Tom Ewell
Born: 1909-04-29
Birthplace: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
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.
Known For
The Seven Year Itch
Tropic of Desire
The Great Gatsby
State Fair
Adam's Rib
Finders Keepers
Easy Money
The Girl Can't Help It
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Top Movie Credits
The Seven Year Itch
Richard Sherman
Tropic of Desire
Hadley Crabtree
The Great Gatsby
Mourner (uncredited)
State Fair
Abel Frake
Adam's Rib
Warren Attinger
Finders Keepers
Tiger Kipps
Easy Money
Scrappleton
The Girl Can't Help It
Tom Miller
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Richard Sherman (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)