Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Tom Noonan, a distinctive 6-foot-8 character actor known for roles such as a psychopathic killer in "Manhunter" and a sweet Frankenstein’s monster in "The Monster Squad," died on February 14 in Englewood, New Jersey, at age 74.
- His daughter, Wanda Noonan, confirmed his death in a hospital but did not disclose the cause.
- Noonan was noted for his ability to portray chilling characters, famously explaining that his secret to being scary was to genuinely feel scared himself.
- He gained significant recognition for his role as Francis Dollarhyde in the 1986 film "Manhunter," adapted from Thomas Harris’s novel "Red Dragon."
