Tom Skerritt
Acting
- Born:
- 1933-08-25
- Died:
- 2026-10-21
- Place of birth:
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Thomas Roy Skerritt (August 25, 1933 — October 21 2026) was an American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. Known for his film roles in M*A*S*H (1970), The Turning Point (1977), Up in Smoke (1978), Alien (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Top Gun (1986), Steel Magnolias (1989), A River Runs Through It (1992), and the television series Picket Fences (1992–96), Skerritt earned several nominations and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for the latter.
Known For
Filmography
Broke
Alien: Terror in Space
A Look Through His Lens
Going Home
East of the Mountains
Catch the Bullet
The Phantom 52
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Lucky
Day of Days
Journey Back to Christmas
The American West
A Hologram for the King
Field of Lost Shoes
Madam Secretary
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
At Middleton
Redwood Highway
Ted
Soda Springs
Redemption Road
Your Love Never Fails
Over Hawaii
Soaring Over America
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
For Sale by Owner
White Collar
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
The Good Wife
Whiteout
The Velveteen Rabbit
Leverage
Beer for My Horses
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Trojan Horse
Fallen
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Killer Wave
Brothers and Sisters
Bonneville
Fallen
Desperation
Mammoth
Category 7: The End of the World
The Closer
Vinegar Hill
Huff
The Grid
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Path to War
Swing
Tears of the Sun
The Alien Saga
Greenmail
The Dead Zone
Changing Hearts
Texas Rangers