Tom noonan actor biography template
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Tom Noonan is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Noonan's imposing presence is probably responsible for his tendency to be cast as menacing villains, such as in RoboCop 2 (with Nancy Allen), Last Action Hero (with F. Murray Abraham), and The Pledge.
In , Noonan played Francis Dolarhyde, a serial killer who kills entire families, in Manhunter, the first movie to feature Hannibal Lecter. To date, it is his most recognizable leading role. His biggest supporting role was in , when he portrayed Kelso in Heat. He also played Frankenstein in The Monster Squad. During the s, he wrote various plays, including two that he made into movies, What Happened Was () and The Wife (). He also sta
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Slim, often bespectacled comedy performer Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Patrick Noone) started off in experimental theater alongside his half-brother, actor John Ireland, who went on to have an enviable career of his own. The actor then launched his own repertory theatre back in his home state in the early s. His career was interrupted bygd a stint in the Navy during WWII, but he returned to it following his discharge.
Tommy wound up in New York and briefly displayed his budding talents on huvudgata before RKO signed him up for post-war films and he relocated out West. bygd this time, his half-brother, already a well-known bio commodity, had met and married movie actress Joanne Dru, whose brother was singer-actor Peter Marshall. With a solid background in comedy and burlesque, Noonan hooked up with straight-man Marshall to form the s comedy duo of Noonan and Marshall. They appeared with a uns of success in clubs and on TV, including The Ed Sullivan Show () (aka "Toast of the Tow
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Tommy Noonan
American actor, screenwriter and producer (–)
For other people named Tommy Noonan or similar, see Tom Noonan (disambiguation).
Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Patrick Noone;[1] April 29, – April 24, ) was a comedy genre film performer, screenwriter and producer. He acted in a number of high-profile films as well as B movies from the s through the s; he is best known for his supporting performances as Gus Esmond, wealthy fiancé of Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe), in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (), and as musician Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born ().
Early years
[edit]Born in Bellingham, Washington,[2] Noonan was the younger half-brother of actor John Ireland.[2]
His father, Michael Joseph Noone, was an Irish vaudeville comedian and a native of Dunmore, County Galway, and his mother, Gracie Ferguson, was a Scottish piano teacher from Glasgow, Lanarkshire.[2] He attended New York University.[3]
Career
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