Tom Ewell

Tom Ewell

1909-04-29 – 1994-09-12 (age 85) Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
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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

The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch

1955

as Richard Sherman

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby

1974

as Mourner (uncredited)

Tropic of Desire
Tropic of Desire

1979

as Hadley Crabtree

State Fair
State Fair

1962

as Abel Frake

Easy Money
Easy Money

1983

as Scrappleton

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib

1949

as Warren Attinger

The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It

1956

as Tom Miller

Mr. Music
Mr. Music

1950

as 'Cupcake' Haggerty

Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night

1962

as Abe North

The Return of Mod Squad
They Only Kill Their Masters
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
The Great American Pastime
The Great American Pastime

1956

as Bruce Hallerton

Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde

2015

as Self (archive footage)

A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own

1950

as Tom Caraway

Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska

1952

as Nugget Joe McDermott

They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted

1940

as New Hired Hand (uncredited)

Marilyn
Marilyn

1963

as archive footage

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