Character actor Tom Noonan has died at the age of 74, his What Happened Was co-star Karen Sillas said in a post on Instagram. “My dear friend and co-star, Tom Noonan passed peacefully on Valentine’s Day 2026,” Sillas wrote on Wednesday, according to PageSix. Best known for his work in RoboCop 2 and The Last Action Hero, there has been no cause of death at the time of writing. “Working with him in his original off-Broadway play, What Happened Was…, at the Paradise Factory Theatre in the early nineties, was a turning point for me and my career that still resonates throughout my life and work as an actor,” she continued. “What a privilege and crazy fun it was working with this man and calling him my friend to the end… may his Legacy continue to shine on.” The Connecticut native made his big screen debut in 1980 in Willie & Phil after breaking out Off-Broadway two years before. Fred Dekker, who directed The Monster Squad in which Noonan starred, said in a statement on Facebook that working with him had been “a highlight of my modest filmography. He was the proverbial gentleman and scholar, and the world has lost a great talent. R.I.P. Tom. Thanks for the great work.”
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