R.I.P. TOM NOONAN

You made an outstanding, Karloffian Creature in The Monster Squad, a cruel (and ultimately mechanical) Cain in RoboCop 2, a revengeful Ripper in The Last Action Hero and a chilling Francis Dolarhyde in the breakout, "Hannibal" picture, Manhunter. 

You also penetrated through other indelible roles, which include F/X, Wolfen, Eight Legged Freaks, The House of the Devil, The Roost, The Alphabet Killer, The Astronaut's Wife, The Pledge, Collison Course, Kickaround Guys, What Happened Was ..., Heaven's Gate, The Ten Million Dollar Getaway, The Man With One Red Shoe 1985, Gloria 1980, Ragel, Best Defense, Eddie Macon's Run, Easy Money, Mystery Train, Heat, Phoenix, The Photographer, The Opportunist, The Egoists, Hair High, Seraphin Heights, Synecdoche New York, Follow the Prophet, Rage!, The Roost, Heaven and Hell: North and South Part II, Late Phases, Wonderstruck, Snow Angels, Anomalisa, The Rendezvous (as writer), The Shape of Something Squashed (as writer/director), Red Wind (as writer/producer) and The Wife (as writer/director/editor/composer).  

On the episodic side, you struck an anxious chord with your contributions to Monsters, starring in "The Moving Finger," and even writing/directing the episodes "Where's the Rest of Me?" and "The Bargain." In addition, you visited the series' predecessor, Tales from the Darkside, as well as The X-Files, Dimension 404, The Cape, The (original) Equalizer, The Blacklist, Bar Karma, The Leftovers, Animals, Johnny Zero, Louie, Horace and Pete, Quarry, The Jury, Kidnapped, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and (for those enduring, series hauls), Hell on Wheels, as Reverend Nathaniel Cole; 12 Monkeys, as the Pallid Man, The Beat, as Howard Schmidt, and Damages, as Victor Huntley. However, my favorite of all your small-screen ventures is in the Twilight Zone-ish Early Edition, where, in the episode, "Pilot," you portrayed Frank Price, a beleaguered man facing a dangerous and consequential breakdown.

Time and again, Mr. Noonan, you won your audience over with identifiable expression, everyman appeal and more than often, a fearsome edge. Like so many of your ubiquitous breed, you deserved more accolades than you received, but among those who discovered your remarkable skills, you'll always stand tall among the character-actor ascendency.