Philip Ober (in mirror) just before his death in The Secret Fury
Philip Ober (1902 - 1982)
Film Deaths[]
- The Secret Fury (1950) [Gregory Kent]: Crushed/slashed to death by shards of broken glass when a large mirror falls on him during a fight with Robert Ryan in an attic.
- North by Northwest (1959) [Lester Townsend]: Stabbed in the back when Adam Williams throws a knife at him, with Phillip falling into Cary Grant's arms as he dies, so that witnesses mistake Cary for being his killer.
TV Deaths[]
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Tandem Target (1964) [Sumner Hodge/Adrian Hodge]: Playing a dual-role as twin brothers, 'Sumner' is killed in a car crash after Lonny Chapman tampered with the brakes. ('Adrian' survives the episode.)
Notable Connections[]
- Ex-Mr. Vivian Vance.
Gallery[]
Philip Ober (right, with Cary Grant) in North by Northwest
Philip Ober just before his death in Perry Mason: The Case of the Tandem Target