Tommy Noonan

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.

  • Popularity : 1.471
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1922-04-29
  • Place of Birth : Bellingham, Washington, USA
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Tommy Noonan Movies

  • 1953
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    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    7.3 1953 HD

    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...

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  • 1954
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    7.1 1954 HD

    A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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  • 1949
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    Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

    7.1 1949 HD

    A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers...

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  • 1949
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    I Shot Jesse James

    I Shot Jesse James

    6.255 1949 HD

    Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford...

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  • 1956
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    Bundle of Joy

    Bundle of Joy

    6.4 1956 HD

    Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss'...

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  • 1949
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    The Set-Up

    The Set-Up

    7.321 1949 HD

    Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

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  • 1963
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    Promises! Promises!

    Promises! Promises!

    4.8 1963 HD

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

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  • 1955
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    Violent Saturday

    Violent Saturday

    6.7 1955 HD

    Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

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  • 1948
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    Open Secret

    Open Secret

    6.5 1948 HD

    A couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe that anti-semites are behind the disappearance.

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  • 1946
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    The Bamboo Blonde

    The Bamboo Blonde

    6 1946 HD

    A pilot of a B 29 meets Louise Anderson, a singer in a New York nightclub. He falls in love with her, but he had to leave next day for action in the...

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  • 1956
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    The Best Things in Life Are Free

    The Best Things in Life Are Free

    5 1956 HD

    Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. They soon have several hits on Broadway but De...

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  • 1949
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    Trapped

    Trapped

    5.9 1949 HD

    Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he will help them recover some bogus moneymaking...

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  • 1951
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    FBI Girl

    FBI Girl

    5.9 1951 HD

    G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.

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  • 1958
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    The Girl Most Likely

    The Girl Most Likely

    3.7 1958 HD

    Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however, is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing...

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  • 1955
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    How To Be Very, Very Popular

    How To Be Very, Very Popular

    4.7 1955 HD

    Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert...

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  • 1949
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    I Cheated the Law

    I Cheated the Law

    1 1949 HD

    An attorney (Tom Conway) learns he was duped into being his gangster murder client's (Steve Brodie) alibi.

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  • 1964
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    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3.2 1964 HD

    An out-of-work method actor is hired by a male model, an ecdysiast, and a car salesman who live together to save money. They want the actor to listen...

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  • 1951
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    Starlift

    Starlift

    5.6 1951 HD

    To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.

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  • 1959
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    The Rookie

    The Rookie

    1 1959 HD

    A manic young radio network employee enlists in the army at the end of WWII and finds himself the only new recruit at basic training camp. Military...

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  • 1967
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    Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

    Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

    4 1967 HD

    Darby Clyde Fenster and Jerry Martin are a pair of penniless nincompoop-drifters who hop a freight train on their way to Florida. Our intrepid heroes...

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  • 1986
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    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    7.5 1986 HD

    Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love...

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  • 1946
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    Bedlam

    Bedlam

    6.5 1946 HD

    London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they...

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  • 1946
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    The Truth About Murder

    The Truth About Murder

    5 1946 HD

    A young attorney (Bonita Granville) is convinced a murder suspect is innocent in the killing of his wife.

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  • 1948
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    Jungle Patrol

    Jungle Patrol

    5 1948 HD

    Eight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip in New Guinea.

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  • 1946
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    Ding Dong Williams

    Ding Dong Williams

    5 1946 HD

    Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a motion picture studio. The studio plans to use him and...

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  • 1950
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    The Return of Jesse James

    The Return of Jesse James

    5 1950 HD

    Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.

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  • 1947
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    Follow That Music

    Follow That Music

    1 1947 HD

    Two reel comedy starring Gene Krupa as an Orchestra leader trying to make it in New York.

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  • 1947
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    Born to Kill

    Born to Kill

    6.7 1947 HD

    A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.

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  • 1947
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    A Likely Story

    A Likely Story

    4.2 1947 HD

    A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.

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  • 1956
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    The Ambassador's Daughter

    The Ambassador's Daughter

    4.3 1956 HD

    While on leave in Paris, a G.I. pursues an ambassador's daughter. Meanwhile she's out to prove to her father that soldiers can be gentlemen, too.

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  • 1946
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    Criminal Court

    Criminal Court

    5.2 1946 HD

    A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a...

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  • 1950
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    Holiday Rhythm

    Holiday Rhythm

    1 1950 HD

    A young executive is trying to convince an airline to sponsor a travel show on television, but he's not getting anywhere. When he tells his...

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  • 1947
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    The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

    1 1947 HD

    Ken Williams (James Brown), a star basketball player on a college team learns that a police lieutenant (Regis Toomey) is the head of a gambling ring...

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  • 1946
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    From This Day Forward

    From This Day Forward

    5.2 1946 HD

    A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has...

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  • 1945
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    Beware of Redheads

    Beware of Redheads

    1 1945 HD

    A beautiful redhead (Myrna Dell) comes knocking on Leon's door demanding the return of a compact dropped accidently in his pocket while they were...

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  • 1945
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    The Big Beef

    The Big Beef

    1 1945 HD

    Edgar invites his boss home for a steak dinner, but the steak hasn't arrived. A pushy book salesman does arrives and this causes Edgar a few problems...

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  • 1961
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    Swingin' Along

    Swingin' Along

    5 1961 HD

    An amateur tunesmith and a con man pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contest.

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  • 1947
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    The Fabulous Joe

    The Fabulous Joe

    5.8 1947 HD

    Milo Terkel's life is never the same after he is willed a dog named Joe. Milo buys his wife a diamond necklace for their anniversary, but when he...

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  • 1947
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    Riff-Raff

    Riff-Raff

    6.1 1947 HD

    A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oilfields when he hides a valuable map in plain sight.

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  • 1946
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    Step by Step

    Step by Step

    6.2 1946 HD

    Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a...

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  • 1946
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    Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

    5.6 1946 HD

    Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?

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  • 1945
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    Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

    5.2 1945 HD

    Detective Tracy (Morgan Conway) rescues Tess Trueheart (Anne Jeffreys) and Junior from a killer called Splitface (Mike Mazurki).

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  • 1963
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    Promises! Promises!

    Promises! Promises!

    4.8 1963 HD

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  • 1964
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    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3.2 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3.2 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3.2 1964 HD

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  • 1963
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    Promises! Promises!

    Promises! Promises!

    4.8 1963 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Rookie

    The Rookie

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

    6.5 1960 HD

    A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An...

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  • 1964
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    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    7.1 1964 HD

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff...

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  • 1955
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    Hollywood Preview

    Hollywood Preview

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    5 1955 HD

    An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were...

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  • 1964
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    Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day

    1 1964 HD

    Valentine's Day is a 1964 comedy television series that appeared on ABC's schedule. The series starred Tony Franciosa as Valentine Farrow, a swinging...

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  • 1959
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    The Big Party

    The Big Party

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1966
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    Batman

    Batman

    7.306 1966 HD

    Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret...

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