Tom Ewell

Acting

April 29, 1909 – September 12, 1994 (aged 85)

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.

Filmography

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood2018 · Self (archive footage)

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

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone2016 · Richard Sherman (archive footage)

Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde

Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde2015 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths1990 · (archive footage)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984 · Josh Corbin

Easy Money

Easy Money1983 · Scrappleton

Terror at Alcatraz

Terror at Alcatraz1982 · Johnson

Best of the West

Best of the West1981 · Jerome Kullens

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.1979

Eischied

Tropic of Desire

Tropic of Desire1979 · Hadley Crabtree

The Return of Mod Squad

The Return of Mod Squad1979 · Cook

Flying High

Flying High1978

Unfaithful

Unfaithful1978 · Dr. Richmond

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island1978 · Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan

Promise Him Anything

Promise Him Anything1975 · Judge

Baretta

Anatomy of a Scene

Anatomy of a Scene1974 · Mourner (uncredited)

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead1974 · Lubow

They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters1972 · Walter

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa1972 · Harry Butler

To Find a Man

To Find a Man1972 · Dr. Hargrove

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones1971

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?1970 · Billy Joe Davis

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game1968 · District Attorney Simpson

The World of Abbott and Costello

The World of Abbott and Costello1965 · Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)

Burke's Law

Burke's Law1963 · Leander Clement

Marilyn

Marilyn1963 · archive footage

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show1962 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · Self

State Fair

State Fair1962 · Abel Frake

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night1962 · Abe North

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show1961 · Self

The Tom Ewell Show

The Tom Ewell Show1960

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed1958 · Max Rutgers

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It1956 · Tom Miller

The Great American Pastime

The Great American Pastime1956 · Bruce Hallerton

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · Self

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts1956 · Gregory Whitcomb

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '561955

Lost in Alaska

Lost in Alaska1952

Concerning a Woman of Sin

Concerning a Woman of Sin1949