Noonan as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter, 1986

Tom Noonan (born April 12, 1951) is an American actor and film writer-director. Image File history File links Francisdolarhydemanhunter. ... Image File history File links Francisdolarhydemanhunter. ... Francis Dolarhyde as portrayed by Ralph Fiennes. ... Manhunter (1986; see also 1986 in film) is a film based on Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Life and work

Noonan was born in Greenwich, Connecticut; he has an older brother, John Ford Noonan. Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Settled 1640 Government type Representative town meeting First selectman James A. Lash Town administrator Edward Gomeau Town meeting moderator Thomas J. Byrne Area    - City 174. ...

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 and Last Action Hero. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Actor Sam Shepard mulls over a scene in the motion picture Stealth, while filming on June 15, 2004, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. ... Buried Child is a play by Sam Shepard that won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national fame as a playwright. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... RoboCop 2 is a satirical science fiction film, released in 1990 and set in the near future in a dystopian metropolitan Detroit, Michigan. ... Last Action Hero is a 1993 action comedy directed by John McTiernan. ...

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 role. His biggest supporting role was in 1995, when he portrayed Kelso in Heat. During the 1990s, he wrote various plays, including two that he made into movies, What Happened Was... (1994) and The Wife (1995). Francis Dolarhyde as portrayed by Ralph Fiennes. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Manhunter (1986; see also 1986 in film) is a film based on Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon. ... Hannibal The Cannibal Lecter, as portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs. ... Heat is a crime thriller/action film released on December 15, 1995. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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). The X-Files is an American television series created by Chris Carter. ... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ... Tales from the Darkside is an anthology TV series from the 1980s produced by George A. Romero. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... William L. Petersen William Louis Petersen is an American actor born on February 21, 1953, in Evanston, Illinois. ... This is about the character from Red Dragon. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Tom Noonan at the Internet Movie Database