
Tom Noonan
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.

Tom Goes to the Bar
1985

Heat
1995

Synecdoche, New York
2008

Monster Squad Forever!
2007

Mystery Train
1989

Anomalisa
2015

What Happened Was...
1994

Manhunter
1986

Inside 'Manhunter'
2001

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017

Rage!
1980

Gloria
1980

Heaven's Gate
1980

The Monster Squad
1987

The Shape of Something Squashed
2014

A Constant Forge
2000

F/X
1986

The Pledge
2001

Last Action Hero
1993

Seraphim Falls
2007