Tom Noonan

ActorDirectorCrewWriterEditor Apr 12 (died age 74) Greenwich, Connecticut, USA 1980–2017 (37 year career)

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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) …

Known For

Film

Heat

Kelso

Film

Synecdoche, New York

Sammy Barnathan

Film

Anomalisa

Everyone Else (voice)

Film

Last Action Hero

Ripper / Tommy Noonan

Film

Manhunter

Francis Dollarhyde

Film

Where the Wild Things Are

Thanks

Film

Hell on Wheels

Reverend Cole

Film

The Pledge

Gary Jackson

Filmography

Acting (81)

Movies (56)

Wonderstruck

2017

as Walter

6.1

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

2017

as Self

7.0

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

2016

as Self

Anomalisa

2015

as Everyone Else (voice)

7.1

Uncovering Wolfen

2015

as Self

Late Phases

2014

as Father Roger Smith

6.0

The Shape of Something Squashed

2014

as Douglas Whymper

7.5

Stoney

2010

as Charles Stoney

The House of the Devil

as Mr. Ulman

Synecdoche, New York

as Sammy Barnathan

The Alphabet Killer

as Ray Gullikson

Monster Squad Forever!

as Self

Seraphim Falls

as Minister Abraham

Snow Angels

as Mr. Chervenick

Ice Cream Ants

as The Thinker

A Buck's Worth

The Making of 'Heat'

as Self

The Roost

as The Horror Host

They're Made Out of Meat

as Duncan

Hair High

as Principal (voice)

Madness and Genius

as Frank Donovan

Eight Legged Freaks

2002

as Joshua Taft (uncredited)

Bullet In The Brain

as Anders

The Pledge

as Gary Jackson

Knockaround Guys

as Sheriff Decker

Inside 'Manhunter'

as Himself

The Opportunists

as Mort Stein

The Photographer

as Butler

A Constant Forge

as Self

The Astronaut's Wife

as Jackson McLaren

Wang Dang

as Mickey Hounsell

Phoenix

as Chicago

The Wife

as Jack

Heat

as Kelso

What Happened Was...

as Michael

Last Action Hero

as Ripper / Tommy Noonan

6.5

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

as Mr. Y

Bone Daddy

RoboCop 2

as Cain

Mystery Train

as Man in Diner

Collision Course

as Scully

Stephen King's Monster Stories

The Monster Squad

as Frankenstein

F/X

as Varrick

Manhunter

as Francis Dollarhyde

7.0

The Man with One Red Shoe

as Reese

Tom Goes to the Bar

as Tom

Best Defense

as Holtzman

Doris and Inez Speak the Truth

Easy Money

as Paddy

Eddie Macon's Run

as Darryl Potts

Wolfen

as Ferguson

Heaven's Gate

as Jake

Gloria

as 2nd Man / Gangster

Willie & Phil

as Man In Park

Rage!

as Bo

Television (25)

Dimension 404

as Bob (voice)

Horace and Pete

as Tom

Quarry

as Oldcastle

12 Monkeys

as Pallid Man

The Leftovers

as Casper

The Blacklist

as The Stewmaker

Hell on Wheels

as Reverend Cole

The Cape

as Preston Holloway

Louie

as Dr. Haveford

Bright Falls

as Hal (voice)

Damages

as Detective Victor Huntley

Kidnapped

Jonny Zero

The Jury

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Malcolm Bryce

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Zephyr

The Beat

as Howard Schmidt

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jake Berlin

Early Edition

as Frank Price

The X-Files

as John Lee Roche

Monsters

as Howard Mitla

The Equalizer

as Brandon Thorton

North and South

as Will Fenway

Tales from the Darkside

1984

as Bill Lacey

7.2

Roadside Picnic

as Dr. Kirill

Tom Noonan

Biography

Known For

Heat

Synecdoche, New York

Anomalisa

Last Action Hero

Manhunter

Where the Wild Things Are

Hell on Wheels

The Pledge

Filmography

Acting (81)

Movies (56)

Television (25)

Crew (20)

Movies (19)

Television (1)