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Tommy Noonan

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 04/29/1922 († 45, 04/24/1968) | Bellingham, WA (United States of America (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 number of high-profile films as well as B movies from the 1940s through the 1960s; 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). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

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After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are. ...

Promises! Promises!

NR

1963 | 2.5/5 | 1h 15min
Comedy, Romance / Love
 
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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 Lore ...

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

NR

1953 | 3.7/5 | 1h 31min
Music, Comedy, Romance / Love
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A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. ...

A Star Is Born

PG

1954 | 3.6/5 | 2h 56min
Drama, Music, Romance / Love
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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 ...

Bundle of Joy

NR

1956 | 3.2/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Movies with Tommy Noonan as Actor(40)

as Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Bird-Dog Berrigan1967 Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
as Tom1964 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
as Jeff Brooks1963 Promises! Promises!
1961 Swingin' Along
as Tommy Noonan / Japanese sailor1959 The Rookie
as Buzz1958 The Girl Most Likely
as Cpl. Al O'Connor1956 The Ambassador's Daughter
as Freddie Miller1956 Bundle of Joy
as Carl Frisbee1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free
as Eddie Jones1955 How To Be Very, Very Popular
as Harry Reeves, Bank Manager1955 Violent Saturday
as Danny McGuire1954 A Star Is Born
as Gus Esmond1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Noonan and Marshall1951 Starlift
as Tommy1951 FBI Girl
as Surgeon (as Tom Noonan)1950 Holiday Rhythm
as Charlie Ford1950 The Return of Jesse James
as Reporter (uncredited)1949 Adam's Rib
as Masher on Street (uncredited)1949 The Set-Up
as Charles Ford1949 I Shot Jesse James
as Bank Teller (uncredited)1949 Trapped
as Sad Sam Carney (as Tom Noonan)1949 I Cheated the Law
as Lt. 'Ham' Hamilton (as Tom Noonan)1948 Jungle Patrol
as Bob, Man at bar (as Tom Noonan)1948 Open Secret
as Andy Rawlins1947 The Big Fix
as Bellboy (uncredited)1947 Born to Kill
1947 Follow That Music
as Elevator Operator1947 The Fabulous Joe
as First Down-and-Outer at Cabaret (uncredited)1947 Riff-Raff
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1947 A Likely Story
as Bonbon Vendor (Uncredited)1946 Crack-Up
as Air Force Bomber Crewman (as Tom Noonan)1946 The Bamboo Blonde
as Counterman1946 Step by Step
as Zang1946 Ding Dong Williams
as Cab Driver (uncredited)1946 Criminal Court
as Maxie1946 From This Day Forward
as Jonesy1946 The Truth About Murder
as Doctor's Assistant1945 Beware of Redheads
as Steer Delivery Boy1945 The Big Beef

TV Shows/Series with Tommy Noonan as Actor(6)

as Jolly Jackson1966 Batman
1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as George Randolph1964 Valentine's Day
1960 My Three Sons
as himself1955 Hollywood Preview
as Jim Hayes1955 The Millionaire

Movies with Tommy Noonan as Crew(6)

Directing/Director1964 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
Production/Producer1964 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
Writing/Writer1964 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
Production/Producer1963 Promises! Promises!
Writing/Writer1963 Promises! Promises!
Writing/Writer1959 The Rookie

Full Name: Tommy Noonan
Born: Saturday, 04/29 1922 (April) in Bellingham, WA (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/24 1968 (April) in Woodland Hills (aged: 45)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Other names for Tommy Noonan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Tom Noonan"
"Noonan and Marshall"
Tommy Noonan frequently works together with these people:
Albert S. D'Agostino (11x, Crew)
Darrell Silvera (9x, Crew)
Jason Robards Sr. (8x, Actor)
Renié (7x, Crew)
William Boyett (7x, Actor)
Russell A. Cully (6x, Crew)
Peter Marshall (6x, Actor)
Ellen Corby (5x, Actress)
Harry Harvey (5x, Actor)
Sam Lufkin (5x, Actor)
Gordon Bau (5x, Crew)
Phil Warren (5x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:396098, Added: 08/19/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024