Tom Ewell
Known for
After decades in the business, Tom Ewell is the kind of actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. Ask a viewer to place Tom Ewell and the answer usually comes back 'The Seven Year Itch'. 'Adam's Rib' is the other credit that tends to come up. He has worked in comedy more often than in any other register. 86 years of work add up to around 35 titles.
Tom Ewell
23 Movies
12 Series
After decades in the business, Tom Ewell is the kind of actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. Ask a viewer to place Tom Ewell and the answer usually comes back 'The Seven Year Itch'. 'Adam's Rib' is the other credit that tends to come up. He has worked in comedy more often than in any other register. 86 years of work add up to around 35 titles.
Movies
Plays Tom Miller
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
Plays Richard Sherman
The Seven Year Itch
1955
Plays Warren Attinger
Adam's Rib
1949
Plays Scrappleton
Easy Money
1983
Plays Walter
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
Plays 'Cupcake' Haggerty
Mr. Music
1950
Plays Tom Caraway
A Life of Her Own
1950
Plays Nugget Joe McDermott
Lost in Alaska
1952
Plays Abe North
Tender Is the Night
1962
Plays Billy Joe Davis
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970
Plays Max Rutgers
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
Plays Gregory Whitcomb
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956
Plays Jim Mitchell
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950
Plays Hadley Crabtree
Tropic of Desire
1979
Plays Abel Frake
State Fair
1962
Plays Dr. Hargrove
To Find a Man
1972
Plays Willie
Back at the Front
1952
Plays Tiger Kipps
Finders Keepers
1952
TV Shows
Plays Jerome Kullens
Best of the West
1981
Plays Billy Truman
Baretta
1975
Plays Josh Corbin
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Leander Clement
Burke's Law
1963
Plays John Emmet Owens
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Albert Pelham
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Plays Tom Howard
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Plays Dr. Richmond
Taxi
1978
Plays Willie Mason
Studio One
1948
Plays Harry Butler
Temperatures Rising
1972
Plays District Attorney Simpson
The Name of the Game
1968
Plays Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan
Fantasy Island
1978
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Easy Money
Full Filmography
Murder, She Wrote
Josh Corbin · 1 episode
1984–
TV
Easy Money
Scrappleton
1983
Film
Best of the West
Jerome Kullens · 22 episodes
1981–
TV
Tropic of Desire
Hadley Crabtree
1979
Film
Taxi
Dr. Richmond · 1 episode
1978–
TV
Fantasy Island
Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan · 1 episode
1978–
TV
Baretta
Billy Truman · 3 episodes
1975–
TV
The Great Gatsby
Mourner (uncredited)
1974
Film
They Only Kill Their Masters
Walter
1972
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tom Ewell still alive?
Tom Ewell passed away on September 12, 1994 at age 85.
What are the most famous roles of Tom Ewell?
Tom Ewell is best known for roles in The Seven Year Itch, The Great Gatsby, Adam's Rib.
How many movies has Tom Ewell been in?
Over a 54-year career (since 1940), Tom Ewell has appeared in 23 movies and 12 TV shows.
What was Tom Ewell's first movie?
The career of Tom Ewell began with They Knew What They Wanted (1940).
What is Tom Ewell's most recent movie or series?
Tom Ewell's most recent release is Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths, which premiered on January 1, 1990.
What TV shows has Tom Ewell appeared in?
On television, Tom Ewell has appeared in Murder, She Wrote, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Taxi, Fantasy Island.
Tom Ewell
1909-04-29 · Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
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.