go Naked in the World
Josh Kebner
 
1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
General Silas Guild
– The Prescott Campaign (1961) … General Silas Guild
 
1960 Outlaws (TV series)
Davies
– The Fortune Stone (1960) … Davies
 
1960 The Facts of Life
Doc Mason (as Phillip Ober)
 
1960 Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Grant Holloway
 
1960 Elmer Gantry
Rev. Planck
 
1960 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
Clifford Beck
– Early Warning (1960) … Clifford Beck
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Malcolm Tawley
– Incident at a Corner (1960) … Malcolm Tawley
 
1959 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Nigel - Jewel Smuggler
– A Business Measure (1959) … Nigel - Jewel Smuggler
 
1959 Beloved Infidel
John Wheeler
 
1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Mr. Waters
– Bankrupt Alibi (1959) … Mr. Waters
 
1959 North by Northwest
Lester Townsend
 
1959 The Mating Game
Wendell Burnshaw
 
1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
General Humphrey
– The Vultures (1959) … General Humphrey
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Stockmen
– Martin's Folly (1959) … Mr. Stockmen
 
1958 Torpedo Run
Adm. Samuel Setton
 
1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Costain
– The Outlaw (1958) … Costain
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
George Brayden
– The Woman from Paris (1958) … George Brayden
 
1958 Ten North Frederick
Lloyd Williams
 
1958 The High Cost of Loving
Herb Zorn
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Norman Sheridan
– A Shot in the Arm (1958) … Norman Sheridan
 
1955-1958 Studio 57 (TV series)
Capt. Burton / Tracy Piper
– An End to Fear (1958) … Capt. Burton
– Any Time You Need Me (1955)
– The Black Sheep's Daughter (1955) … Tracy Piper
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Frank Sumner
– A Matter of Life and Death (1957) … Frank Sumner
 
1957 Escapade in Japan
Lt. Col. Hargrave
 
1957 The Web (TV series)
– After the Fact (1957)
 
1957 Tammy and the Bachelor
Alfred Bissle
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Andrews
– The Case of the Panicky Man (1957) … Andrews
 
1956 Calling Terry Conway (TV movie)
Stan
 
1953-1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Kirk Adams
– Sheila (1956) … Kirk Adams
– Allison, Ltd. (1953)
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Laeyer
– The Thread (1956) … Laeyer (as Phil Ober)
 
1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Prof. Carl Schneider
– The Other Side of the Moon (1956) … Prof. Carl Schneider
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– The Anxious Years (1956)
 
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Maxwell Davenport
– Christopher Bean (1955) … Maxwell Davenport
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Tom
– The Waiting Game (1955) … Tom
 
1955 Your Play Time (TV series)
– Intolerable Portrait (1955)
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Richard Harenger
– The Treasure (1955) … Richard Harenger
 
1955 City Detective (TV series)
King
– Baby Needs Shoes (1955) … King
 
1951-1955 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Arnold - The First Husband / Dore Schary
– Don Juan Is Shelved (1955) … Dore Schary
– The Quiz Show (1951) … Arnold - The First Husband
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Walter Craig
– Craig's Wife (1954) … Walter Craig
– Perished Leaves (1954)
 
1954 Broken Lance
Van Cleve
 
1954 About Mrs. Leslie
Mort Finley
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
– Don't You Remember? (1954)
 
1953 From Here to Eternity
Capt. Dana Holmes
 
1953 Scandal at Scourie
B.G. Belney
 
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
Col. Reade
 
1953 The Clown
Ralph Z. Henderson
 
1952 Come Back, Little Sheba
Ed Anderson
 
1952 Washington Story
Gilbert Nunnally
 
1951 The Unknown Man
Wayne Kellwin
 
1950 The Magnificent Yankee
Owen Wister / Narrator
 
1950 Never a Dull Moment
Jed
 
1950 The Secret Fury
Gregory Kent
 
1938 Little Me (short) (as Phil Ober)
 
1934 Chloe, Love Is Calling You
Jim Strong
 
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1962 The Crimebusters
Herman Hauzner
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1936). Stage Play: Spring Dance. Comedy. See more »

Alternate Names:

Phillip Ober | Phil Ober

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Philip appeared in a couple of the I Love Lucy shows with then-wife Vivian Vance. His best remembered role was as Ricky Ricardo's producer Dore Schary in one of Lucy's "Hollywood" episodes. See more »

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