Tommy Noonan
Birthday: 1922-04-29
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.
Movies
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the dis...
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A Star Is Born
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career ...
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Adam's Rib
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam...
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I Shot Jesse James
Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry...
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Bundle of Joy
Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large de...
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The Set-Up
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his ...
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Promises! Promises!
After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to fin...
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Violent Saturday
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, whi...
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Open Secret
A couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe tha...
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The Best Things in Life Are Free
Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing tea...
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The Bamboo Blonde
A pilot of a B 29 meets Louise Anderson, a singer in a New York nightclub. He falls in love with her...
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Trapped
Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he ...
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FBI Girl
G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division....
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The Girl Most Likely
Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however...
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How To Be Very, Very Popular
Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical ...
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I Cheated the Law
An attorney (Tom Conway) learns he was duped into being his gangster murder client's (Steve Brodie) ...
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3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
An out-of-work method actor is hired by a male model, an ecdysiast, and a car salesman who live toge...
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Starlift
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie ge...
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The Rookie
A manic young radio network employee enlists in the army at the end of WWII and finds himself the on...
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Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
Darby Clyde Fenster and Jerry Martin are a pair of penniless nincompoop-drifters who hop a freight t...
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The Truth About Murder
A young attorney (Bonita Granville) is convinced a murder suspect is innocent in the killing of his ...
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Jungle Patrol
Eight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip in Ne...
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Ding Dong Williams
Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a motion p...
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The Return of Jesse James
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brothe...
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Follow That Music
Two reel comedy starring Gene Krupa as an Orchestra leader trying to make it in New York....
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Born to Kill
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getti...
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A Likely Story
A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself t...
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The Ambassador's Daughter
While on leave in Paris, a G.I. pursues an ambassador's daughter. Meanwhile she's out to prove to h...
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Criminal Court
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nig...
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Holiday Rhythm
A young executive is trying to convince an airline to sponsor a travel show on television, but he's ...
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The Big Fix
Ken Williams (James Brown), a star basketball player on a college team learns that a police lieutena...
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From This Day Forward
A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, ...
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Beware of Redheads
A beautiful redhead (Myrna Dell) comes knocking on Leon's door demanding the return of a compact dro...
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The Big Beef
Edgar invites his boss home for a steak dinner, but the steak hasn't arrived. A pushy book salesman ...
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Swingin' Along
An amateur tunesmith and a con man pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting...
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The Fabulous Joe
Milo Terkel's life is never the same after he is willed a dog named Joe. Milo buys his wife a diamon...
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Riff-Raff
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oil fields while ...
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Step by Step
Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day o...
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Crack-Up
Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or th...
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Dick Tracy
Detective Tracy rescues Tess Trueheart and Junior from a killer called Splitface....
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Bedlam
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy w...
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What, No Cigarettes
There is movement afoot in Edgar Kennedy's house, where he lives with his wife Florence, and relucta...
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