Tom Skerritt

Acting • 1933-08-25 • 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.

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2025
BrokeFilm
Cliff
★ 6.9
2025
Alien: Terror in SpaceFilm
Self - Actor
★ 7.0
2024
A Look Through His LensFilm
Self
2022
Going HomeTV
Vance Baker • 1 episodes
2021
Catch the BulletFilm
Dex
★ 5.6
2021
East of the MountainsFilm
Ben Givens
★ 5.6
2019
Memory: The Origins of AlienFilm
Self
★ 6.4
2019
The Phantom 52Film
The Phantom
★ 9.4
2017
LuckyFilm
Fred
★ 7.3
2017
Day of DaysFilm
Walter
★ 3.5
2016
A Hologram for the KingFilm
Ron Clay
★ 5.8
2016
Journey Back to ChristmasFilm
Tobias Cook
★ 6.5
2016
The American WestTV
Self • 8 episodes
★ 6.7
2015
Field of Lost ShoesFilm
Ulysses S. Grant
★ 6.1
2014
Madam SecretaryTV
Patrick McCord • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2014
Wings: Sky Force HeroesFilm
Colonel (voice)
★ 5.2
2014
The Rocky Mountain Fly HighwayFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
2013
At MiddletonFilm
Roland Emerson
★ 6.3
2013
Redwood HighwayFilm
Pete Peterson
★ 5.9
2012
TedFilm
Tom Skerritt
★ 6.5
2012
Soda SpringsFilm
Walt Jackson
★ 5.6
2011
Your Love Never FailsFilm
Jack Connors
★ 5.8
2011
Redemption RoadFilm
Santa
★ 5.0
2011
Over HawaiiFilm
Narrator (voice)
2010
Soaring Over AmericaFilm
2009
The Good WifeTV
James Paisley • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
2009
White CollarTV
Alan Mitchell • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2009
WhiteoutFilm
Dr. John Fury
★ 5.6
2009
The Velveteen RabbitFilm
Horse (voice)
★ 6.5
2009
For Sale by OwnerFilm
Clive Farrier
★ 3.4
2009
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding ClubFilm
Narrator
★ 6.2
2009
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ExpositionFilm
Narrator (voice)
2008
LeverageTV
Jimmy Ford • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
2008
Beer for My HorsesFilm
Sheriff Wilson Landry
★ 4.6
2008
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm
Gabe Utterson
★ 4.6
2008
The Trojan HorseTV
President Stanfield • 2 episodes
★ 4.0
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2007
FallenTV
Zeke • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
2007
Killer WaveTV
Victor Bannister • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
2006
Brothers and SistersTV
William Walker • 6 episodes
★ 7.1
2006
DesperationFilm
John Edward Marinville
★ 5.5
2006
FallenFilm
Zeke
★ 6.9
2006
BonnevilleFilm
Emmett L. Johnson
★ 5.6
2006
MammothFilm
Simon Abernathy
★ 4.5
2005
The CloserTV
Det. Joey 'O' Olin • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2005
Category 7: The End of the WorldTV
Colonel Mike Davis • 2 episodes
★ 6.6
2005
Vinegar HillFilm
Fritz Grier
★ 4.4
2004
HuffTV
★ 7.7
2004
The GridTV
★ 6.5
2004
Homeland SecurityFilm
Admiral McKee
★ 4.8
2004
Homeland SecurityTV
Admiral Theodore McKee • 1 episodes
2003
Tears of the SunFilm
Captain Bill Rhodes
★ 6.9
2003
Path to WarFilm
William Westmoreland
★ 6.7
2003
The Beast Within: Making AlienFilm
Self
★ 8.1
2003
SwingFilm
George Verdi
★ 9.0
2002
The Dead ZoneTV
Herb Smith • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
2002
The Alien SagaFilm
Self
★ 6.3
2002
Changing HeartsFilm
Johnny Pinkley
★ 6.4
2002
GreenmailFilm
Tom Bradshaw
★ 3.4
2001
Texas RangersFilm
Richard Dukes
★ 5.9
2001
History vs. HollywoodTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2000
High NoonFilm
Will Kane
★ 5.5
2000
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'Film
Self
★ 6.3
2000
BackstoryTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2000
An American DaughterFilm
Walter
★ 4.7
2000
Altman on His Own TermsFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy OnassisTV
Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy OnassisFilm
Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Oliver Taft • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1999
The West WingTV
Chris Carrick • 1 episodes
★ 8.3
1999
The Other SisterFilm
Radley Tate
★ 6.4
1999
Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkTV
Thomas Ahearn • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerFilm
Fred Maddux
★ 4.8
1999
Into the Wild BlueFilm
Host
★ 10.0
1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn KillerTV
Fred Maddux • 2 episodes
★ 4.7
1998
Will & GraceTV
Dr. Jay Markus • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1998
Smoke SignalsFilm
Police Chief
★ 6.8
1998
Two for TexasFilm
Sam Houston
★ 6.6
1997
ContactFilm
David Drumlin
★ 7.5
1997
What the Deaf Man HeardFilm
Norm Jenkins
★ 6.4
1997
Divided by HateFilm
Steve Riordan
★ 7.2
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
★ 8.1
1995
Over AmericaFilm
1994
Chicago HopeTV
Jim Kellner • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1994
Over CaliforniaFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.5
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1992
A River Runs Through ItFilm
Reverend Maclean
★ 7.0
1992
SinglesFilm
Mayor Weber
★ 6.4
1992
Poison IvyFilm
Darryl Cooper
★ 5.4
1992
Picket FencesTV
Jimmy Brock • 88 episodes
★ 7.4
1992
Knight MovesFilm
Frank Sedman
★ 5.8
1992
The Making of 'Alien³'Film
Self
★ 5.5
1992
Getting Up and Going HomeFilm
Jack Montgomery
★ 10.0
1992
In Sickness and in HealthFilm
Jerritt Mattison
★ 4.0
1991
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of BlueFilm
Ham McDonald
★ 5.2
1990
The RookieFilm
Eugene Ackerman
★ 5.9
1990
Child in the NightFilm
Detective Bass
★ 5.6
1990
The China Lake MurdersFilm
Sheriff Sam Brodie
★ 5.5
1990
She'll Take RomanceFilm
Judge Warren Danvers
★ 4.7
1990
A Question About SexFilm
Jim
1989
Steel MagnoliasFilm
Drum Eatenton
★ 7.2
1989
Big Man on CampusFilm
Dr. Webster
★ 5.9
1989
The HeistFilm
Ebbet Berens
★ 4.9
1989
Red King, White KnightFilm
Stoner
★ 6.4
1988
Poltergeist IIIFilm
Bruce Gardner
★ 5.2
1988
Moving TargetFilm
Joseph Kellogg
★ 5.9
1988
Nightmare at BittercreekFilm
Ding
★ 6.3
1988
Honor BoundFilm
Sam Cahill
★ 10.0
1987
Maid to OrderFilm
Charles Montgomery
★ 5.5
1987
The Big TownFilm
Phil Carpenter
★ 5.6
1987
Poker AliceFilm
Jeremy Collins
★ 6.9
1986
Top GunFilm
Viper
★ 7.1
1986
SpaceCampFilm
Zack
★ 5.9
1986
WisdomFilm
Lloyd Wisdom
★ 6.1
1986
The Parent Trap IIFilm
Bill Grand
★ 5.5
1986
Opposing ForceFilm
Logan
★ 4.4
1986
Miles to Go…Film
Stuart Browning
★ 7.3
1985
The Twilight ZoneTV
(segment "What Are Friends For?") • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1985
Danger BayTV
Don Bared • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1984
Calendar Girl MurdersFilm
Lieutenant Dan Stoner
★ 4.9
1984
A Touch of ScandalFilm
Father Dwelle
★ 8.0
1983
The Dead ZoneFilm
Sheriff Bannerman
★ 7.0
1983
The HitchhikerTV
Detective Frank Sheen • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1983
Ryan's FourTV
Dr. Thomas Ryan • 5 episodes
1982
CheersTV
Evan Drake • 6 episodes
★ 7.6
1982
Fighting BackFilm
John D'Angelo
★ 5.8
1982
A Dangerous SummerFilm
Howard Anderson
★ 4.1
1981
Savage HarvestFilm
Casey
★ 6.2
1981
Silence of the NorthFilm
Walter Reamer
★ 7.0
1979
AlienFilm
Dallas
★ 8.2
1978
Up in SmokeFilm
Strawberry
★ 6.6
1978
Ice CastlesFilm
Marcus Winston
★ 7.4
1978
Maneaters Are Loose!Film
John Gosford
★ 10.0
1977
The Turning PointFilm
Wayne
★ 6.6
1976
Plot of FearFilm
Chief Inspector
★ 5.6
1976
La madamaFilm
Jack
★ 6.1
1976
Origins of the MafiaTV
Bernardino Campo • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1975
BarettaTV
★ 6.5
1975
S.W.A.T.TV
★ 7.2
1975
The Devil’s RainFilm
Tom Preston
★ 5.0
1975
The Last DayFilm
Bill Powers
★ 6.5
1974
