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Tom Ewell
AKA: Samuel Yewell Tompkins · Tommy Ewell
Acting
Born: 1909
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
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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
Murder, She Wrote
Josh Corbin
1984 · US
Trapper John, M.D.
Role
1979 · US
Taxi
Dr. Richmond
1978 · US
Fantasy Island
Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan
1978 · US
Baretta
Role
1975 · US
Temperatures Rising
Harry Butler
1972 · US
Alias Smith and Jones
Role
1971 · US
The Name of the Game
District Attorney Simpson
1968 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Murder, She Wrote | 1984 | Josh Corbin |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1979 | Contributor |
| Taxi | 1978 | Dr. Richmond |
| Fantasy Island | 1978 | Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan |
| Baretta | 1975 | Contributor |
| Temperatures Rising | 1972 | Harry Butler |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | Contributor |
| The Name of the Game | 1968 | District Attorney Simpson |
| Burke's Law | 1963 | Leander Clement |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1962 | Self |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1956 | Self |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1955 | Albert Pelham |
| What's My Line? | 1950 | Self |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1950 | Tom Howard |
| Lights Out | 1949 | Contributor |
| Studio One | 1948 | Willie Mason |