Tom Ewell

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 29, 1909

died

September 12, 1994

place of birth

Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

also known as

Samuel Yewell Tompkins · Tommy Ewell

total credits

34 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Great Gatsby
6.3

The Great Gatsby

1974as Mourner (uncredited)
Tropic of Desire
6.4

Tropic of Desire

1979as Hadley Crabtree
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
5.5

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

1950as Jim Mitchell
The Seven Year Itch
7.0

The Seven Year Itch

1955as Richard Sherman
Easy Money
6.0

Easy Money

1983as Scrappleton
Adam's Rib
7.1

Adam's Rib

1949as Warren Attinger
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
7.4

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

2016as Richard Sherman (archive footage)
The Girl Can't Help It
6.3

The Girl Can't Help It

1956as Tom Miller
Tender Is the Night
5.7

Tender Is the Night

1962as Abe North
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
5.9

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018as Self (archive footage)
State Fair
4.8

State Fair

1962as Abel Frake
The World of Abbott and Costello
6.8

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965as Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)
Marilyn
7.5

Marilyn

1963as archive footage
A Life of Her Own
5.3

A Life of Her Own

1950as Tom Caraway
The Return of Mod Squad
7.0

The Return of Mod Squad

1979as Cook
Terror at Alcatraz
10.0

Terror at Alcatraz

1982as Johnson
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
5.7

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990as (archive footage)
They Only Kill Their Masters
5.1

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972as Walter
Back at the Front
10.0

Back at the Front

1952as Willie
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
5.8

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

1956as Gregory Whitcomb
Desert Bandit
9.0

Desert Bandit

1941as Texas Ranger Ordway
The Great American Pastime
7.0

The Great American Pastime

1956as Bruce Hallerton
Promise Him Anything
10.0

Promise Him Anything

1975as Judge
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
5.5

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

1970as Billy Joe Davis
Lost in Alaska
6.1

Lost in Alaska

1952as Nugget Joe McDermott
They Knew What They Wanted
6.0

They Knew What They Wanted

1940as New Hired Hand (uncredited)
Mr. Music
6.5

Mr. Music

1950as 'Cupcake' Haggerty
Finders Keepers
10.0

Finders Keepers

1952as Tiger Kipps
Up Front
7.0

Up Front

1951as Willie
To Find a Man
6.4

To Find a Man

1972as Dr. Hargrove
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
4.8

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

1958as Max Rutgers
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
5.2

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

1974as Lubow
Concerning a Woman of Sin
10.0

Concerning a Woman of Sin

1949
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
6.4

Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde

2015as Self (archive footage)