Tom Noonan
12. April 1951 – 14. Februar 2026
Von "Manhunter" bis "Last Action Hero": Tom Noonan hinterließ als Antagonist bleibenden Eindruck. Im Thriller "Manhunter - Roter Drache" (1986) spielte er den Serienkiller Francis Dollarhyde, 1987 verkörperte er in "The Monster Squad" das Frankensteins Monster. 1990 glänzte er als skrupelloser Drogenbaron in "RoboCop 2" und 1993 spielte er in "Last Action Hero" furchteinflößenden Killer "The Ripper". Noonan arbeitete zudem auch als Regisseur. Sein Film "What Happened Was..." (1994), den er selbst schrieb, inszenierte und in dem er die Hauptrolle spielte, gewann den Großen Preis der Jury beim Sundance Festival. In späteren Jahren war er unter anderem an "Synecdoche, New York" (2008) sowie als Synchronsprecher an dem Animationsfilm "Anomalisma" (2015) beteiligt. Seine letzte Rolle hatte er 2017 im Film "Wonderstruck".
From “Manhunter” to “Last Action Hero”: Tom Noonan left a lasting impression as an antagonist. In the thriller "Manhunter - Red Dragon" (1986) he played the serial killer Francis Dollarhyde, and in 1987 he played Frankenstein's monster in "The Monster Squad". In 1990 he shone as a ruthless drug lord in "RoboCop 2" and in 1993 he played the fearsome killer "The Ripper" in "Last Action Hero". Noonan also worked as a director. His film "What Happened Was..." (1994), which he wrote, directed and starred in, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Festival. In later years he was involved in, among other things, "Synecdoche, New York" (2008) and as a voice actor in the animated film "Anomalisma" (2015). His last role was in the 2017 film “Wonderstruck.”