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John Ford Noonan(1943-2018)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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John Ford Noonan
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John Ford Noonan was born on 7 October 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Adventures in Babysitting (1987), St. Elsewhere (1982) and Comedy Zone (1984). He was married to Marcia Lunt. He died on 16 December 2018 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
BornOctober 7, 1943
DiedDecember 16, 2018(75)
BornOctober 7, 1943
DiedDecember 16, 2018(75)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, and Anthony Rapp in Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Adventures in Babysitting
6.9
  • Pruitt
  • 1987
Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
St. Elsewhere
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Comedy Zone
5.3
TV Series
  • Writer
American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Actor



  • Uncle Freddy
    7.9
    Short
    • Drunk at bar
    • 2008
  • God Has a Rap Sheet (2003)
    God Has a Rap Sheet
    5.9
    • God
    • 2003
  • My Divorce
    7.4
    • The shrink
    • 1997
  • SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997)
    SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Blanket Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")
    • 1997
  • Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, and Ben Stiller in Flirting with Disaster (1996)
    Flirting with Disaster
    6.7
    • Mitch
    • 1996
  • Night Man at the Sardi Building (1995)
    Night Man at the Sardi Building
    Video
    • Parole Board
    • 1995
  • Bay State (1991)
    Bay State
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Carter James (1994-1996)
    • 1991
  • Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, and Anthony Rapp in Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
    Adventures in Babysitting
    6.9
    • Pruitt
    • 1987
  • Forty Deuce (1982)
    Forty Deuce
    5.5
    • John Anthony (as John Noonan)
    • 1982
  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
    Next Stop, Greenwich Village
    7.0
    • Barney
    • 1976
  • Brown Wolf (1972)
    Brown Wolf
    Short
    • Skiff Miller
    • 1972
  • Septuagenarian Substitute Ball
    • Ralph McCartney
    • 1970

Writer



  • Night Man at the Sardi Building (1995)
    Night Man at the Sardi Building
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1985
  • Comedy Zone
    5.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1984
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1983–1984

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Adventures in Babysitting: 25th Anniversary Edition
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Adventures in Babysitting: 25th Anniversary Edition

Personal details

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    • Broadway org.
  • Alternative name
    • John Noonan
  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • October 7, 1943
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 2018
    • Englewood, New Jersey, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Marcia Lunt1962 - 1968 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    1970: His play "The Year Boston Won the Pennant" got its Midwest premiere under June Pyskacek's direction at Chicago's Kingston Mines Theater. The cast included Russ Badger, Gary Houston, Michael Gross, "Grease" co-author Warren Casey, Judy Jonasson, Kathy Shubert, Jim Brady, George Lopez (aka Hamish Menzies), Donna Zimmerman and Larry Hart.

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  • Trivia
    This towering, bearded actor often plays sinister, violent white trash-types.
  • Nickname
    • Big John

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