Philip Ober: Philip Ober. Actor: From Here to Eternity. 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. He spent many years on Broadway and in stock companies before breaking...
Known For: From Here to Eternity (Capt. Dana Holmes), North by Northwest (Lester Townsend), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (Nicholas Simmons(as Phil Ober)), Broken Lance (Van Cleve)