Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Born August 25, 1933 (Age: 92) Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. He is known for his film roles in M*A*S*H, Alien, The Dead Zone, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Up in Smoke, and the television series Picket Fences. Skerritt has earned several nominations and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for Picket Fences.
Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. He is known for his film roles in M*A*S*H, Alien, The Dead Zone, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Up in Smoke, and the television series Picket Fences. Skerritt has earned several nominations and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for Picket Fences.
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Filmography

Lucky

Lucky

2017 as Fred Age: 84
A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

2016 as Ron Clay Age: 82
Ted

Ted

2012 as Tom Skerritt Age: 78
Soaring Over America

Soaring Over America

2010 as Age: 76
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

2009 as Narrator (voice) Age: 76
Whiteout

Whiteout

2009 as Dr. John Fury Age: 76
Beer for My Horses

Beer for My Horses

2008 as Sheriff Wilson Landry Age: 74
Bonneville

Bonneville

2006 as Emmett L. Johnson Age: 73
Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

2003 as Captain Bill Rhodes Age: 69
The Alien Saga

The Alien Saga

2002 as Self Age: 69
Greenmail

Greenmail

2002 as Tom Bradshaw Age: 68
Changing Hearts

Changing Hearts

2002 as Johnny Pinkley Age: 68
Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

2001 as Richard Dukes Age: 68
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000 as Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy Age: 67
High Noon

High Noon

2000 as Will Kane Age: 66
An American Daughter

An American Daughter

2000 as Walter Age: 66
Altman on His Own Terms

Altman on His Own Terms

2000 as Self Age: 66
Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals

1998 as Police Chief Age: 64
Two for Texas

Two for Texas

1998 as Sam Houston Age: 64
What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997 as Norm Jenkins Age: 64
Contact

Contact

1997 as David Drumlin Age: 63
Divided by Hate

Divided by Hate

1997 as Steve Riordan Age: 63
A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It

1992 as Rev. Maclean Age: 59
Singles

Singles

1992 as Mayor Weber Age: 59
Getting Up and Going Home

Getting Up and Going Home

1992 as Jack Montgomery Age: 58
Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

1992 as Darryl Cooper Age: 58
In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

1992 as Jerritt Mattison Age: 58
Knight Moves

Knight Moves

1992 as Frank Sedman Age: 58
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

1991 as Ham McDonald Age: 58
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990 as Eugene Ackerman Age: 57
She'll Take Romance

She'll Take Romance

1990 as Judge Warren Danvers Age: 57
A Question About Sex

A Question About Sex

1990 as Jim Age: 57
Child in the Night

Child in the Night

1990 as Detective Bass Age: 56
The China Lake Murders

The China Lake Murders

1990 as Sheriff Sam Brodie Age: 56
Big Man on Campus

Big Man on Campus

1989 as Dr. Webster Age: 56
Red King, White Knight

Red King, White Knight

1989 as Stoner Age: 56
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

1989 as Drum Eatenton Age: 56
The Heist

The Heist

1989 as Ebbet Berens Age: 56
Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III

1988 as Bruce Gardner Age: 54
Nightmare at Bittercreek

Nightmare at Bittercreek

1988 as Ding Age: 54
Moving Target

Moving Target

1988 as Joseph Kellogg Age: 54
Honor Bound

Honor Bound

1988 as Sam Cahill Age: 54
The Big Town

The Big Town

1987 as Phil Carpenter Age: 54
Maid to Order

Maid to Order

1987 as Charles Montgomery Age: 53
Poker Alice

Poker Alice

1987 as Jeremy Collins Age: 53
Wisdom

Wisdom

1986 as Lloyd Wisdom Age: 53
SpaceCamp

SpaceCamp

1986 as Zack Age: 52
Top Gun

Top Gun

1986 as Viper Age: 52
The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

1983 as Sheriff Bannerman Age: 50
Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1982 as John D'Angelo Age: 48
Silence of the North

Silence of the North

1981 as Walter Reamer Age: 48
Savage Harvest

Savage Harvest

1981 as Casey Age: 47
Alien

Alien

1979 as Dallas Age: 45
Ice Castles

Ice Castles

1978 as Marcus Winston Age: 45
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

1978 as Strawberry Age: 44
Maneaters Are Loose!

Maneaters Are Loose!

1978 as John Gosford Age: 44
Big Bad Mama

Big Bad Mama

1974 as Fred Age: 41
Run, Run, Joe!

Run, Run, Joe!

1974 as Margherito Age: 40
Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us

1974 as Dee Mobley Age: 40
The Birdmen

The Birdmen

1973 as Orville Fitzgerald Age: 40
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1970 as Duke Forrest Age: 36
The Further Adventures of Gallegher

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

1965 as Corky Mardis Age: 32
Those Calloways

Those Calloways

1964 as Whit Turner Age: 31
One Man's Way

One Man's Way

1964 as Leonard Peale, Grown Age: 30
War Hunt

War Hunt

1962 as Sgt. Stan Showalter Age: 28