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He and his fellow Heat (1995) cast member, Ted Levine, have both played villains caught with the help of Hannibal Lecter. Noonan played Francis "Tooth Fairy" Dolarhyde in Manhunter - Roter Drache (1986), and Levine played Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb in Das Schweigen der Lämmer (1991).

Made a guest appearance in the third season of CSI: Vegas (2000). He and "CSI" star William Petersen starred together in Manhunter - Roter Drache (1986).

The play, "A Poster for the Cosmos", was written specifically for Tom by writer Lanford Wilson.

He is not related to the actor Tommy Noonan.

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 130, pp. 305-309. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

Auditioned for the role of 'Frank' in Blue Velvet (1986), before Dennis Hopper was cast.

In Last Action Hero (1993), the villain, Benedict (Charles Dance) says that "Hannibal Lecter can do the catering!" Noonan, who appeared in that film, played Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter - Roter Drache (1986), the first film to feature Lecter. In addition, the first director considered for Last Action Hero (1993) was Steven Spielberg, who made Schindlers Liste (1993), instead. On that film, Spielberg worked with Noonan's successor, Ralph Fiennes, who played Dolarhyde in Roter Drache (2002).