Tom Ewell

Personal Info

Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1909-04-29 00:00:00
Birth Place:Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:1994-09-12 00:00:00
Popularity:1
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Tom Ewell

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.

Filmography (34)

Concerning a Woman of Sin
Concerning a Woman of Sin
actor1949
3.3
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Role: Max Rutgers1958
5.8
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Role: Gregory Whitcomb1956
6.2
The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It
Role: Tom Miller1956
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
Role: Tiger Kipps1952
Back at the Front
Back at the Front
Role: Willie1952
The Great American Pastime
The Great American Pastime
Role: Bruce Hallerton1956
9
No Image
Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful
actor1947
7.1
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch
Role: Richard Sherman1955
Up Front
Up Front
Role: Willie1951
5.2
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
Role: Lubow1974
5.3
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own
Role: Tom Caraway1950
5.4
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Role: Jim Mitchell1950
6.1
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska
Role: Nugget Joe McDermott1952
7.1
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
Role: Warren Attinger1949
6.3
The World of Abbott and Costello
The World of Abbott and Costello
Role: Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)1965
5.6
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
Role: Abe North1962
6
To Find a Man
To Find a Man
Role: Dr. Hargrove1972
4.8
State Fair
State Fair
Role: Abel Frake1962
Promise Him Anything
Promise Him Anything
Role: Judge1975
5
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Role: Billy Joe Davis1970
4
Mr. Music
Mr. Music
Role: 'Cupcake' Haggerty1950
6.4
Tropic of Desire
Tropic of Desire
Role: Hadley Crabtree1979
5.1
They Only Kill Their Masters
They Only Kill Their Masters
Role: Walter1972
Desert Bandit
Desert Bandit
Role: Texas Ranger Ordway1941
Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz
Role: Johnson1982
5.7
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Role: (archive footage)1990
7
The Return of Mod Squad
The Return of Mod Squad
Role: Cook1979
6
Easy Money
Easy Money
Role: Scrappleton1983
7.5
Marilyn
Marilyn
Role: archive footage1963
5.8
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted
Role: New Hired Hand (uncredited)1940
5.9
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Role: Self (archive footage)2018
6.3
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
Role: Mourner (uncredited)1974
7.2
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Role: Richard Sherman (archive footage)2016