
Tommy Noonan
Actor
Born: April 29, 1922 (45 years old)
Died: April 24, 1968
Place of birth: Bellingham, Washington, USA
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.
Filmography (30)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953, ★ 7.3)
- A Star Is Born (1954, ★ 7.1)
- Adam's Rib (1949, ★ 7.1)
- The Set-Up (1949, ★ 7.3)
- Violent Saturday (1955, ★ 6.8)
- Open Secret (1948, ★ 6.5)
- Born to Kill (1947, ★ 6.7)
- Bedlam (1946, ★ 6.6)
- My Three Sons (1960, ★ 6.5)
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964, ★ 7)
- Batman (1966, ★ 7.3)
- I Shot Jesse James (1949, ★ 6.3)
- Bundle of Joy (1956, ★ 6.2)
- Trapped (1949, ★ 5.9)
- FBI Girl (1951, ★ 5.7)
- Starlift (1951, ★ 6.1)
- Riff-Raff (1947, ★ 6.2)
- Step by Step (1946, ★ 6.2)
- Promises! Promises! (1963, ★ 4.5)
- Criminal Court (1946, ★ 5.2)
- From This Day Forward (1946, ★ 5.2)
- The Fabulous Joe (1947, ★ 5.2)
- Crack-Up (1946, ★ 5.6)
- How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955, ★ 4.1)
- Dick Tracy (1945, ★ 5)
- 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964, ★ 3.2)
- Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers (1967, ★ 4)
- A Likely Story (1947, ★ 4.2)
- The Ambassador's Daughter (1956, ★ 4.3)
- The Girl Most Likely (1958, ★ 2.6)