Overview
- Noonan died on February 14, 2026 at age 74, with news reports emerging on February 18.
- Actress Karen Sillas and director Fred Dekker publicly confirmed his passing, with Deadline relaying their posts.
- He began on New York theater stages in the late 1970s, where his nearly two-meter stature and intense presence shaped his roles.
- He became widely recognized for memorable antagonists in films including The Monster Squad and Last Action Hero alongside his turns in Manhunter and RoboCop 2.
- He wrote, directed and starred in What Happened Was... (1994), which won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize, later appearing in Synecdoche, New York and voicing roles in Anomalisa, with his last credited role in Wonderstruck (2017).