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Tom Noonan

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Tom Noonan

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 12, 1951 (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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Noonan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2017WonderstruckWalter
2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'Self
2017Dimension 404Bob (voice)
2016None of Them Are You: Crafting AnomalisaSelf
2016Horace and PeteTom
2016QuarryOldcastle
2015Uncovering WolfenSelf
2015AnomalisaEveryone Else (voice)
201512 MonkeysPallid Man
2014Late PhasesFather Roger Smith
2014The Shape of Something SquashedDouglas Whymper
2014The LeftoversCasper
2013The BlacklistThe Stewmaker
2011Hell on WheelsReverend Cole
2011The CapePreston Holloway
2010StoneyCharles Stoney
2010Bright FallsHal (voice)
2010LouieDr. Haveford
2009The House of the DevilMr. Ulman
2008Synecdoche, New YorkSammy Barnathan
2008The Alphabet KillerRay Gullikson
2007Seraphim FallsMinister Abraham
2007Snow AngelsMr. Chervenick
2007Monster Squad Forever!Self
2007DamagesDetective Victor Huntley
2006Ice Cream AntsThe Thinker
2006Kidnapped
2005The RoostThe Horror Host
2005They're Made Out of MeatDuncan
2005The Making of 'Heat'Self
2005A Buck's Worth
2005Jonny Zero
2004Hair HighPrincipal (voice)
2004The Jury
2003Madness and GeniusFrank Donovan
2002Eight Legged FreaksJoshua Taft (uncredited)
2001The PledgeGary Jackson
2001Knockaround GuysSheriff Decker
2001Inside 'Manhunter'Himself
2001Bullet in the BrainAnders
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentMalcolm Bryce
2000The PhotographerButler
2000The OpportunistsMort Stein
2000A Constant ForgeSelf
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationZephyr
2000The BeatHoward Schmidt
1999The Astronaut's WifeJackson McLaren
1999Wang DangMickey Hounsell
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJake Berlin
1998PhoenixChicago
1996The WifeJack
1996Early EditionFrank Price
1995HeatKelso
1994What Happened Was...Michael
1993Last Action HeroRipper / Tommy Noonan
1993The X-FilesJohn Lee Roche
1991The 10 Million Dollar GetawayMr. Y
1991Bone Daddy
1990RoboCop 2Cain
1989Collision CourseScully
1989Mystery TrainMan in Diner
1988Stephen King's Monster Stories
1988MonstersHoward Mitla
1987The Monster SquadFrankenstein
1986ManhunterFrancis Dollarhyde
1986F/XVarrick
1985The Man with One Red ShoeReese
1985Tom Goes to the BarTom
1985North and SouthWill Fenway
1985The EqualizerBrandon Thorton
1984Best DefenseHoltzman
1984Doris and Inez Speak the Truth
1984Tales from the DarksideBill Lacey
1983Easy MoneyPaddy
1983Eddie Macon's RunDarryl Potts
1981WolfenFerguson
1980Heaven's GateJake
1980Gloria2nd Man / Gangster
1980Rage!Bo
1980Willie & PhilMan In Park
-Roadside PicnicDr. Kirill
Production
1995The Pesky SuitorProducer
1991Red WindProducer
Directing
2014The Shape of Something SquashedDirector
1999Wang DangDirector
1996The WifeDirector
1994What Happened Was...Director
1991Bone DaddyDirector
1988MonstersDirector
Writing
2001An Unpredictable ThingWriter
1996The WifeScreenplay
1996The WifeTheatre Play
1994What Happened Was...Screenplay
1991Bone DaddyWriter
1991Red WindWriter
Crew
2009Where the Wild Things AreThanks