Robert Ober

Robert Howard Ober (May 10, 1881 – December 7, 1950) was an American stage and silent-screen actor.

Early life Robert Howard Ober was born on May 10, 1881, in Bunker Hill, Illinois, to parents Robert Howard Ober Sr. and Joella W. Ober (née Davis). He attended Divoll grade school in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis.

Career Ober started his theater career in St. Louis, Missouri at the Century Theatre. His first stage appearance was with the Colonel Hopkins Stock Company in the play In Mizzoura. He also played in My Friend from India and Arizona. He went on tour in the production of Madame X. He appeared in Maude Fulton's play The Humming Bird. He also appeared in early motion pictures.

Filmography Ober acted in the following films: Introduce Me (1925) Time, the Comedian (1925) Souls for Sables (1925) The Big Parade (1925) The Mystic (1925) Butterflies in the Rain (1926) The Idle Rich (1929)

Personal life Ober first married actress and lyricist Ruth Boyd in 1917. They divorced in 1919. He later married playwright and actress Maude Fulton in 1920. They divorced in 1926. He then married actress Mabel Taliaferro.

Ober died on December 7, 1950, at the age of 69, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.