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Birth name: Samuel Yewell Tompkins
Birth date: 1909/04/29
Date of death : 1994/09/12 (85 years old)
Birth place : Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Height: 1.80 m
Traduire
29 April 1909, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
September 12, 1994, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Tom Ewell was an American actor born on April 29, 1909 in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States and died on September 12, 1994 in Woodland Hills, California, United States. He was known to have played in films such as The Seven Year Itch (1955), The Girl Can't Help It (1956) and The Long Hot Summer (1958).
Ewell began his acting career in Broadway, where he has played in many plays. He won a Tony Award in 1950 for his performance in The Seven Year Itch. In 1955, he received a Golden Globe Award for the best male performance in a supporting role for his role in The Seven Year Itch.
In addition to his career in Broadway, Ewell was also active in cinema and television. He has played in many films, including The Apartment (1960), Harper (1966) and The Boston Strangler (1968). He also made regular appearances in television series such as The Bob Cummings Show and Bachelor Father.
Ewell was a talented and versatile actor, capable of playing comic and dramatic roles. His performance in The Seven Year Itch is considered one of his best, and he was widely praised for his work in this play and in the film that was drawn from it.
Apart from his acting career, Ewell was also a prolific writer. He published two books, The Honest Man (1950) and Mr. Boston and Me (1969), as well as a certain number of articles for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post et Collier's.
In summary, Tom Ewell was an American actor famous for his performances in Broadway and the cinema. He won a Tony Award and a Golden Globe for his performance in The Seven Year Itch, and was also active as a writer. His career lasted more than four decades, and he was considered one of the most talented actors of his generation.
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Murder, She Wrote |
Josh Corbin (1 episode, 1986)
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Easy Money (1983) |
Scrappleton
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Trapper John, M.D. |
Earl Tendermeyer (1 episode, 1982)
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Terror at Alcatraz (1982) (TV) |
Johnson
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Best of the West |
Doc Kullens (4 episodes, 1981-1982)
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Taxi |
Dr. Bernard Collins (1 episode, 1979)
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Eischied |
Super (2 episodes, 1979)
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Return of the Mod Squad (1979) (TV) |
Cook
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Flying High |
Williams (1 episode, 1979)
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Baretta |
Billy Truman (36 episodes, 1975-1978)
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Fantasy Island |
Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan (1 episode, 1978)
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Promise Him Anything (1975) (TV) |
Judge Jason Melbourne
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Baretta (1975) (TV) |
Billy Truman
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The Great Gatsby (1974) (uncredited) |
Mourner
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Wide World Mystery |
Lebow (1 episode, 1974)
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Temperatures Rising |
Harry Butler (1 episode, 1973)
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Search for Tomorrow (1951) TV series |
Sheriff Bill Lang (unknown episodes, 1972)
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They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) |
Walter, Eden Landing Cop
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To Find a Man (1972) |
Dr. Hargrave
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Alias Smith and Jones |
Deputy Treadwell (1 episode, 1971)
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The Name of the Game |
District Attorney Simpson (1 episode, 1971)
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The Virginian |
Hoy Valentine (1 episode, 1970)
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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) |
Joe Davis
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The Governor & J.J. |
Charley (1 episode, 1970)
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Summer Fun (1 episode, 1966)
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Burke's Law |
Leander Clement (1 episode, 1965)
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Wagon Train |
Hector Heatherington (1 episode, 1964)
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The Dick Powell Show |
Congressman Albert Higgins (1 episode, 1963)
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State Fair (1962) |
Abel Frake
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Tender Is the Night (1962) |
Abe North
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The Tom Ewell Show (1960) TV series |
Tom Potter (1960-61) (unknown episodes)
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General Electric Theater |
John Emmet Owens (1 episode, 1959)
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The United States Steel Hour |
Barney Henderson (1 episode, 1959)
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A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) |
Max Rutgers
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The Girl Can't Help It (1956) |
Tom Miller
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The Great American Pastime (1956) |
Bruce Hallerton
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The Alcoa Hour |
Earl Carleton (1 episode, 1956)
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The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) |
Gregory Whitcomb
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
Albert Pelham (1 episode, 1955)
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Playwrights '56 |
William Bingham (1 episode, 1955)
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The Seven Year Itch (1955) (as Tommy Ewell) |
Richard Sherman
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Back at the Front (1952) |
Willie
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Lost in Alaska (1952) |
Nugget Joe McDermott
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Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode, 1952)
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Finders Keepers (1952) |
Tiger Kipps
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Cosmopolitan Theatre (1 episode, 1951)
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Lights Out (1 episode, 1951)
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Studio One (1 episode, 1951)
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Your Show of Shows (2 episodes, 1951)
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Danger (1 episode, 1951)
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Up Front (1951) |
Willie
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The Billy Rose Show (1 episode, 1951)
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Mr. Music (1950) |
'Cupcake' Haggerty
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American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) |
Jim Mitchell
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A Life of Her Own (1950) |
Tom Caraway
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The Rhumba Seat (1950) |
Tom
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How Green Is My Spinach (1950) (uncredited) |
Man in Audience
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Adam's Rib (1949) |
Warren Attinger
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Paramount Pacemaker No. K9-1: Caribbean Capers (1949) |
Tom the Tourist
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NBC Presents (2 episodes, 1949)
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The Football Fan (1949) |
Tom
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Southward Ho Ho! (1949) |
Tom
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Actor's Studio (4 episodes, 1948-1949)
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Desert Bandit (1941) |
Texas Ranger Ordway
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Back in the Saddle (1941) (uncredited) |
Fight Spectator
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Was a charter member of the Owensboro High School Rose Curtain Players in 1923.
Was inducted in the Owensboro High School Hall of Fame in 2003.
Performed "The Seven Year Itch" 750 times on Broadway before portraying in the 1955 movie version.
Won Broadway's 1953 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "The Seven Year Itch," a performance that he recreated in the film of the same name, The Seven Year Itch (1955).
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