

Tom Ewell
Acting•Born April 29, 1909•Died September 12, 1994 (age 85)•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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962•TV Series•
7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984•TV Series•
7.5

The Mike Douglas Show
1961•TV Series•
5.8

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950•TV Series•
6.0

The Merv Griffin Show
1962•TV Series•
6.6

What's My Line?
1950•TV Series•
7.0

Burke's Law
1963•TV Series•
6.3

Fantasy Island
1978•TV Series•
6.5
Filmography
2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Movieas Richard Sherman (archive footage)
1965
The World of Abbott and Costello
Movieas Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 29, 1909
Day of DeathSeptember 12, 1994
Place of BirthOwensboro, Kentucky, USA
Popularity0.5
