Tommy Noonan

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bellingham, Washington, USA, 1922-04-29

Died: 1968-04-24

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1945	Beware of Redheads	Doctor's Assistant	0
2	1945	The Big Beef	Steer Delivery Boy	0
3	1945	Dick Tracy	Johnny Moko (uncredited)	51
4	1946	From This Day Forward	Maxie	52
5	1946	The Truth About Murder	Jonesy	50
6	1946	Ding Dong Williams	Zang	50
7	1946	Bedlam		65
8	1946	The Bamboo Blonde	Air Force Bomber Crewman (as Tom Noonan)	60
9	1946	Step by Step	Counterman	62
10	1946	Crack-Up	Bonbon Vendor (Uncredited)	56
11	1946	Criminal Court	Cab Driver (uncredited)	53
12	1947	Follow That Music		0
13	1947	A Likely Story	Taxi Driver (uncredited)	42
14	1947	The Big Fix	Andy Rawlins	0
15	1947	Born to Kill	Bellboy (uncredited)	67
16	1947	Riff-Raff	First Down-and-Outer at Cabaret (uncredited)	61
17	1947	The Fabulous Joe	Elevator Operator	58
18	1948	Open Secret	Bob, Man at bar (as Tom Noonan)	65
19	1948	Jungle Patrol	Lt. 'Ham' Hamilton (as Tom Noonan)	50
20	1949	I Shot Jesse James	Charles Ford	63
21	1949	I Cheated the Law	Sad Sam Carney (as Tom Noonan)	0
22	1949	The Set-Up	Masher on Street (uncredited)	73
23	1949	Trapped	Bank Teller (uncredited)	58
24	1949	Adam's Rib	Reporter (uncredited)	71
25	1950	The Return of Jesse James	Charlie Ford	50
26	1950	Holiday Rhythm	Surgeon (as Tom Noonan)	0
27	1951	FBI Girl	Tommy	59
28	1951	Starlift	Noonan and Marshall	56
29	1953	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	Gus Esmond	73
30	1954	A Star Is Born	Danny McGuire	71
31	1955	Violent Saturday	Harry Reeves, Bank Manager	67
32	1955	How To Be Very, Very Popular	Eddie Jones	47
33	1956	The Ambassador's Daughter	Cpl. Al O'Connor	43
34	1956	The Best Things in Life Are Free	Carl Frisbee	50
35	1956	Bundle of Joy	Freddie Miller	64
36	1958	The Girl Most Likely	Buzz	37
37	1959	The Rookie	Tommy Noonan / Japanese sailor	0
38	1961	Swingin' Along	Freddy	50
39	1963	Promises! Promises!	Jeff Brooks	48
40	1964	3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt	Tom	32
41	1967	Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers	Bird-Dog Berrigan	40
42	1986	Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend	Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)	75

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	The Millionaire	Jim Hayes	50
2	1955	Hollywood Preview	Self	60
3	1959	The Big Party	Self	0
4	1960	My Three Sons		65
5	1964	Valentine's Day	George Randolph	0
6	1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.		71
7	1966	Batman	Jolly Jackson	73