Tommy Noonan

Tommy Noonan

American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921-1968)

Tommy Noonan was an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He acted in a number of high-profile films as well as B movies from the 1940s through the 1960s; he is best known for his supporting performances as Gus Esmond, wealthy fiancé of Lorelei Lee, in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and as musician Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1954).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 14 films (1938–1964) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1938 Boys Town Norman Taurog 93 min B&W
1945 George White's Scandals. Felix E. Feist 95 min. B&W
1949 Adam's rib Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher) 1:41:00 16mm B&W sound
1949 The Set-Up. Robert Wise 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 The model and the marriage broker. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 A Star Is Born George Cukor 181 min Color
1955 How To Be Very, Very Popular. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 89 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 Violent Saturday. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp; Richard Fleischer 90 min. 35mm, 16mm Color sound
1956 The best things in life are free. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 104 min 35mm Color sound
1957 THE GIRL MOST LIKELY Mitchell Leisen 16mm sound
1959 THE ROOKIE. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 1 reel 35mm B&W sound
1961 Swingin' Along. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 35mm Color sound
1963 Promises! Promises! King Donovan 75 min Color & B&W
1964 3 Nuts In Search Of A Bolt. Noonan-McGlashan 35mm B&W sound