Tom Ewell
April 29, 1909 (115 years old) in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
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
Credits
- 2018 ·Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
- 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)
- 1986 ·Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legendas Self (from The Seven Year Itch [1955]) (archive footage)
- 1984 ·Murder, She Wroteas Josh Corbin
- 1983 ·Easy Moneyas Scrappleton
- 1982 ·Terror at Alcatrazas Johnson
- 1981 ·Best of the Westas Jerome Kullens
- 1979 ·Trapper John, M.D.as
- 1979 ·Eischiedas
- 1979 ·Tropic of Desireas Hadley Crabtree
- 1979 ·The Return of Mod Squadas Cook
- 1978 ·Flying Highas
- 1978 ·Taxias Dr. Richmond
- 1978 ·Fantasy Islandas Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan
- 1975 ·Promise Him Anythingas Judge
- 1975 ·Barettaas
- 1974 ·The Great Gatsbyas Mourner (uncredited)
- 1974 ·The Spy Who Returned from the Deadas Lubow
- 1972 ·They Only Kill Their Mastersas Walter
- 1972 ·Temperatures Risingas Harry Butler
- 1972 ·To Find a Manas Dr. Hargrove
- 1971 ·Alias Smith and Jonesas
- 1970 ·Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?as Billy Joe Davis
- 1968 ·The Name of the Gameas District Attorney Simpson
- 1965 ·The World of Abbott and Costelloas Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)
- 1963 ·Burke's Lawas Leander Clement
- 1963 ·Marilynas Self ("The Seven Year Itch") (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1962 ·The Merv Griffin Showas Self
- 1962 ·State Fairas Abel Frake
- 1962 ·Tender Is the Nightas Abe North
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1960 ·The Tom Ewell Showas
- 1958 ·A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbedas Max Rutgers
- 1956 ·The Girl Can't Help Itas Tom Miller
- 1956 ·The Great American Pastimeas Bruce Hallerton
- 1956 ·The Dinah Shore Chevy Showas Self
- 1956 ·The Lieutenant Wore Skirtsas Gregory Whitcomb
- 1955 ·Playwrights '56as
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Albert Pelham
- 1955 ·The Seven Year Itchas Richard Sherman
- 1953 ·General Electric Theateras John Emmet Owens
- 1952 ·Back at the Frontas Willie
- 1952 ·Lost in Alaskaas Nugget Joe McDermott
- 1952 ·Finders Keepersas Tiger Kipps
- 1951 ·Up Frontas Willie
- 1950 ·Mr. Musicas 'Cupcake' Haggerty
- 1950 ·American Guerrilla in the Philippinesas Jim Mitchell
- 1950 ·A Life of Her Ownas Tom Caraway
- 1950 ·Your Show of Showsas
- 1950 ·What's My Line?as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 ·Robert Montgomery Presentsas Tom Howard
- 1949 ·Adam's Ribas Warren Attinger
- 1949 ·Lights Outas
- 1949 ·Concerning a Woman of Sinas
- 1948 ·Studio Oneas Willie Mason
- 1947 ·Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderfulas
- 1941 ·Desert Banditas Texas Ranger Ordway
- 1940 ·They Knew What They Wantedas New Hired Hand (uncredited)