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Home/People/Tommy Noonan
Tommy Noonan profile photo
Born
Apr 29, 1922Died: Apr 24, 1968
Lived 45 years
Place of Birth
Bellingham, Washington, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

42
Movies
8
TV Shows
1
Directed
Also Known As
Tom Noonan
Noonan and Marshall
Thomas Noone
IMDb Profile

Tommy Noonan

Acting

Biography
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.
Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers poster

Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

as Bird-Dog Berrigan
1967
3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt poster

3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

as Tom
1964
Promises! Promises! poster

Promises! Promises!

as Jeff Brooks
1963
Swingin' Along poster

Swingin' Along

as Freddy
1961
The Rookie poster

The Rookie

as Tommy Noonan / Japanese sailor
1959
The Girl Most Likely poster

The Girl Most Likely

as Buzz
1958
Bundle of Joy poster

Bundle of Joy

as Freddie Miller
1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free poster

The Best Things in Life Are Free

as Carl Frisbee
1956
The Ambassador's Daughter poster

The Ambassador's Daughter

as Cpl. Al O'Connor
1956
How to Be Very, Very Popular poster

How to Be Very, Very Popular

as Eddie Jones
1955
Violent Saturday poster

Violent Saturday

as Harry Reeves, Bank Manager
1955
A Star Is Born poster

A Star Is Born

as Danny McGuire
1954
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes poster

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as Gus Esmond
1953
Starlift poster

Starlift

as Noonan and Marshall
1951
FBI Girl poster

FBI Girl

as Tommy
1951
Holiday Rhythm poster

Holiday Rhythm

as Surgeon (as Tom Noonan)
1950
The Return of Jesse James poster

The Return of Jesse James

as Charlie Ford
1950
Adam's Rib poster

Adam's Rib

as Reporter (uncredited)
1949
Trapped poster

Trapped

as Bank Teller (uncredited)
1949
The Set-Up poster

The Set-Up

as Masher on Street (uncredited)
1949