Tom Ewell

Tom Ewell

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.

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TV Series

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

6.452
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

5.75
Best of the West

Best of the West

6
Baretta

Baretta

6.3
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

6.9
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.25
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.731
Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

6.333
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.6
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

6
Eischied

Eischied

6
Lights Out

Lights Out

5.3
Flying High

Flying High

4.5
The Tom Ewell Show

The Tom Ewell Show

0
Taxi

Taxi

7.236
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375
Studio One

Studio One

5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4
Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

5
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

6.9
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

6.8
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

6.4

Movies

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

7.063
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

5.7
Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

0
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

7.097
State Fair

State Fair

4.9
The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

6.107
They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters

5.3
Easy Money

Easy Money

6
American Guerrilla in the Philippines

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

5.469
The Great American Pastime

The Great American Pastime

0
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

5.5
Mr. Music

Mr. Music

4
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

3.3
To Find a Man

To Find a Man

6
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

6
A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

5.3
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

7.5
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

5
Up Front

Up Front

0
Back at the Front

Back at the Front

0
Terror at Alcatraz

Terror at Alcatraz

0
Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful

Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful

9
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

5.2
Tropic of Desire

Tropic of Desire

6.833
They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted

5.55
Desert Bandit

Desert Bandit

0
Promise Him Anything

Promise Him Anything

0
Lost in Alaska

Lost in Alaska

6
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

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

7.7
The Return of Mod Squad

The Return of Mod Squad

5
Marilyn

Marilyn

6
Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

5.4
The World of Abbott and Costello

The World of Abbott and Costello

6.3
Concerning a Woman of Sin

Concerning a Woman of Sin

0
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

6.296