{"id":559,"date":"2026-02-20T13:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=559"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:03:03","slug":"robocop-2-manhunter-star-dies-at-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=559","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Robocop 2\u2019 &#038; \u2018Manhunter\u2019 star dies at 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"251\">Actor and playwright Tom Noonan has died at 74. He passed away on Feb. 14, with the news first shared by director Fred Dekker, who praised Noonan\u2019s memorable role as Frankenstein\u2019s monster in\u00a0<em data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"211\">The Monster Squad<\/em>. No cause of death has been released.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"584\">Standing 6-foot-5, Noonan became known for intense, often chilling roles, including serial killer Francis Dollarhyde in\u00a0<em data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"384\">Manhunter<\/em>. He also appeared in\u00a0<em data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"417\">RoboCop 2<\/em>,\u00a0<em data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"437\">Last Action Hero<\/em>, and\u00a0<em data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"449\">Heat<\/em>, alongside Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. His later work included\u00a0<em data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"527\">The Pledge<\/em>,\u00a0<em data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"551\">Synecdoche, New York<\/em>, and\u00a0<em data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"581\">The House of the Devil<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"817\">On television, he had roles in series such as\u00a0<em data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"645\">The X-Files<\/em>,\u00a0<em data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"677\">Law &amp; Order: Criminal Intent<\/em>, and\u00a0<em data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"688\">CSI<\/em>. Beyond acting, he was an accomplished playwright, with works like\u00a0<em data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"776\">What Happened Was\u2026<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"791\">The Wife<\/em>\u00a0adapted for the screen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"955\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Though he avoided the spotlight, Noonan leaves behind a legacy of powerful, unforgettable performances in film, television, and theater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Actor and playwright Tom Noonan has died at 74. He passed away on Feb. 14, with the news first shared by director Fred Dekker, who <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=559\" title=\"\u2018Robocop 2\u2019 &#038; \u2018Manhunter\u2019 star dies at 74\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":561,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions\/561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}