- 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.
- Auditioned for the role of 'Frank' in Blue Velvet (1986), before Dennis Hopper was cast.
- 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).
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