Kolchak: The Night StalkerTV
★ 7.7
1974
Kolchak: The Night StalkerTV
Robert W. Palmer • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1974
Thieves Like UsFilm
Dee Mobley
★ 6.5
1974
Big Bad MamaFilm
Fred
★ 5.7
1974
Get Christie Love!TV
★ 8.4
1974
The ManhunterTV
★ 7.0
1974
Run, Run, Joe!Film
Margherito
★ 6.0
1973
The BirdmenFilm
Orville Fitzgerald
★ 7.7
1972
FuzzFilm
Det. Bert Kling
★ 5.5
1971
Harold and MaudeFilm
Motorcycle Officer
★ 7.6
1971
CannonTV
Bud • 3 episodes
★ 6.8
1971
Wild RoversFilm
John Buckman
★ 6.1
1971
NicholsTV
Charley Doyle • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1970
M*A*S*HFilm
Duke Forrest
★ 6.9
1970
The Moonshine WarFilm
Neighbor (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1969
Hawaii Five-OTV
Lew Morgan • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1968
LancerTV
★ 5.6
1968
The OutsiderTV
Arnie Cambor • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1967
MannixTV
Morgan Carpenter • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1967
Cimarron StripTV
Enoch Shelton • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1967
A Bell for AdanoFilm
Sgt. Trapani
1966
The Time TunnelTV
Matthew Gebhardt • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1966
Felony SquadTV
★ 6.5
1965
The F.B.I.TV
Robert Hastings • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I.TV
John Clarence Rim • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I.TV
Thorn Hazard • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I.TV
Bill Leonard • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1965
Run for Your LifeTV
Lou Patterson • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1965
The Further Adventures of GallegherFilm
Corky Mardis
1964
12 O'Clock HighTV
Lt. Paddy Gialella • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
12 O'Clock HighTV
Lt. Steve Parmalee • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
Those CallowaysFilm
Whit Turner
★ 6.5
1964
One Man's WayFilm
Leonard Peale, Grown
★ 4.2
1963
The FugitiveTV
Neely Hollister • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1963
The FugitiveTV
Pete Edwards • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
Frank Farmer • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1962
Combat!TV
Hicks • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1962
Combat!TV
Burke • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1962
Combat!TV
Sgt. Decker • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1962
The VirginianTV
Eric Kroeger • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The VirginianTV
Rev. Paul Martinson • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The VirginianTV
Billy Landers • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The VirginianTV
Moran • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
War HuntFilm
Sgt. Stan Showalter
★ 6.4
1959
BonanzaTV
Jerry • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
BonanzaTV
Corporal Bill Tanner • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1957
Wagon TrainTV
Hamish Browne • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1957
The Real McCoysTV
Mailman • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
1955
GunsmokeTV
Edmund Dano • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
GunsmokeTV
Ben Stone • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
GunsmokeTV
Orv Timpson • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
GunsmokeTV
Fred Garth • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1955
GunsmokeTV
Tuck Frye • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
Corky Mardis • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Norm Jenkins • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0

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