Tom Ewell
Born
April 29, 1909 (age 85)
Died
September 12, 1994
Birthplace
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

Tom Ewell

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.

Movies

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 ★ 7.6
Richard Sherman (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990 ★ 5.7
(archive footage)
Easy Money
Easy Money
1983 ★ 6.0
Scrappleton
Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
Johnson
Tropic of Desire
Tropic of Desire
1979 ★ 6.4
Hadley Crabtree
The Return of Mod Squad
The Return of Mod Squad
1979 ★ 5.0
Cook
Promise Him Anything
Promise Him Anything
1975
Judge
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1974 ★ 6.3
Mourner (uncredited)
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974 ★ 5.2
Lubow
They Only Kill Their Masters
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972 ★ 4.9
Walter
To Find a Man
To Find a Man
1972 ★ 6.0
Dr. Hargrove
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970 ★ 5.0
Billy Joe Davis
The World of Abbott and Costello
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965 ★ 6.3
Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)
State Fair
State Fair
1962 ★ 4.7
Abel Frake
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
1962 ★ 5.4
Abe North
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958 ★ 3.3
Max Rutgers
The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 ★ 6.2
Tom Miller
The Great American Pastime
The Great American Pastime
1956
Bruce Hallerton
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956 ★ 5.5
Gregory Whitcomb
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch
1955 ★ 7.1
Richard Sherman
Back at the Front
Back at the Front
1952
Willie
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska
1952 ★ 6.0
Nugget Joe McDermott
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
1952
Tiger Kipps
Up Front
Up Front
1951
Willie
Mr. Music
Mr. Music
1950 ★ 4.0
'Cupcake' Haggerty
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950 ★ 5.4
Jim Mitchell
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own
1950 ★ 5.1
Tom Caraway
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1949 ★ 7.1
Warren Attinger
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949
Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful
Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful
1947 ★ 9.0
Desert Bandit
Desert Bandit
1941
Texas Ranger Ordway
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted
1940 ★ 5.8
New Hired Hand (uncredited)

TV Series