Philip Ober was an American actor. Ober often appeared in roles as a straight man in farcical circumstances. He appeared in Lawrence Riley's Broadway show Personal Appearance opposite Gladys George. From 1954 to 1967 he frequently appeared in television series. In 1941, he married actress Vivian Vance, who portrayed Ethel Mertz in the TV series I Love Lucy. He made two appearances on I Love Lucy, first playing "Arnold" in the episode "The Quiz Show," and later in the series stepping in to play Hollywood producer Dore Schary when Schary decided not to play himself in the episode. Ober and Vance divorced in 1959. Ober continued to work as an actor in films. He played the UN ambassador in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest whom Roger Thornhill meets, in order to clarify who had occupied his mansion. He also played Capt. Dana Holmes, an unsympathetic husband of Karen Holmes, in the film version of From Here to Eternity. Ober had a multitude of television appearances during his career. He made five appearances on Perry Mason, including defendant Peter Dawson in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee." He also made four guest appearances in the comedy series Hazel. He had a recurring role as Gen. Wingard Stone in the very 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. Wikipedia [ - ]

Philip Ober was an American actor. Ober often appeared in roles as a straight man in farcical... [ + ]