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Tom Noonan
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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) 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.
Notable films
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Heat
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Synecdoche, New York
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Anomalisa
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Mystery Train
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Last Action Hero
As Ripper / Tommy Noonan
Eight Legged Freaks
As Joshua Taft (uncredited)
F/X
As Varrick
The Monster Squad
As Frankenstein
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Metamorphosis: Bodies in Flux
From Kafka's insect to Cronenberg's flesh, a journey through cinema's most profound transformations, where identity itself is the shape-shifter.
7 films
The Threshold of Nowhere
From a furniture store's hidden door to the endless corridors of the mind, this chain maps the liminal spaces where dread and wonder collide.
8 films
Backers and Believers
From a resurrected cult classic to a record-breaking indie sensation, these eight films prove that crowdfunding isn't just about money, it's about community.
7 films
The Ghosts We Carry
A journey through stop-motion films that turn loss into art, from mainstream masterpieces to hidden gems.
8 films
The Many Faces We Wear
From classic Hollywood to French farce and beyond, a journey through cinema's most audacious transformations and borrowed identities.
7 films
Second Chances
From Hitchcock to Mann, a journey through films where directors revisit their own earlier work, refining obsession into art.
8 films
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Anomalisa
2015 · Everyone Else (voice)
The House of the Devil
2009 · Mr. Ulman
The Alphabet Killer
2008 · Ray Gullikson
Synecdoche, New York
2008 · Sammy Barnathan
Eight Legged Freaks
2002 · Joshua Taft (uncredited)
Knockaround Guys
2001 · Sheriff Decker
The Pledge
2001 · Gary Jackson
Heat
1995 · Kelso
Last Action Hero
1993 · Ripper / Tommy Noonan
Mystery Train
1989 · Man in Diner
The Monster Squad
1987 · Frankenstein
Manhunter
1986 · Francis Dollarhyde
F/X
1986 · Varrick