Tommy Noonan

Tommy Noonan

Born: April 29, 1922
Died: April 24, 1968
in Bellingham, Washington, USA
Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Noone ( April 29, 1921 – April 24, 1968) was a comedy genre film performer, screenwriter and producer. He acted in a 65 projects including high-profile films as well as B movies from the 1940s through the 1960s and he made several tv appearances also; he is best known for his supporting performances as Gus Esmond, wealthy fiancé of Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe), in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and as musician Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1954). In addition to starring alongside Marilyn Monroe, Noonan is also noted for having played love interests to Jayne Mansfield in Promises..... Promises! (1963) and Mamie Van Doren in 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (Which he also directed) (1964), making him the only actor to play love interests to the 3 former who were dubbed the 3 Ms of Golden Age Hollywood.

Movies for Tommy Noonan...

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Title: Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Character: Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)
Released: April 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.
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Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
Title: Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
Character: Bird-Dog Berrigan
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Darby Clyde Fenster and Jerry Martin are a pair of penniless nincompoop-drifters who hop a freight train on their way to Florida. Our intrepid heroes find themselves facing one comic situation after another in this gloriously loopy Southern fried comedy-with-music.
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Title: Batman
Character: Jolly Jackson
Released: January 12, 1966
Type: TV
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.
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Title: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Released: September 25, 1964
Type: TV
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.
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Title: Valentine's Day
Character: George Randolph
Released: September 18, 1964
Type: TV
Valentine's Day is a 1964 comedy television series that appeared on ABC's schedule. The series starred Tony Franciosa as Valentine Farrow, a swinging Manhattan publishing executive, and Jack Soo, later of Barney Miller as Rocky Sin, Farrow's poker-playing con-artist valet. The show was created by Hal Kanter and lasted only one season. One noteworthy episode was produced as a tie-in to the movie Rio Conchos, in which Franciosa co-starred; he played both Valentine and his Mexican character from the feature.
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3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
Title: 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
Character: Tom
Released: May 29, 1964
Type: Movie
An out-of-work method actor is hired by a male model, an ecdysiast, and a car salesman who live together to save money. They want the actor to listen to their problems and go see a psychiatrist, so they can get counseling for cheap. The psychiatrist is intrigued by the split personalities indicated by the three separate sets of problems presented by the actor, and soon producers are climbing out of the woodwork trying to buy the rights to the film, while the actor is having trouble keeping his act together.
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Promises! Promises!
Title: Promises! Promises!
Character: Jeff Brooks
Released: August 1, 1963
Type: Movie
After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.
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Swingin' Along
Title: Swingin' Along
Character: Freddy
Released: April 16, 1961
Type: Movie
An amateur tunesmith and a con man pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contest.
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Title: My Three Sons
Released: September 29, 1960
Type: TV
A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
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The Rookie
Title: The Rookie
Character: Tommy Noonan / Japanese sailor
Released: December 1, 1959
Type: Movie
A manic young radio network employee enlists in the army at the end of WWII and finds himself the only new recruit at basic training camp. Military comedy.
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Title: The Big Party
Character: Self
Released: October 8, 1959
Type: TV
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The Girl Most Likely
Title: The Girl Most Likely
Character: Buzz
Released: February 5, 1958
Type: Movie
Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however, is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts. Dodie next meets Pete, who she thinks is rich, but she soon finds out that he is just a boat mechanic. They have fun on their date and Pete proposes and Dodie accepts. Then Dodie meets Neil Patterson who is rich. They go to Mexico on his yacht and have fun on their date. Neil proposes and Dodie accepts. Now she has to choose.
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Bundle of Joy
Title: Bundle of Joy
Character: Freddie Miller
Released: December 12, 1956
Type: Movie
Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss' son. After getting fired from her job, she finds an adorable baby on the steps of the foundling home and the folks inside mistake her for the mother. Fisher, well-meaning, but obtuse, tries to help her out with the baby, and the buds of romance begin to appear. Meanwhile old Merlin, the owner of the store, thinks he just might be a grandfather...
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The Best Things in Life Are Free
Title: The Best Things in Life Are Free
Character: Carl Frisbee
Released: September 28, 1956
Type: Movie
Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. They soon have several hits on Broadway but De Sylva's personal ambition leads to friction as the other two increasingly feel left out of things.
