Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA — Apr 29 1909• Died Sep 12 1994

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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Josh Corbin

Tom Howard

Dr. Richmond

Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan

Willie Mason

Leander Clement

District Attorney Simpson


Self - Mystery Guest

Albert Pelham



Self


Harry Butler


Jerome Kullens


Max Rutgers


Hadley Crabtree

Mourner (uncredited)

Richard Sherman

John Emmet Owens

Warren Attinger

Abe North

Self (archive footage)

Scrappleton

Cook

Nugget Joe McDermott

Billy Joe Davis

Walter

Johnson

Richard Sherman (archive footage)

archive footage

Tom Caraway

'Cupcake' Haggerty

Abel Frake

Judge

New Hired Hand (uncredited)

Texas Ranger Ordway

Dr. Hargrove

Bruce Hallerton

Tom Miller

Willie

Tiger Kipps

Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage)

(archive footage)

Gregory Whitcomb

Jim Mitchell


Lubow

Willie