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Tom Ewell

1909 - 1994

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Tom Ewell (born Samuel Yewell Tompkins, April 29, 1909 – September 12, 1994) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Ewell is the 3,916th most popular actor (down from 2,506th in 2019), the 6,352nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,952nd in 2019) and the 1,826th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Tom Ewell ranks 3,916 out of 13,578. Before him are Jimmy Gardner, Rainn Wilson, Thomas Lennon, Gisèle Casadesus, Olena Chekan, and Natasha Henstridge. After him are Lukas Haas, Sunil Dutt, Charmian Carr, Denis Lavant, Park Shin-hye, and Clifton Webb.

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Among people born in 1909, Tom Ewell ranks 246. Before him are Manuel Olivares, Jerzy Różycki, Abdulrahman Fawzi, Riccardo Cassin, Frank Wykoff, and André Bonin. After him are Henock Abrahamsson, Milovan Jakšić, Margita Figuli, Szymon Goldberg, Sven Jonasson, and Shura Cherkassky. Among people deceased in 1994, Tom Ewell ranks 214. Before him are Cameron Mitchell, Robert Rozhdestvensky, Helena Rasiowa, Anatoly Alexandrov, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, and Caroline Smith. After him are Delio Rodríguez, Robert Jungk, Willem Jacob Luyten, Vladimir Melanin, Grisha Filipov, and Hans Jakob.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Ewell ranks 6,353 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Lennon (1970), Black Kettle (1803), Henry Lee III (1756), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Danny Davis (1941), and Hal Clement (1922). After him are Lukas Haas (1976), John Adair (1757), Louise Brough (1923), David Curtiss Munson (1884), Mary Browne (1891), and Salmon P. Chase (1808).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Ewell ranks 1,826. Before him are Edie Falco (1963), Shirley Booth (1898), Verne Troyer (1969), Sharon Gless (1943), Rainn Wilson (1966), and Thomas Lennon (1970). After him are Lukas Haas (1976), Charmian Carr (1942), Clifton Webb (1889), Jack Albertson (1907), Bradley Whitford (1959), and Ossie Davis (1917).

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