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Tommy Noonan 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, and he is best known for his supporting performances as Gus Esmond, wealthy fiancé of Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and as the musician Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1954). He played a stock room worker in the film Bundle of Joy (1956) with Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
Birth Name
Thomas Patrick Noone
Born
Friday, 29 April 1921
Died
Wednesday, 24 April 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dick Tracy Special | Johnny | 2009 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' | 1997 |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Gus Esmond Jr. / Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Biography | Gus Esmond Jr (clip from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)) | 1987 |
| The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield | Jeff Brooks | 1968 |
| Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers | Bird-Dog Berrigan | 1967 |
| Batman | Jolly Jackson | 1966 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Johnny Clark | 1964 |
| Valentine's Day | George Randolph | 1964 |
| 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt | Tom | 1964 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dick Tracy Special | Johnny | 2009 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' | 1997 |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Gus Esmond Jr. / Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Biography | Gus Esmond Jr (clip from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)) | 1987 |
| The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield | Jeff Brooks | 1968 |
| Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers | Bird-Dog Berrigan | 1967 |
| Batman | Jolly Jackson | 1966 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Johnny Clark | 1964 |
| Valentine's Day | George Randolph | 1964 |
| 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt | Tom | 1964 |
| Promises..... Promises! | Jeff Brooks | 1963 |
| Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine | Guest Comedian | 1962 |
| Swingin' Along | Freddy | 1961 |
| My Three Sons | Bob Jonley | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Spike Jones Show | Self | 1960 |
| The Rookie | Japanese Submarine Sailor / Pvt. Thomas Patrick 'Tommy' Noonan / Tommy Noonan / Japanese sailor | 1959 |
| The Big Party | Self | 1959 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Girl Most Likely | Buzz | 1958 |
| The Real McCoys | Howard | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Charlie Hatch | 1957 |
| Bundle of Joy | Freddie Miller | 1956 |
| The Best Things in Life Are Free | Carl Frisbee | 1956 |
| The Ambassador's Daughter | Cpl. Al O'Connor | 1956 |
| How to Be Very, Very Popular | Eddie Jones | 1955 |
| Violent Saturday | Harry Reeves, Bank Manager | 1955 |
| The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater | Bob | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Jim Hayes | 1955 |
| The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
| A Star Is Born | Danny McGuire | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | Tommy | 1954 |
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Gus Esmond Jr. / Gus Esmond | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Lincoln Wheeler | 1953 |
| Starlift | Tommy Noonan (as part of Noonan and Marshall) / Noonan and Marshall | 1951 |
| F.B.I. Girl | Television Act / Tommy | 1951 |
| The Model and the Marriage Broker | Young Clerk | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Ceasar | 1951 |
| Holiday Rhythm | Surgeon / Surgeon (as Tom Noonan) | 1950 |
| The Return of Jesse James | Charlie Ford | 1950 |
| Adam's Rib | Reporter | 1949 |
| Battleground | G.I. Straggler | 1949 |
| Trapped | Bank Teller | 1949 |
| Let There Be Stars | (as Tom Noonan) | 1949 |
| The Set-Up | Masher on Street | 1949 |
| I Cheated the Law | Sad Sam Carney (as Tom Noonan) / Sad Sam Carney | 1949 |
| I Shot Jesse James | Charles Ford | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Comedian | 1948 |
| Open Secret | Bob - Barfly / Bob, Man at bar (as Tom Noonan) | 1948 |
| Jungle Patrol | Lt. 'Ham' Hamilton (as Tom Noonan) / Lt. 'Ham' Hamilton | 1948 |
| For You I Die | Stick-Up Man | 1947 |
| Riffraff | First Down-and-Outer at Cabaret | 1947 |
| The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival | Elevator Boy | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Joe | Elevator Boy / Elevator Operator | 1947 |
| Born to Kill | Bellboy | 1947 |
| The Big Fix | Andy Rawlins | 1947 |
| A Likely Story | Taxi Driver | 1947 |
| Lost Honeymoon | Roughneck | 1947 |
| Beat the Band | Toby | 1947 |
| Criminal Court | Cab Driver | 1946 |
| Crack-Up | Bonbon Vendor / Bonbon Vendor (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| Step by Step | Counterman | 1946 |
| The Bamboo Blonde | Art Department / Air Force Bomber Crewman (as Tom Noonan) | 1946 |
| Bedlam | 1st Stonemason | 1946 |
| Ding Dong Williams | Zang | 1946 |
| The Truth About Murder | Jonesy | 1946 |
| From This Day Forward | Maxie - Refreshment Stand Counterman / Maxie | 1946 |
| Riverboat Rhythm | Colonial Hotel Bartender | 1946 |
| Dick Tracy | Johnny Moko | 1945 |
| George White's Scandals | Joe | 1945 |
| Boys Town | Red | 1938 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt | 1964 |
| Promises..... Promises! | 1963 |
| The Rookie | 1959 |
