Tom Noonan
Born: 1951-04-12 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2026-02-14
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2017
- Dimension 404 as Bob (voice)
- Wonderstruck as Walter
- Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' as Self
2016
- Quarry as Oldcastle
- Horace and Pete as Tom
- None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa as Self
2015
- 12 Monkeys as Pallid Man
- Anomalisa as Everyone Else (voice)
- Uncovering Wolfen as Self
2014
- The Leftovers as Casper
- Late Phases as Father Roger Smith
- The Shape of Something Squashed as Douglas Whymper
2013
- The Blacklist as The Stewmaker
2011
- Hell on Wheels as Reverend Cole
- The Cape as Preston Holloway
2010
- Louie as Dr. Haveford
- Bright Falls as Hal (voice)
- Stoney as Charles Stoney
2009
- Where the Wild Things Are ... (Thanks)
- The House of the Devil as Mr. Ulman
2008
- Synecdoche, New York as Sammy Barnathan
- The Alphabet Killer as Ray Gullikson
2007
- Damages as Detective Victor Huntley
- Seraphim Falls as Minister Abraham
- Snow Angels as Mr. Chervenick
- Monster Squad Forever! as Self
- June Weddings as RJ
2006
- Kidnapped
- Ice Cream Ants as The Thinker
2005
- Jonny Zero
- The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- The Roost as The Horror Host
- They're Made Out of Meat as Duncan
- A Buck's Worth
2003
- Madness and Genius as Frank Donovan
2002
- Eight Legged Freaks as Joshua Taft (uncredited)
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Malcolm Bryce
- The Pledge as Gary Jackson
- Knockaround Guys as Sheriff Decker
- Bullet in the Brain as Anders
- Inside 'Manhunter' as Himself
- An Unpredictable Thing ... (Writer)
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Zephyr
- The Beat as Howard Schmidt
- A Constant Forge as Self
- The Opportunists as Mort Stein
- The Photographer as Butler
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jake Berlin
- The Astronaut's Wife as Jackson McLaren
- Wang Dang as Mickey Hounsell
1998
- Phoenix as Chicago
1996
- Early Edition as Frank Price
- The Wife as Jack
1995
- Heat as Kelso
- The Pesky Suitor ... (Editor)
1994
- What Happened Was... as Michael
1993
- The X-Files as John Lee Roche
- Last Action Hero as Ripper / Tommy Noonan
1991
- The 10 Million Dollar Getaway as Mr. Y
- Red Wind ... (Writer)
- Bone Daddy
1990
- RoboCop 2 as Cain
1989
- Mystery Train as Man in Diner
- Collision Course as Scully
1988
- Monsters as Howard Mitla
- Stephen King's Monster Stories
1987
- The Monster Squad as Frankenstein
1985
- The Equalizer as Brandon Thorton
- North and South as Will Fenway
- The Man with One Red Shoe as Reese
- Tom Goes to the Bar as Tom
1984
- Tales from the Darkside as Bill Lacey
- Best Defense as Holtzman
- Doris and Inez Speak the Truth
1983
- Easy Money as Paddy
- Eddie Macon's Run as Darryl Potts
1981
- Wolfen as Ferguson
1980
- Heaven's Gate as Jake
- Rage! as Bo
- Gloria as 2nd Man / Gangster
- Willie & Phil as Man In Park