Tom Noonan
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Tom Noonan (born April 12, 1951) is an American actor and film writer-director.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Noonan was born in Palos Hills, Illinois, the son of Rosaleen and Tom Noonan, who worked as a dentist and jazz musician.[1] He has an older brother, John Ford Noonan, a playwright,[2] and two sisters, Rosemary and Caroline.
[edit] Career
Noonan started working in theatre (appearing in the original Off-Broadway production Sam Shepard's play Buried Child), but in the 1980s he began working in film. Six-foot-six-inches in height, Noonan's imposing presence is probably responsible for his tendency to be cast as menacing villains, such as in RoboCop 2, Last Action Hero, and The Pledge.
In 1986, 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 1995, when he portrayed Kelso in Heat. He also played Frankenstein in The Monster Squad. During the 1990s, he wrote various plays, including two that he made into movies, What Happened Was... (1994) and The Wife (1995).
Noonan has also made numerous appearances in television shows, including The X-Files, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Tales From The Darkside and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (in which he starred alongside William Petersen, who played his nemesis, Will Graham, in Manhunter).
