
North by Northwest
1959
as Lester Townsend
Also known as: Philip Nott Ober
Acting
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).

1959
as Lester Townsend

1953
as Capt. Dana Holmes

1960
as Reverend Planck

1953
as Ed Anderson

1957
as Alfred Bissle

1954
as Mort Finley

1958
as Lloyd Williams

1966
as Nicholas Simmons

1953
as B. G. Belney

1963
as Ambassador Sears

1954
as Van Cleve

1964
as William J. Beevor

1952
as Gilbert Nunnally

1968
as Bohlen

1958
as Adm. Samuel Setton

1959
as Wendell Burnshaw

1959
as John Wheeler

1958
as Herb Zorn

1960
as Grant Holloway

1957
as Lt. Col. Hargrave

1950
as Gregory Kent

1950
as Owen Wister / Narrator (voice)

1950
as Jed

1953
as Ralph Z. Henderson

1960
as Doc Mason

1953
as Col. Reade

1951
as Wayne Kellwin

1961
as Josh Kebner

1934
as Jim

1938

1965
as Hade
1939
as Walter Drummond
1960
as Malcolm Tawley
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