Tom Noonan
Acting

Tom Noonan

Born 12 April 1951 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · Died 14 February 2026

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

Heat
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The X-Files
The Blacklist
Last Action Hero
RoboCop 2
Anomalisa
Synecdoche, New York
Manhunter
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Leftovers
The Pledge
Wonderstruck
Anomalisa
Late Phases
The Shape of Something Squashed
Stoney
The House of the Devil
Synecdoche, New York
The Alphabet Killer
Seraphim Falls
Snow Angels
June Weddings
Ice Cream Ants
The Roost
A Buck's Worth
Hair High
Madness and Genius
The Pledge
Knockaround Guys
Bullet in the Brain
The Photographer
The Opportunists
The Astronaut's Wife
Wang Dang
Phoenix
The Wife
Heat
What Happened Was...
Last Action Hero
Bone Daddy
Red Wind
RoboCop 2
Collision Course
Mystery Train
Stephen King's Monster Stories
The Monster Squad
Manhunter
F/X
The Man with One Red Shoe
Tom Goes to the Bar
Best Defense
Easy Money
Eddie Macon's Run
Wolfen
Heaven's Gate
Gloria
Rage!
Willie & Phil
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