Tom Ewell

Acting·Apr 29, 1909·Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood2018 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone2016 · Richard Sherman (archive footage)	Richard Sherman (archive footage)
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde2015 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths1990 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
Easy Money1983 · Scrappleton	Scrappleton
Terror at Alcatraz1982 · Johnson	Johnson
Tropic of Desire1979 · Hadley Crabtree	Hadley Crabtree
The Return of Mod Squad1979 · Cook	Cook
Promise Him Anything1975 · Judge	Judge
The Great Gatsby1974 · Mourner (uncredited)	Mourner (uncredited)
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead1974 · Lubow	Lubow
They Only Kill Their Masters1972 · Walter	Walter
To Find a Man1972 · Dr. Hargrove	Dr. Hargrove
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?1970 · Billy Joe Davis	Billy Joe Davis
The World of Abbott and Costello1965 · Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)	Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)
Marilyn1963 · archive footage	archive footage
State Fair1962 · Abel Frake	Abel Frake
Tender Is the Night1962 · Abe North	Abe North
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed1958 · Max Rutgers	Max Rutgers
The Girl Can't Help It1956 · Tom Miller	Tom Miller
The Great American Pastime1956 · Bruce Hallerton	Bruce Hallerton
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts1956 · Gregory Whitcomb	Gregory Whitcomb
The Seven Year Itch1955 · Richard Sherman	Richard Sherman
Back at the Front1952 · Willie	Willie
Lost in Alaska1952 · Nugget Joe McDermott	Nugget Joe McDermott
Finders Keepers1952 · Tiger Kipps	Tiger Kipps
Up Front1951 · Willie	Willie
Mr. Music1950 · 'Cupcake' Haggerty	'Cupcake' Haggerty
American Guerrilla in the Philippines1950 · Jim Mitchell	Jim Mitchell
A Life of Her Own1950 · Tom Caraway	Tom Caraway
Adam's Rib1949 · Warren Attinger	Warren Attinger
Concerning a Woman of Sin1949 · Actor	Actor
PParamount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful1947 · Actor	Actor
Desert Bandit1941 · Texas Ranger Ordway	Texas Ranger Ordway
They Knew What They Wanted1940 · New Hired Hand (uncredited)	New Hired Hand (uncredited)