Biography
Robert Howard Ober (also credited as Robert Ober) was an American stage and silent film actor. Born in Bunker Hill, Illinois, he graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and began his theatre career in that city before moving to New York.
He made his Broadway debut in 1904 and appeared in numerous productions, including Forty-five Minutes from Broadway, Fair and Warmer and You Can't Take It With You. His film credits include The Young Rajah (1922), The Big Parade (1925) as Harry Apperson, The Mystic (1925) and The Idle Rich (1929). He also directed The Woman Racket (1930) and wrote the story for Fighting Lady (1935).
Ober died in New York City in 1950.
