Born 1909 (age 85) · Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Appears in 60 titles

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

The Seven Year Itch
7.1
The Seven Year Itch
1955
as Richard Sherman
The Great Gatsby
6.3
The Great Gatsby
1974
as Mourner (uncredited)
Adam's Rib
7.1
Adam's Rib
1949
as Warren Attinger
Easy Money
6.0
Easy Money
1983
as Scrappleton
The Girl Can't Help It
6.3
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Tom Miller
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
6.0
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)
A Life of Her Own
5.3
A Life of Her Own
1950
as Tom Caraway
Lost in Alaska
6.1
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Nugget Joe McDermott
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
5.5
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950
as Jim Mitchell
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
7.2
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016
as Richard Sherman (archive footage)
State Fair
4.8
State Fair
1962
as Abel Frake
They Only Kill Their Masters
5.1
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Walter
They Knew What They Wanted
6.0
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as New Hired Hand (uncredited)
Tender Is the Night
5.7
Tender Is the Night
1962
as Abe North
The World of Abbott and Costello
6.8
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965
as Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
6.4
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015
as (archive footage)
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
5.5
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970
as Billy Joe Davis
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
5.8
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956
as Gregory Whitcomb
To Find a Man
6.4
To Find a Man
1972
as Dr. Hargrove
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed