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Tom Ewell was an American film, stage and television actor, and producer.
Birth Name
Samuel Yewell Tompkins
Born
Thursday, 29 April 1909
Died
Monday, 12 September 1994
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes | Richard Sherman | 2022 |
| Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self - Actor / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone | Richard Sherman (archive footage) / Richard Sherman | 2016 |
| Jack Arnold erzählt | Richard Sherman | 2007 |
| Billy Wilder Speaks | Self | 2006 |
| 20 to 1 | Richard Sherman | 2005 |
| Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self | 2003 |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | 1990 | |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Richard Sherman / Self (from The Seven Year Itch [1955]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes | Richard Sherman | 2022 |
| Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self - Actor / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone | Richard Sherman (archive footage) / Richard Sherman | 2016 |
| Jack Arnold erzählt | Richard Sherman | 2007 |
| Billy Wilder Speaks | Self | 2006 |
| 20 to 1 | Richard Sherman | 2005 |
| Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self | 2003 |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self (Memorial Tribute) | 1995 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | 1990 | |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Richard Sherman / Self (from The Seven Year Itch [1955]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Josh Corbin | 1984 |
| Easy Money | Scrappleton | 1983 |
| Best of the West | Doc Kullens / Jerome Kullens | 1981 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Earl Tendermeyer | 1979 |
| Eischied | Super | 1979 |
| Butterflies in Heat | Hadley Crabtree | 1979 |
| Taxi | Dr. Richmond | 1978 |
| Flying High | Williams | 1978 |
| Fantasy Island | Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan | 1977 |
| Promise Him Anything | Judge | 1975 |
| Baretta | Billy Truman | 1975 |
| The Great Gatsby | Mourner | 1974 |
| They Only Kill Their Masters | Walter | 1972 |
| The New Temperatures Rising Show | Harry Butler | 1972 |
| To Find a Man | Dr. Hargrove | 1972 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Deputy Treadwell | 1971 |
| Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came | Billy Joe Davis | 1970 |
| The Governor & J.J. | Uncle Charley | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | District Attorney Simpson | 1968 |
| The World of Abbott and Costello | Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska (archive footage) / Nugget Joe McDermott in Lost In Alaska | 1965 |
| Get the Message | Self | 1964 |
| Burke's Law | Leander Clement | 1963 |
| Marilyn | Self (scene from "The Seven Year Itch") | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Hoy Valentine | 1962 |
| State Fair | Abel Frake | 1962 |
| Tender Is the Night | Abe North | 1962 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Congressman Albert Higgins | 1961 |
| The Tom Ewell Show | Tom Potter | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed | Max Rutgers | 1958 |
| The Patrice Munsel Show | Self | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Hector Heatherton | 1957 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| The Girl Can't Help It | Tom Miller | 1956 |
| The Great American Pastime | Bruce Hallerton | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self / Self - Guest Host | 1956 |
| The Lieutenant Wore Skirts | Gregory Whitcomb | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Earl Carleton | 1955 |
| Playwrights '56 | William Bingham | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Albert Pelham | 1955 |
| The Seven Year Itch | Richard Sherman | 1955 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Barney Henderson | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | John Emmet Owens | 1953 |
| Back at the Front | Willie | 1952 |
| Lost in Alaska | Nugget Joe McDermott | 1952 |
| Finders Keepers | Tiger Kipps | 1952 |
| Up Front | Willie | 1951 |
| Mr. Music | Haggerty / 'Cupcake' Haggerty | 1950 |
| American Guerrilla in the Philippines | Jim Mitchell | 1950 |
| A Life of Her Own | Tom Caraway | 1950 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer / Self - Guest Host | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Tom Howard | 1950 |
| How Green Is My Spinach | Man in Audience | 1950 |
| Adam's Rib | Warren Attinger | 1949 |
| The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue | Self | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Celebrity Time | Himself | 1948 |
| Studio One | Willie Mason | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Stephen Brewster | 1947 |
| Lights Out | Charlie Drome | 1946 |
| Desert Bandit | Ordway - Texas Ranger / Texas Ranger Ordway | 1941 |
| Back in the Saddle | Fight Spectator | 1941 |
| They Knew What They Wanted | New Hired Hand | 1940 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1956 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Won |
