Tommy Noonan


Actor
Tommy Noonan

About

Also Known As
Tom Noonan
Birth Place
Bellingham, Washington, USA
Born
April 29, 1921
Died
April 24, 1968
Cause of Death
Malignant Brain Tumor

Biography

Tommy Noonan was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Noonan's earliest roles were in film, including "Crack-Up" (1946), the Claire Trevor drama "Born to Kill" (1947) and "Jungle Patrol" (1948). He also appeared in the western "I Shot Jesse James" (1949) with Preston Foster and the Lloyd Bridges crime picture "Trapped" (1949). His passion for acting continued to his roles...

Biography

Tommy Noonan was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Noonan's earliest roles were in film, including "Crack-Up" (1946), the Claire Trevor drama "Born to Kill" (1947) and "Jungle Patrol" (1948). He also appeared in the western "I Shot Jesse James" (1949) with Preston Foster and the Lloyd Bridges crime picture "Trapped" (1949). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the Cesar Romero action movie "F.B.I. Girl" (1951), the Jane Russell comedic adaptation "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) and "A Star Is Born" (1954). He also appeared in "How to Be Very, Very Popular" (1955) with Betty Grable and the crime feature "Violent Saturday" (1955) with Victor Mature. In the latter part of his career, he tackled roles in the Eddie Fisher musical comedy "Bundle of Joy" (1956), "The Ambassador's Daughter" (1956) and the Gordon MacRae biopic "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (1956). He also appeared in the musical comedy "Girl Most Likely" (1958) with Jane Powell. Noonan last acted in "Promises, Promises" (1964). Noonan passed away in April 1968 at the age of 47.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers (1967)
Bird-Dog Berrigan
Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964)
Tommy
Promises! Promises! (1963)
Jeff Brooks
Swingin' Along (1962)
Freddy Merkle
The Rookie (1959)
Tommy Noonan/Japanese sailor
The Girl Most Likely (1958)
Buzz
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
Carl Frisbee
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
Albert O'Connor
Bundle of Joy (1956)
Freddie Miller
Violent Saturday (1955)
Harry Reeves
How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
Eddie Jones
A Star Is Born (1954)
Danny McGuire
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Gus Esmond, Jr.
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1952)
Young clerk
Starlift (1951)
Himself
F.B.I. Girl (1951)
Television act
The Return of Jesse James (1950)
Charlie Ford
Holiday Rhythm (1950)
Surgeon
Battleground (1949)
G. I. straggler
Make Mine Laughs (1949)
Doctor's assistant
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Charles Ford
I Cheated the Law! (1949)
Sad Sam Carney
The Set-Up (1949)
Masher
Trapped (1949)
Teller
Adam's Rib (1949)
Reporter
Open Secret (1948)
Bob
Jungle Patrol (1948)
Ham Hamilton
The Big Fix (1947)
Andy Rawlins
Born to Kill (1947)
Card player with Mrs. Kraft
The Fabulous Joe (1947)
Elevator boy
Riffraff (1947)
Drunk
Lost Honeymoon (1947)
Roughneck
Beat the Band (1947)
Toby
A Likely Story (1947)
Taxi driver
Riverboat Rhythm (1946)
Bartender
Criminal Court (1946)
Cab driver
The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
Elevator operator
From This Day Forward (1946)
Attendant
The Bamboo Blonde (1946)
Art Department
Bedlam (1946)
Stonemason
Ding Dong Williams (1946)
Zang
The Truth About Murder (1946)
Jonesy
Crack-Up (1946)
Vendor
George White's Scandals (1945)
Joe
Dick Tracy (1945)
Johnny Moko
Boys Town (1938)
Red

Writer (Feature Film)

Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964)
Screenwriter
Promises! Promises! (1963)
Screenwriter
The Rookie (1959)
Wrt by

Producer (Feature Film)

Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964)
Producer
Promises! Promises! (1963)
Producer
The Rookie (1959)
Producer

Production Companies (Feature Film)

Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964)
Company

Life Events

Family

John Ireland
Half-Brother
Actor; survived him.

Bibliography