Born 1933 (age 92) · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Appears in 184 titles

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.

Filmography

Alien
8.2
Alien
1979
as Dallas
Ted
6.5
Ted
2012
as Tom Skerritt
Top Gun
7.1
Top Gun
1986
as Viper
Contact
7.4
Contact
1997
as David Drumlin
Tears of the Sun
6.9
Tears of the Sun
2003
as Captain Bill Rhodes
The Dead Zone
7.0
The Dead Zone
1983
as Sheriff Bannerman
A Hologram for the King
5.9
A Hologram for the King
2016
as Ron Clay
Harold and Maude
7.6
Harold and Maude
1971
as Motorcycle Officer
A River Runs Through It
7.0
A River Runs Through It
1992
as Rev. Maclean
M*A*S*H
6.9
M*A*S*H
1970
as Duke Forrest
Whiteout
5.6
Whiteout
2009
as Dr. John Fury
Steel Magnolias
7.2
Steel Magnolias
1989
as Drum Eatenton
Lucky
7.3
Lucky
2017
as Fred
Up in Smoke
6.7
Up in Smoke
1978
as Strawberry
The Rookie
5.9
The Rookie
1990
as Eugene Ackerman
Poltergeist III
5.2
Poltergeist III
1988
as Bruce Gardner
Singles
6.4
Singles
1992
as Mayor Weber
Poison Ivy
5.4
Poison Ivy
1992
as Darryl Cooper
Knight Moves
5.8
Knight Moves
1992
as Frank Sedman
Desperation
5.5
Desperation
2006
as John Edward Marinville