Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor whose film and television career spanned over six decades, has died at age 93.
Skerritt broke into mainstream prominence with Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H (1970) and early TV guest roles on series like Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke and Bonanza. He starred as Captain Dallas in Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) and Commander “Viper” Metcalf in Top Gun (1986). His wide-ranging film work featured memorable roles in Harold and Maude, Steel Magnolias, A River Runs Through It, Contact, and Bonneville.
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On television, Skerritt won an Emmy Award as Sheriff Jimmy Brock in the drama Picket Fences and made appearances on shows ranging from Cheers to Madam Secretary.
Scroll down to view images from his career.
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WAR HUNT – 1962
Image Credit: Everett Collection Robert Redford and Tom Skerritt
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MASH, (aka M*A*S*H*) – 1970
Image Credit: Everett Collection Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, and Donald Sutherland
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WILD ROVERS – 1971
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt
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THE BIRDMEN – 1971
Image Credit: Everett Collection Rene Auberjonois, Greg Mullavey, Max Baer Jr., Doug McClure, and Tom Skerritt
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FUZZ – 1972
Image Credit: Everett Collection Burt Reynolds (left), and Tom Skerritt (right)
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GUNSMOKE – 1965-1972
Image Credit: Everett Collection Milburn Stone, Tom Skerritt, ‘The Noose’ (Season 16, aired September 21, 1970)
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BIG BAD MAMA – 1974
Image Credit: Everett Collection William Shatner, Angie Dickinson, Susan Sennett, Tom Skerritt, and Robbie Lee
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CANNON – 1975
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt, William Conrad, ‘The Conspirators’, (Season 4, aired Jan. 1, 1975)
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THE DEVIL’S RAIN – 1975
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt and Joan Prather
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THE TURNING POINT – 1977
Image Credit: Everett Collection Shirley MacLaine and Tom Skerritt
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UP IN SMOKE, (aka CHEECH AND CHONG’S UP IN SMOKE) – 1978
Image Credit: Everett Collection Cheech Marin and Tom Skerritt
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ALIEN – 1979
Image Credit: Everett Collection Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt and Ian Holm
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SAVAGE HARVEST – 1981
Image Credit: Everett Collection Michelle Phillips and Tom Skerritt
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SILENCE OF THE NORTH – 1981
Image Credit: Everett Collection Ellen Burstyn and Tom Skerritt
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FIGHTING BACK – 1982
Image Credit: Everett Collection Patti LuPone and Tom Skerritt
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RYAN’S FOUR – 1983
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tim Daly, Albert Hall, Tom Skerritt, Lisa Eilbacher and Dirk Blocker
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THE DEAD ZONE – 1983
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt and Christopher Walken
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TOP GUN – 1986
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, Michael Ironside and Tom Skerritt
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SPACECAMP – 1986
Image Credit: Everett Collection Terry O’Quinn and Tom Skerritt
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CHEERS – 1987-1988
Image Credit: Everett Collection Ted Danson, Tom Skerritt, ‘A Kiss Is Still A Kiss’, (Season 6, ep. 610, aired Dec. 3, 1987)
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POLTERGEIST III – 1988
Image Credit: Everett Collection Nancy Allen and Tom Skerritt
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STEEL MAGNOLIAS – 1989
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt and Julia Roberts
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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT – 1992
Image Credit: Everett Collection Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt and Tom Skerritt
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PICKET FENCES – 1992-1996
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt and Kathy Baker
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CONTACT – 1997
Image Credit: Everett Collection Jodie Foster and Tom Skerritt
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THE OTHER SISTER – 1999
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt, Diane Keaton and Juliette Lewis
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THE GRID – 2004
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt
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BONNEVILLE – 2006
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen and Jessica Lange
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LUCKY – 2017
Image Credit: Everett Collection Harry Dean Stanton and Tom Skerritt
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EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS – 2021
Image Credit: Everett Collection Wally Dalton and Tom Skerritt
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CATCH THE BULLET – 2021
Image Credit: Everett Collection Tom Skerritt
