Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Known for
Acting
Born
April 12, 1951
Died
February 14, 2026 (aged 74)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Roadside Picnic

Roadside Picnic

TV · as Dr. Kirill · 1 ep

2017
Wonderstruck poster

Wonderstruck

Movie · as Walter

2017
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' poster

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

Movie · as Self

2017
Dimension 404 poster

Dimension 404

TV · as Bob (voice) · 1 ep

2016
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa poster

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

Movie · as Self

2016
Horace and Pete poster

Horace and Pete

TV · as Tom · 10 eps

2016
Quarry poster

Quarry

TV · as Oldcastle · 3 eps

2015
Uncovering Wolfen poster

Uncovering Wolfen

Movie · as Self

2015
Anomalisa poster

Anomalisa

Movie · as Everyone Else (voice)

2015
12 Monkeys poster

12 Monkeys

TV · as Pallid Man · 17 eps

2014
Late Phases poster

Late Phases

Movie · as Father Roger Smith

2014
The Shape of Something Squashed poster

The Shape of Something Squashed

Movie · as Douglas Whymper

2014
The Leftovers poster

The Leftovers

TV · as Casper · 1 ep

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as The Stewmaker · 1 ep

2011
Hell on Wheels poster

Hell on Wheels

TV · as Reverend Cole · 20 eps

2011
The Cape poster

The Cape

TV · as Preston Holloway · 2 eps

2010
Stoney poster

Stoney

Movie · as Charles Stoney

2010
Bright Falls poster

Bright Falls

TV · as Hal (voice) · 3 eps

2010
Louie poster

Louie

TV · as Dr. Haveford · 1 ep

2009
The House of the Devil poster

The House of the Devil

Movie · as Mr. Ulman

2008
Synecdoche, New York poster

Synecdoche, New York

Movie · as Sammy Barnathan

2008
The Alphabet Killer poster

The Alphabet Killer

Movie · as Ray Gullikson

2007
Seraphim Falls poster

Seraphim Falls

Movie · as Minister Abraham

2007
Snow Angels poster

Snow Angels

Movie · as Mr. Chervenick

2007
Monster Squad Forever! poster

Monster Squad Forever!

Movie · as Self

2007
June Weddings poster

June Weddings

Movie · as RJ

2007
Damages poster

Damages

TV · as Detective Victor Huntley · 17 eps

2006
Ice Cream Ants poster

Ice Cream Ants

Movie · as The Thinker

2006
Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Roost poster

The Roost

Movie · as The Horror Host

2005
They're Made Out of Meat

They're Made Out of Meat

Movie · as Duncan

2005
The Making of Heat poster

The Making of Heat

Movie · as Self

2005
A Buck's Worth poster

A Buck's Worth

Movie

2005
Jonny Zero poster

Jonny Zero

TV · as Chucky · 1 ep

2004
Hair High poster

Hair High

Movie · as Principal (voice)

2004
The Jury poster

The Jury

TV · 1 ep

2003
Madness and Genius poster

Madness and Genius

Movie · as Frank Donovan

2002
Eight Legged Freaks poster

Eight Legged Freaks

Movie · as Joshua Taft (uncredited)

2001
The Pledge poster

The Pledge

Movie · as Gary Jackson

2001
Knockaround Guys poster

Knockaround Guys

Movie · as Sheriff Decker

2001
Inside 'Manhunter' poster

Inside 'Manhunter'

Movie · as Himself

2001
Bullet in the Brain poster

Bullet in the Brain

Movie · as Anders

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Malcolm Bryce · 1 ep

2000
The Photographer poster

The Photographer

Movie · as Butler

2000
The Opportunists poster

The Opportunists

Movie · as Mort Stein

2000
A Constant Forge poster

A Constant Forge

Movie · as Self

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Zephyr · 1 ep

2000
The Beat poster

The Beat

TV · as Howard Schmidt · 3 eps

1999
The Astronaut's Wife poster

The Astronaut's Wife

Movie · as Jackson McLaren

1999
Wang Dang poster

Wang Dang

Movie · as Mickey Hounsell

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Jake Berlin · 1 ep

1998
Phoenix poster

Phoenix

Movie · as Chicago

1996
The Wife poster

The Wife

Movie · as Jack

1996
Early Edition poster

Early Edition

TV · as Frank Price · 1 ep

1995
Heat poster

Heat

Movie · as Kelso

1994
What Happened Was... poster

What Happened Was...

Movie · as Michael

1993
Last Action Hero poster

Last Action Hero

Movie · as Ripper / Tommy Noonan

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as John Lee Roche · 1 ep

1991
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

Movie · as Mr. Y

1991
Bone Daddy poster

Bone Daddy

Movie

1990
RoboCop 2 poster

RoboCop 2

Movie · as Cain

1989
Collision Course poster

Collision Course

Movie · as Scully

1989
Mystery Train poster

Mystery Train

Movie · as Man in Diner

1988
Stephen King's Monster Stories poster

Stephen King's Monster Stories

Movie

1988
Monsters poster

Monsters

TV · as Howard Mitla · 1 ep

1987
The Monster Squad poster

The Monster Squad

Movie · as Frankenstein

1986
Manhunter poster

Manhunter

Movie · as Francis Dollarhyde

1986
F/X poster

F/X

Movie · as Varrick

1985
The Man with One Red Shoe poster

The Man with One Red Shoe

Movie · as Reese

1985
Tom Goes to the Bar poster

Tom Goes to the Bar

Movie · as Tom

1985
North and South poster

North and South

TV · as Will Fenway · 3 eps

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Brandon Thorton · 1 ep

1984
Best Defense poster

Best Defense

Movie · as Holtzman

1984
Doris and Inez Speak the Truth

Doris and Inez Speak the Truth

Movie

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Bill Lacey · 1 ep

1983
Easy Money poster

Easy Money

Movie · as Paddy

1983
Eddie Macon's Run poster

Eddie Macon's Run

Movie · as Darryl Potts

1981
Wolfen poster

Wolfen

Movie · as Ferguson

1980
Heaven's Gate poster

Heaven's Gate

Movie · as Jake

1980
Gloria poster

Gloria

Movie · as 2nd Man / Gangster

1980
Rage! poster

Rage!

Movie · as Bo

1980
Willie & Phil poster

Willie & Phil

Movie · as Man In Park