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The Ambassador's Daughter
Title: The Ambassador's Daughter
Character: Cpl. Al O'Connor
Released: July 26, 1956
Type: Movie
While on leave in Paris, a G.I. pursues an ambassador's daughter. Meanwhile she's out to prove to her father that soldiers can be gentlemen, too.
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Title: Hollywood Preview
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 1955
Type: TV
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How To Be Very, Very Popular
Title: How To Be Very, Very Popular
Character: Eddie Jones
Released: July 22, 1955
Type: Movie
Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Tommy Noonan, Orson Bean, Fred Clark, Alice Pearce, Rhys Williams, Willard Waterman, Leslie Parrish and Jesslyn Fax.
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Violent Saturday
Title: Violent Saturday
Character: Harry Reeves, Bank Manager
Released: April 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
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Title: The Millionaire
Character: Jim Hayes
Released: January 19, 1955
Type: TV
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.
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A Star Is Born
Title: A Star Is Born
Character: Danny McGuire
Released: October 1, 1954
Type: Movie
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Title: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Character: Gus Esmond
Released: July 14, 1953
Type: Movie
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
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Starlift
Title: Starlift
Character: Noonan and Marshall
Released: December 14, 1951
Type: Movie
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
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FBI Girl
Title: FBI Girl
Character: Tommy
Released: November 4, 1951
Type: Movie
G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.
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Holiday Rhythm
Title: Holiday Rhythm
Character: Surgeon (as Tom Noonan)
Released: October 30, 1950
Type: Movie
A young executive is trying to convince an airline to sponsor a travel show on television, but he's not getting anywhere. When he tells his fiancé that he may have to postpone their honeymoon, she goes off on him, and as he backs away from her he hits his head on a fire extinguisher and knocks himself out. While unconscious he dreams his own version of the show he's trying so hard to sell.
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The Return of Jesse James
Title: The Return of Jesse James
Character: Charlie Ford
Released: August 1, 1950
Type: Movie
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
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Adam's Rib
Title: Adam's Rib
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Released: November 18, 1949
Type: Movie
When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.
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Trapped
Title: Trapped
Character: Bank Teller (uncredited)
Released: September 27, 1949
Type: Movie
Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he will help them recover some bogus moneymaking plates, but he plans to double-cross them.
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The Set-Up
Title: The Set-Up
Character: Masher on Street (uncredited)
Released: March 29, 1949
Type: Movie
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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I Cheated the Law
Title: I Cheated the Law
Character: Sad Sam Carney (as Tom Noonan)
Released: March 4, 1949
Type: Movie
An attorney (Tom Conway) learns he was duped into being his gangster murder client's (Steve Brodie) alibi.
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I Shot Jesse James
Title: I Shot Jesse James
Character: Charles Ford
Released: February 26, 1949
Type: Movie
Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout town. He travels to Colorado to try his hand at prospecting in hopes that marriage with Cynthy is still in the cards.
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Jungle Patrol
Title: Jungle Patrol
Character: Lt. 'Ham' Hamilton (as Tom Noonan)
Released: November 1, 1948
Type: Movie
Eight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip in New Guinea.
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Open Secret
Title: Open Secret
Character: Bob, Man at bar (as Tom Noonan)
Released: February 14, 1948
Type: Movie
A couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe that anti-semites are behind the disappearance.
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The Fabulous Joe
Title: The Fabulous Joe
Character: Elevator Operator
Released: August 28, 1947
Type: Movie
Milo Terkel's life is never the same after he is willed a dog named Joe. Milo buys his wife a diamond necklace for their anniversary, but when he returns home he finds a note saying she is attending a charity affair. He decides to celebrate alone, taking Joe along for company. After two "mystery gardenias" at the Florida Club, he meets gorgeous Miss Gilmore who spots the necklace and asks to try it on. Milo is punched in the nose by Miss Gilmore's boyfriend, Louie. But Milo's troubles really begin when his dog starts to talk to him, and ONLY to him! He tells Milo to act tough, like Humphrey Bogart. It's a laugh-a-minute as Milo changes from lamb to lion and is innocently caught by his wife with the shapely Miss Gilmore. When his wife sues for divorce he tells the judge about Joe being his advisor. The judge can only suggest that Milo and his wife take a long vacation to work out their problems. Everyone knows a dog simply can't talk!
