
Actor
Tom Skerritt
Born 1933 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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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Acting

Alien
Dallas · 1979

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Oliver Taft · 1999

Top Gun
Viper · 1986

Contact
David Drumlin · 1997

Ted
Tom Skerritt · 2012

White Collar
Alan Mitchell · 2009

Tears of the Sun
Captain Bill Rhodes · 2003

Harold and Maude
Motorcycle Officer · 1971

The Dead Zone
Sheriff Bannerman · 1983

The West Wing
Chris Carrick · 1999

A River Runs Through It
Rev. Maclean · 1992

The Good Wife
James Paisley · 2009

Cheers
Evan Drake · 1982

M*A*S*H
Duke Forrest · 1970

Steel Magnolias
Drum Eatenton · 1989

Lucky
Fred · 2017

Bonanza
Jerry · 1959

Leverage
Jimmy Ford · 2008

The Closer
Det. Joey 'O' Olin · 2005

Will & Grace
Dr. Jay Markus · 1998

Up in Smoke
Strawberry · 1978

The Twilight Zone
(segment "What Are Friends For?") · 1985

A Hologram for the King
Ron Clay · 2016

Madam Secretary
Patrick McCord · 2014


