Tom Noonan
Acting
Born: April 12, 1951 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Died: February 14, 2026 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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
Heat
1995
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Blacklist
2013
The X-Files
1993
Last Action Hero
1993
RoboCop 2
1990
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Anomalisa
2015
Synecdoche, New York
2008
Manhunter
1986
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Eight Legged Freaks
2002
Photos (4)
Movies (47)
Heat
Kelso
Last Action Hero
Ripper / Tommy Noonan
RoboCop 2
Cain
The Pledge
Gary Jackson
Eight Legged Freaks
Joshua Taft (uncredited)
Mystery Train
Man in Diner
Synecdoche, New York
Sammy Barnathan
Seraphim Falls
Minister Abraham
The Astronaut's Wife
Jackson McLaren
Heaven's Gate
Jake
The Monster Squad
Frankenstein
The Man with One Red Shoe
Reese
Anomalisa
Everyone Else (voice)
Knockaround Guys
Sheriff Decker
F/X
Varrick
Best Defense
Holtzman
The House of the Devil
Mr. Ulman
Wonderstruck
Walter
Gloria
2nd Man / Gangster
Wolfen
Ferguson
Hair High
Principal (voice)
Easy Money
Paddy
Phoenix
Chicago
The Alphabet Killer
Ray Gullikson
Collision Course
Scully
Eddie Macon's Run
Darryl Potts
Snow Angels
Mr. Chervenick
Stoney
Charles Stoney
Late Phases
Father Roger Smith
The Wife
Jack
The Opportunists
Mort Stein
What Happened Was...
Michael
Willie & Phil
Man In Park
The Photographer
Butler
June Weddings
RJ
The Roost
The Horror Host
Madness and Genius
Frank Donovan
Bullet in the Brain
Anders
Wang Dang
Mickey Hounsell
Stephen King's Monster Stories
1988
Rage!
Bo
The Shape of Something Squashed
Douglas Whymper
A Buck's Worth
2005
Ice Cream Ants
The Thinker
Bone Daddy
1991
Tom Goes to the Bar
Tom
Manhunter
Francis Dollarhyde
TV Shows (24)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jake Berlin · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Zephyr · 1 eps
The Blacklist
The Stewmaker · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Malcolm Bryce · 1 eps
The X-Files
John Lee Roche · 1 eps
Damages
Detective Victor Huntley · 17 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Bill Lacey · 1 eps
The Leftovers
Casper · 1 eps
12 Monkeys
Pallid Man · 17 eps
The Equalizer
Brandon Thorton · 1 eps
Early Edition
Frank Price · 1 eps
Hell on Wheels
Reverend Cole · 20 eps
North and South
Will Fenway · 3 eps
Monsters
Howard Mitla · 1 eps
Louie
Dr. Haveford · 1 eps
Quarry
Oldcastle · 3 eps
The Beat
Howard Schmidt · 3 eps
Kidnapped
1 eps
Horace and Pete
Tom · 10 eps
Dimension 404
Bob (voice) · 1 eps
The Cape
Preston Holloway · 2 eps
The Jury
1 eps
Jonny Zero
Chucky · 1 eps
Bright Falls
Hal (voice) · 3 eps
