Tom Ewell

Tom Ewell

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1909-04-29
Deathday: 1994-09-12 (85 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 61

Movies 37

TV Shows 24

self 9

Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

Movie
Self
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017)

Movie
Richard Sherman (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)

Movie
(archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)

Movie
Self (from The Seven Year Itch [1955]) (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)

Movie
Josh Corbin
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Scrappleton
Easy Money

Easy Money (1983)

Movie
6
Johnson
Terror at Alcatraz

Terror at Alcatraz (1982)

Movie
Doc Kullens
Best of the West

Best of the West (1981)

TV
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. (1979)

TV
6
Eischied

Eischied (1979)

TV
Hadley Crabtree
Tropic of Desire

Tropic of Desire (1979)

Movie
Cook
The Return of Mod Squad

The Return of Mod Squad (1979)

Movie
Flying High

Flying High (1978)

TV
Dr. Richmond
Taxi

Taxi (1978)

TV
6.02
Judge
Promise Him Anything

Promise Him Anything (1975)

Movie
Billy Truman
Baretta

Baretta (1975)

TV
6
Mourner (uncredited)
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby (1974)

Movie
Lebow
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead (1974)

Movie
Walter
They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)

Movie
Harry Butler
Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising (1972)

TV
Dr. Hargrove
To Find a Man

To Find a Man (1972)

Movie
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

TV
Billy Joe Davis
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)

Movie
Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska
The World of Abbott and Costello

The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)

Movie
Leander Clement
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Self ('The Seven Year Itch') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn

Marilyn (1963)

Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Self
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

TV
Abel Frake
State Fair

State Fair (1962)

Movie
Abe North
Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night (1962)

Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Tom Potter
The Tom Ewell Show

The Tom Ewell Show (1960)

TV
Max Rutgers
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

Movie
Tom Miller
The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

Movie
8
Bruce Hallerton
The Great American Pastime

The Great American Pastime (1956)

Movie
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)

TV
Gregory Whitcomb
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)

Movie
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV
Albert Pelham
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Richard Sherman
The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Movie
6.3
John Emmet Owens
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Willie
Back at the Front

Back at the Front (1952)

Movie
Nugget Joe McDermott
Lost in Alaska

Lost in Alaska (1952)

Movie
Tiger Kipps
Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers (1952)

Movie
Willie
Up Front

Up Front (1951)

Movie
'Cupcake' Haggerty
Mr. Music

Mr. Music (1950)

Movie
Jim Mitchell
American Guerrilla in the Philippines

American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)

Movie
Tom Caraway
A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own (1950)

Movie
Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows (1950)

TV
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Tom Howard
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Man in Audience
How Green Is My Spinach

How Green Is My Spinach (1950)

Movie
Warren Attinger
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib (1949)

Movie
6.13
Lights Out

Lights Out (1949)

TV
Concerning a Woman of Sin

Concerning a Woman of Sin (1949)

Movie
Willie Mason
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Actor
Actors Studio

Actors Studio (1948)

TV
Harold
Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful

Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful (1947)

Movie
Texas Ranger Ordway
Desert Bandit

Desert Bandit (1941)

Movie
New Hired Hand (uncredited)
They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.6
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1909-04-29

Deathday
1994-09-12 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Owensboro, United States of America

Relationships
Judith Abbott (1946-03-19 - 1947-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Samuel Yewell Tompkins, Tommy Ewell

Awards
Donaldson Awards, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Clarence Derwent Awards


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