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Tom Noonan
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He and his fellow
Heat (1995)
cast member,
Ted Levine
, have both played villains caught with the help of Hannibal Lecter. Noonan played Francis "Tooth Fairy" Dolarhyde in
Manhunter (1986)
, and Levine played Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb in
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
.
The play, "A Poster for the Cosmos", was written specifically for Tom by writer
Lanford Wilson
.
Made a guest appearance in the third season of
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
. He and "CSI" star
William Petersen
starred together in
Manhunter (1986)
.
He is not related to the actor
Tommy Noonan
.
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 130, pp. 305-309. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
In
Last Action Hero (1993)
, the villain, Benedict (
Charles Dance
) says that "Hannibal Lecter can do the catering!" Noonan, who appeared in that film, played Francis Dolarhyde in
Manhunter (1986)
, the first film to feature Lecter. In addition, the first director considered for
Last Action Hero (1993)
was
Steven Spielberg
, who made
Schindler's List (1993)
, instead. On that film, Spielberg worked with Noonan's successor,
Ralph Fiennes
, who played Dolarhyde in
Red Dragon (2002)
.
Auditioned for the role of 'Frank' in
Blue Velvet (1986)
, before
Dennis Hopper
was cast.
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