Tom Noonan
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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
Credits
Heat (1995)
as Kelso
RoboCop 2 (1990)
as Cain
Last Action Hero (1993)
as Ripper / Tommy Noonan
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
as Joshua Taft (uncredited)
Seraphim Falls (2007)
as Minister Abraham
Heaven's Gate (1980)
as Jake
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
as Sammy Barnathan
The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
as Jackson McLaren
Mystery Train (1989)
as Man in Diner
Willie & Phil (1980)
as Man In Park
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
as Reese
The House of the Devil (2009)
as Mr. Ulman
The Pledge (2001)
as Gary Jackson
F/X (1986)
as Varrick
Snow Angels (2007)
as Mr. Chervenick
Knockaround Guys (2001)
as Sheriff Decker
Wolfen (1981)
as Ferguson
Collision Course (1989)
as Scully
Anomalisa (2015)
as Everyone Else (voice)
Easy Money (1983)
as Paddy
Phoenix (1998)
as Chicago
The Monster Squad (1987)
as Frankenstein
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
as Darryl Potts
Late Phases (2014)
as Father Roger Smith
Best Defense (1984)
as Holtzman
Gloria (1980)
as 2nd Man / Gangster
The Alphabet Killer (2008)
as Ray Gullikson
Wonderstruck (2017)
as Walter
A Constant Forge (2000)
as Self
June Weddings (2007)
as RJ
Inside 'Manhunter' (2001)
as Himself
They're Made Out of Meat (2005)
as Duncan
Madness and Genius (2003)
as Frank Donovan
What Happened Was... (1994)
as Michael
The Making of 'Heat' (2005)
as Self
Hair High (2004)
as Principal (voice)
The Opportunists (2000)
as Mort Stein
Monster Squad Forever! (2007)
as Self
Stephen King's Monster Stories (1988)
Actor
Stoney (2010)
as Charles Stoney
The Photographer (2000)
as Butler
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway (1991)
as Mr. Y
Uncovering Wolfen (2015)
as Self
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' (2017)
as Self
The Wife (1996)
as Jack
Bullet in the Brain (2001)
as Anders
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa (2016)
as Self
Rage! (1980)
as Bo
A Buck's Worth (2005)
Actor
The Shape of Something Squashed (2014)
as Douglas Whymper
Tom Goes to the Bar (1985)
as Tom
Wang Dang (1999)
as Mickey Hounsell
Manhunter (1986)
as Francis Dollarhyde
The Roost (2005)
as The Horror Host
Doris and Inez Speak the Truth (1984)
Actor
Bone Daddy (1991)
Actor
Ice Cream Ants (2006)
as The Thinker