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Riff-Raff
Title: Riff-Raff
Character: First Down-and-Outer at Cabaret (uncredited)
Released: June 28, 1947
Type: Movie
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oilfields when he hides a valuable map in plain sight.
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Born to Kill
Title: Born to Kill
Character: Bellboy (uncredited)
Released: April 30, 1947
Type: Movie
Helen Brent has just received a Reno divorce. That night, she discovers her neighbor Laury Palmer and a gentleman caller murdered in Palmer's home. The killer is her neighbor's other boyfriend Sam Wilde, an insanely jealous man who won't abide anyone "cutting in" on him.
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The Big Fix
Title: The Big Fix
Character: Andy Rawlins
Released: April 19, 1947
Type: Movie
Ken Williams (James Brown), a star basketball player on a college team learns that a police lieutenant (Regis Toomey) is the head of a gambling ring attempting to fix basketball games by bribing the players.
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A Likely Story
Title: A Likely Story
Character: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Released: April 18, 1947
Type: Movie
A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.
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Follow That Music
Title: Follow That Music
Released: January 31, 1947
Type: Movie
Two reel comedy starring Gene Krupa as an Orchestra leader trying to make it in New York.
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Criminal Court
Title: Criminal Court
Character: Cab Driver (uncredited)
Released: November 15, 1946
Type: Movie
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his involvement in the crime, his girlfriend discovers the body and is subsequently charged with the murder.
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Crack-Up
Title: Crack-Up
Character: Bonbon Vendor (Uncredited)
Released: September 6, 1946
Type: Movie
Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?
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Step by Step
Title: Step by Step
Character: Counterman
Released: August 23, 1946
Type: Movie
Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a U.S. senator in California soon brings unexpected intrigue and trouble for her and Johnny. The machinations of a sinister group of Nazi spies lead to mysteries and mistaken identities, and the two soon find themselves framed for murder!
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The Bamboo Blonde
Title: The Bamboo Blonde
Character: Air Force Bomber Crewman (as Tom Noonan)
Released: July 15, 1946
Type: Movie
A pilot of a B 29 meets Louise Anderson, a singer in a New York nightclub. He falls in love with her, but he had to leave next day for action in the Pacific. He lets paint her picture on his bomber, the "Bamboo Blonde" and becomes a hero with his crew sinking a Japanese battleship and shooting down a Japanese fighter wing. Back in New York, he leaves his fiancée and engages him to Louise.
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Bedlam
Title: Bedlam
Released: May 10, 1946
Type: Movie
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.
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Ding Dong Williams
Title: Ding Dong Williams
Character: Zang
Released: April 15, 1946
Type: Movie
Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a motion picture studio. The studio plans to use him and his six-piece band but his musical deficiencies are discovered and the plan scrapped. But the secretary of the head of the music department intercedes on his behalf and he is given a chance in the film.
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The Truth About Murder
Title: The Truth About Murder
Character: Jonesy
Released: April 1, 1946
Type: Movie
A young attorney (Bonita Granville) is convinced a murder suspect is innocent in the killing of his wife.
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From This Day Forward
Title: From This Day Forward
Character: Maxie
Released: March 2, 1946
Type: Movie
A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years. The two come together with many trials and tribulations in trying to preserve their marriage in the post-war years.
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The Big Beef
Title: The Big Beef
Character: Steer Delivery Boy
Released: October 19, 1945
Type: Movie
Edgar invites his boss home for a steak dinner, but the steak hasn't arrived. A pushy book salesman does arrives and this causes Edgar a few problems and several slow-burns. The double-take slow-burn comes when the meat arrives in the form of a live, 1000-pound steer.
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Beware of Redheads
Title: Beware of Redheads
Character: Doctor's Assistant
Released: September 14, 1945
Type: Movie
A beautiful redhead (Myrna Dell) comes knocking on Leon's door demanding the return of a compact dropped accidently in his pocket while they were dancing. But his wife (Dorothy Granger) has already discovered the compact and thinks Leon bought it as a gift for her. And then, to no great surprise, the redhead's jealous husband makes an appearance. Leon, before he is cleared of any hanky-panky with the redhead, nets two black eyes.