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 Great Gatsby
Tropic of Desire
The Seven Year Itch
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Adam's Rib
Easy Money
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
The Girl Can't Help It
State Fair
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Top Movie Credits
The Great Gatsby
Mourner (uncredited)
Tropic of Desire
Hadley Crabtree
The Seven Year Itch
Richard Sherman
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Jim Mitchell
Adam's Rib
Warren Attinger
Easy Money
Scrappleton
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Girl Can't Help It
Tom Miller
State Fair
Abel Frake
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Richard Sherman (archive footage)