Tom Ewell
Known for
Acting
Life
1909 – 1994 (aged 85)
Born in
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Credits
View on IMDb53 acting credits
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.
Known For
The Seven Year Itch
03 Jun 1955
The Great Gatsby
27 Mar 1974
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
Adam's Rib
17 Nov 1949
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Taxi
12 Sep 1978
Easy Money
19 Aug 1983
Fantasy Island
28 Jan 1978
Filmography
2016
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stoneas Richard Sherman (archive footage)
1990
- Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deathsas (archive footage)
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Josh Corbin1 episode
1983
- Easy Moneyas Scrappleton
1982
- Terror at Alcatrazas Johnson
1981
- Best of the Westas Jerome Kullens22 episodes
1979
- Trapper John, M.D.1 episode
- Eischied1 episode
- Tropic of Desireas Hadley Crabtree
- The Return of Mod Squadas Cook
1978
- Flying High1 episode
- Taxias Dr. Richmond1 episode
- Fantasy Islandas Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan1 episode
1975
- Promise Him Anythingas Judge
- Barettaas Billy Truman1 episode
1974
- The Great Gatsbyas Mourner (uncredited)
- The Spy Who Returned from the Deadas Lubow
1972
- They Only Kill Their Mastersas Walter
- Temperatures Risingas Harry Butler1 episode
- To Find a Manas Dr. Hargrove
1971
- Alias Smith and Jones1 episode
1970
- Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?as Billy Joe Davis
1968
- The Name of the Gameas District Attorney Simpson1 episode
1965
- The World of Abbott and Costelloas Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)
1963
- Burke's Lawas Leander Clement1 episode
- Marilynas archive footage
1962
- State Fairas Abel Frake
- Tender Is the Nightas Abe North
1960
- The Tom Ewell Show32 episodes
1958
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbedas Max Rutgers
1956
- The Girl Can't Help Itas Tom Miller
- The Great American Pastimeas Bruce Hallerton
- The Lieutenant Wore Skirtsas Gregory Whitcomb
1955
- Playwrights '561 episode
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Albert Pelham1 episode
- The Seven Year Itchas Richard Sherman
1953
- General Electric Theateras John Emmet Owens1 episode
1952
- Back at the Frontas Willie
- Lost in Alaskaas Nugget Joe McDermott
- Finders Keepersas Tiger Kipps
1951
- Up Frontas Willie
1950
- Mr. Musicas 'Cupcake' Haggerty
- American Guerrilla in the Philippinesas Jim Mitchell
- A Life of Her Ownas Tom Caraway
- Your Show of Shows2 episodes
- Robert Montgomery Presentsas Tom Howard1 episode
1949
- Adam's Ribas Warren Attinger
- Lights Out1 episode
- Concerning a Woman of Sin
1948
- Studio Oneas Willie Mason1 episode
1941
- Desert Banditas Texas Ranger Ordway
1940
- They Knew What They Wantedas New Hired Hand (uncredited)