Tom Skerritt
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1933-08-25 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- 2026-10-21
Known for
- Alien (1979) — Dallas
- Ted (2012) — Tom Skerritt
- Top Gun (1986) — Viper
- Contact (1997) — David Drumlin
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Oliver Taft
- Tears of the Sun (2003) — Captain Bill Rhodes
- The Dead Zone (1983) — Sheriff Bannerman
- White Collar (2009) — Alan Mitchell
- A Hologram for the King (2016) — Ron Clay
- Harold and Maude (1971) — Motorcycle Officer
- A River Runs Through It (1992) — Reverend Maclean
- M*A*S*H (1970) — Duke Forrest
- Whiteout (2009) — Dr. John Fury
- Steel Magnolias (1989) — Drum Eatenton
- Cheers (1982) — Evan Drake
- The Good Wife (2009) — James Paisley