Philip Ober
| Philip Ober | |
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Ober in 1950
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| Born |
March 23, 1902 Fort Payne, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 1982 (aged 80) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Resting place | Chapel of the Pines Crematory, California |
| Occupation | Stage, television actor |
| Years active | 1931–1968 |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Roper (1923-1941; divorced) 1 child Vivian Vance (1941-1959; divorced) Jane Westover (1961-1982; his death) |
Philip Ober (March 23, 1902, Fort Payne, Alabama – September 13, 1982, Mexico City) was an American actor, prominently in stage and television, who became a diplomat.
Ober often appeared in roles as a straight man in farcical circumstances. He made his debut on stage, playing Tom Faulkner in Technique in 1931. He appeared in Lawrence Riley's Broadway show Personal Appearance (1934) opposite Gladys George.
From 1954 to 1967, he frequently appeared in television series. He played a general determined to find the truth of an alleged desertion and an Indian attack on a fort in the episode "The Vultures" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Sugarfoot.
Ober was twice cast on I Love Lucy, first playing "Arnold" in "The Quiz Show", and later portraying the Hollywood producer Dore Schary when Schary decided not to play himself in the episode. He made five appearances on Perry Mason, including that of defendant Peter Dawson in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee", and the dual role of murder victim Sumner Hodge and his brother Adrian Hodge in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Tandem Target". He also appeared in one episode of The Twilight Zone ("Spur of the Moment"), co-starring Diana Hyland, and made four guest appearances in the comedy series Hazel. He had a recurring role as Gen. Wingard Stone in the early episodes of NBC situation comedy I Dream of Jeannie, and appeared in two episodes of McHale's Navy as tough-as-nails Admiral "Iron Pants" Rafferty and on one episode of The Munsters in 1965.
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