Philip Ober
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Philip Ober was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic mid-20th-century films and television series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philip Ober canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4709023 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Ober Context triple: [From Here to Eternity, stars, Philip Ober]
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A.
Charles Sims
Charles Sims was a British painter known for his evocative figurative and allegorical works, some of which were created in connection with World War I commemorations.
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B.
Anthony Salvin
Anthony Salvin was a prominent 19th-century English architect best known for his work on the restoration and design of medieval-style castles, country houses, and churches.
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C.
Edward Hume
Edward Hume was an American television writer and producer best known for creating and writing several popular crime and drama series in the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Paul Brickhill
Paul Brickhill was an Australian author and former WWII fighter pilot best known for writing classic wartime narratives such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Great Escape."
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E.
Philip Sansom
Philip Sansom was a British abolitionist active in the late 18th century who helped establish one of the first organized campaigns to end the transatlantic slave trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Ober Target entity description: Philip Ober was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic mid-20th-century films and television series.
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A.
Charles Sims
Charles Sims was a British painter known for his evocative figurative and allegorical works, some of which were created in connection with World War I commemorations.
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B.
Anthony Salvin
Anthony Salvin was a prominent 19th-century English architect best known for his work on the restoration and design of medieval-style castles, country houses, and churches.
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C.
Edward Hume
Edward Hume was an American television writer and producer best known for creating and writing several popular crime and drama series in the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
Paul Brickhill
Paul Brickhill was an Australian author and former WWII fighter pilot best known for writing classic wartime narratives such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Great Escape."
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E.
Philip Sansom
Philip Sansom was a British abolitionist active in the late 18th century who helped establish one of the first organized campaigns to end the transatlantic slave trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-03-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-09-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Ober ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Philip ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| name | Philip Ober ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From Here to Eternity
ⓘ
I Love Lucy ⓘ North by Northwest ⓘ The Phil Silvers Show ⓘ The Twilight Zone ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
character actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fort Payne, Alabama, United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mexico ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Capt. Holmes in From Here to Eternity
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Lester Townsend in North by Northwest ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Emily Halliday
ⓘ
Vivien Vance ⓘ
linked to:
Vivian Vance
|
| workPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip Ober Description of subject: Philip Ober was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic mid-20th-century films and television series.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.