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Tom Ewell

Acting 85 (deceased) years old Owensboro, Kentucky, USA ★ 1.2
Born: April 29, 1909
Died: September 12, 1994

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

Acting Credits (60)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2018
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Richard Sherman (archive footage) 2016
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde (archive footage) 2015
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (archive footage) 1990
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Josh Corbin 1984
Easy Money
Easy Money Scrappleton 1983
Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz Johnson 1982
Best of the West
Best of the West Jerome Kullens 1981
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. 1979
Eischied
Eischied 1979
Tropic of Desire
Tropic of Desire Hadley Crabtree 1979
The Return of Mod Squad
The Return of Mod Squad Cook 1979
Flying High
Flying High 1978
Taxi
Taxi Dr. Richmond 1978
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan 1978
Promise Him Anything
Promise Him Anything Judge 1975
Baretta
Baretta 1975
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby Mourner (uncredited) 1974
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead Lubow 1974
They Only Kill Their Masters
They Only Kill Their Masters Walter 1972
Temperatures Rising
Temperatures Rising Harry Butler 1972
To Find a Man
To Find a Man Dr. Hargrove 1972
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? Billy Joe Davis 1970
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game District Attorney Simpson 1968
The World of Abbott and Costello
The World of Abbott and Costello Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage) 1965
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Leander Clement 1963
Marilyn
Marilyn archive footage 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
State Fair
State Fair Abel Frake 1962
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night Abe North 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
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 Max Rutgers 1958
The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It Tom Miller 1956
The Great American Pastime
The Great American Pastime Bruce Hallerton 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self 1956
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts Gregory Whitcomb 1956
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Albert Pelham 1955
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch Richard Sherman 1955
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater John Emmet Owens 1953
Back at the Front
Back at the Front Willie 1952
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska Nugget Joe McDermott 1952
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers Tiger Kipps 1952
Up Front
Up Front Willie 1951
Mr. Music
Mr. Music 'Cupcake' Haggerty 1950
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
American Guerrilla in the Philippines Jim Mitchell 1950
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own Tom Caraway 1950
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents Tom Howard 1950
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib Warren Attinger 1949
Lights Out
Lights Out 1949
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Concerning a Woman of Sin 1949
Studio One
Studio One Willie Mason 1948
Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful
Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful 1947
Desert Bandit
Desert Bandit Texas Ranger Ordway 1941
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted New Hired Hand (uncredited) 1940

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