Tom Ewell

Tom Ewell

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday29 April 1909
Died12 September 1994 (age 85)
Place of birthOwensboro, Kentucky, USA
Known credits60

Biography

Tom Ewell (born Samuel Yewell Tompkins) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is noted for having Starred alongside two of Classic Hollywood's Iconic Bombshells, first reprising his stage role in The Seven Year Itch (1955), which he starred Opposite Marilyn Munroe in what is considered one of her most iconic roles and then the following year The Girl Can't Help it (1956) alongside Jayne Mansfield in her breakthrough role. Ewell had 70 credits in film and television.

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016 · Richard Sherman (archive footage)
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990 · (archive footage)
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Josh Corbin
Easy Money
Easy Money
1983 · Scrappleton
Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz
1982 · Johnson
Best of the West
Best of the West
1981 · Jerome Kullens
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Eischied
Eischied
1979
Tropic of Desire
Tropic of Desire
1979 · Hadley Crabtree
The Return of Mod Squad
The Return of Mod Squad
1979 · Cook
Flying High
Flying High
1978
Taxi
Taxi
1978 · Dr. Richmond
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
1978 · Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan
Promise Him Anything
Promise Him Anything
1975 · Judge
Baretta
Baretta
1975
Baretta
Baretta
1975 · Billy Truman
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1974 · Mourner (uncredited)
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974 · Lubow
They Only Kill Their Masters
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972 · Walter
Temperatures Rising
Temperatures Rising
1972 · Harry Butler
To Find a Man
To Find a Man
1972 · Dr. Hargrove
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970 · Billy Joe Davis
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
1968 · District Attorney Simpson
The World of Abbott and Costello
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965 · Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
1963 · Leander Clement
Marilyn
Marilyn
1963 · archive footage
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
State Fair
State Fair
1962 · Abel Frake
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
1962 · Abe North
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Tom Ewell Show
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958 · Max Rutgers
The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 · Tom Miller
The Great American Pastime
The Great American Pastime
1956 · Bruce Hallerton
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956 · Gregory Whitcomb
Playwrights '56
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Albert Pelham
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch
1955 · Richard Sherman
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · John Emmet Owens
Back at the Front
Back at the Front
1952 · Willie
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska
1952 · Nugget Joe McDermott
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
1952 · Tiger Kipps
Up Front
Up Front
1951 · Willie
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