Tom Ewell

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

Tom Ewell was an American film, stage and television actor, and producer. His most successful and most identifiable role was that of Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch, a character he played in the Broadway production (1952–1954) and reprised for the 1955 film adaptation. He received a Tony Award for his work in the play and a Golden Globe Award for his performance in the film. Although Ewell preferred acting on stage, he accepted several other screen roles in light comedies of the 1950s, most notably The Girl Can't Help It (1956). He appeared in the film version of the musical State Fair (1962) and in a small number of additional ones released between the early 1960s and 1980s.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 16 films (1949–1961) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 36 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1949 Adam's rib Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher) 1:41:00 16mm B&W sound
1950 American Guerrilla In The Philippines. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 105 min 35mm Color sound
1951 Up front Alexander Hall 92 min B&W
1951 Up Front Universal-International 92 min 16mm B&W Sound
1952 Back at the Front George Sherman B&W
1952 Lost In Alaska. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels 35mm Color sound
1952 Willie And Joe In Back At The Front. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 87 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 99 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 The Seven Year Itch. Charles K. Feldman Group Productions 105 min 35mm Color sound
1956 The Girl Can’t Help It. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 99 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The Great American Pastime. Loew’s Incorporated 89 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Ideal Pictures Inc 87 min 16mm Color sound
1958 A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1961 Tender Is The Night. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 146 min 35mm Color sound
Abbott and Costello in Lost in Alaska Universal-International 76 min 16mm B&W Sound
Finders Keepers Universal-International 74 min 16mm B&W Sound