Biography
Ewell had the good fortune to co-star with two of Hollywood's biggest sex symbols of the mid-1950s: Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch" (1955) and Jayne Mansfield in "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956).
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Career Milestones
| Played Doc Jerome Kullens on TV series "Best of the West" | ||
| Featured on "Baretta" TV series | ||
| Starred on TV series, "The Tom Ewell Show" | ||
1949 | First major featured film role, "Adam's Rib" | |
1947 | Starred in first Broadway hits "John Loves Mary" and "Small Wonder" | |
1942 | Served as a lieutenant in US Navy | |
1940 | Film acting debut in "They Knew What They Wanted" | |
1935 | Radio acting debut, 'The March of Time" | |
1934 | Broadway debut in "They Shall Not Die" | |
| Worked as salesman at Macy's before Broadway debut in 1934 | ||
1928 | Stage acting debut in "The Spider" with the Al Jackson Players stock company while at college | |
Awards
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actor In a Drama Series in Baretta |
1955 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in The Seven Year Itch |
1953 | Tony Award for Actor (Dramatic) |