Name
Tom Noonan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-04-12
Deathday
2026-02-14 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Tom Noonan (April 12, 1951 – February 14, 2026) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter, best known for his roles as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter (1986), Frankenstein's Monster in The Monster Squad (1987), Cain in RoboCop 2 (1990), The Ripper in Last Action Hero (1993), Kelso the hacker in Heat (1995), Sammy Barnathan in Synecdoche, New York (2008), Mr. Ulman in The House of the Devil (2009), Reverend Nathaniel in Hell on Wheels (2011–2014), the Pallid Man in 12 Monkeys (2015–2018) and as the voice of everyone else in Anomalisa (2015).
Noonan is also a writer and director of theatre and film. His debut feature film What Happened Was (1994) won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
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- 1995 Heat as Kelso
- 1999 The Astronaut's Wife as Jackson McLaren
- 1985 The Man with One Red Shoe as Reese
- 1980 Heaven's Gate as Jake
- 2008 Synecdoche, New York as Sammy Barnathan
- 1990 RoboCop 2 as Cain
- 2001 The Pledge as Gary Jackson
- 2001 Knockaround Guys as Sheriff Decker
- 1986 Manhunter as Francis Dollarhyde
- 2009 The House of the Devil as Mr. Ulman
- 2007 Seraphim Falls as Minister Abraham
- 2005 The Roost as The Horror Host
- 1987 The Monster Squad as Frankenstein
- 1998 Phoenix as Chicago
- 2007 Snow Angels as Mr. Chervenick
- 1980 Gloria as 2nd Man / Gangster
- 1983 Easy Money as Paddy
- 1985 Tom Goes to the Bar as Tom
- 1994 What Happened Was... as Michael
- 1996 The Wife as Jack
- 1989 Collision Course as Scully
- 2000 The Photographer as Butler
- 1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway as Mr. Y
- 2000 The Opportunists as Mort Stein
- 2005 They're Made Out of Meat as Duncan
- 2006 Ice Cream Ants as The Thinker
- 2001 Inside 'Manhunter' as Himself
- 2014 Late Phases as Father Roger Smith
- 1986 F/X as Varrick
- 2005 The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2004 Hair High as Principal (voice)
- 1989 Mystery Train as Man in Diner
- 2010 Stoney as Charles Stoney
- 1999 Wang Dang as Mickey Hounsell
- 1993 Last Action Hero as Ripper / Tommy Noonan
- 2017 Wonderstruck as Walter
- 2017 Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' as Self
- 1983 Eddie Macon's Run as Darryl Potts
- 2015 Uncovering Wolfen as Self
- 2001 Bullet in the Brain as Anders
- 2000 A Constant Forge as Self
- 2014 The Shape of Something Squashed as Douglas Whymper
- 1988 Stephen King's Monster Stories
- 1980 Rage! as Bo
- 1981 Wolfen as Ferguson
- 2002 Eight Legged Freaks as Joshua Taft (uncredited)
- 2005 A Buck's Worth
- 1980 Willie & Phil as Man In Park
- 2008 The Alphabet Killer as Ray Gullikson
- 2007 Monster Squad Forever! as Self
- 2015 Anomalisa as Everyone Else (voice)
- 1984 Best Defense as Holtzman
- 2016 None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa as Self
- 1991 Bone Daddy
- 2003 Madness and Genius as Frank Donovan
- 1984 Doris and Inez Speak the Truth
- 2007 June Weddings as RJ
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Bill Lacey
- 2011 Hell on Wheels ( 20 episodes ) as Reverend Cole
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Zephyr
- 2006 Kidnapped ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Early Edition ( 1 episode ) as Frank Price
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Jake Berlin
- 2005 Jonny Zero ( 1 episode ) as Chucky
- 1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as John Lee Roche
- 2007 Damages ( 17 episodes ) as Detective Victor Huntley
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Malcolm Bryce
- 2004 The Jury ( 1 episode )
- 2013 The Blacklist ( 1 episode ) as The Stewmaker
- 1985 North and South ( 3 episodes ) as Will Fenway
- 2011 The Cape ( 2 episodes ) as Preston Holloway
- 2016 Horace and Pete ( 10 episodes ) as Tom
- 2016 Quarry ( 3 episodes ) as Oldcastle
- 2014 The Leftovers ( 1 episode ) as Casper
- 2015 12 Monkeys ( 17 episodes ) as Pallid Man
- 2010 Bright Falls ( 3 episodes ) as Hal (voice)
- 2010 Louie ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Haveford
- 2000 The Beat ( 3 episodes ) as Howard Schmidt
- Soon Roadside Picnic ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Kirill
- 2017 Dimension 404 ( 1 episode ) as Bob (voice)
- 1985 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Brandon Thorton
- 1988 Monsters ( 1 episode ) as Howard Mitla
