Thomas Noguchi

Born: 1927-01-04

Birthplace: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Thomas Tsunetomi Noguchi (born January 4, 1927) is the former Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles. Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars", Noguchi determined the cause of death in many high-profile cases in Hollywood during the 1960s and 1970s. He performed autopsies on Marilyn Monroe, Albert Dekker, Robert F. Kennedy, Sharon Tate, Inger Stevens, Janis Joplin, Gia Scala, David Janssen, Divine, William Holden, and John Belushi.

Known For

Faces of Death
Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery
The Photographer
L'altra Dallas - Chi ha ucciso RFK?
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
The Killing of America
Coroner to the Stars
Israel and the Assassinations of The Kennedy brothers

Top Movie Credits

Faces of Death Thomas Noguchi
Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery Self - Chief Medical Examiner, Los Angeles County (archive footage)
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind Self - Los Angeles County Coroner (archive footage)