Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

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Date of birth: August 25, 1933Date of death: October 21, 2026 (93)City: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography

2020s3 roles
2025BrokeCliff★ 7.0Movie
2021Catch the BulletDex★ 5.6Movie
2000s16 roles
1990s12 roles
1980s13 roles
1989The HeistEbbet Berens★ 4.9Movie
1970s13 roles
1979AlienDallas★ 8.2Movie
1978Up in SmokeStrawberry★ 6.6Movie
1977The Turning PointWayne★ 6.6Movie
1960s1 role