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Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 25, 1933 (92)
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 29, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 serie ... s 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Skerritt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

East of the Mountains

East of the Mountains

2021

as Ben Givens

Catch the Bullet

Catch the Bullet

2021

as Dex

The Phantom 52

The Phantom 52

2019

as The Phantom

Day of Days

Day of Days

2017

as Walter

Lucky

Lucky

2017

as Fred

Journey Back to Christmas

Journey Back to Christmas

2016

as Tobias Cook

A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

2016

as Ron Clay

Field of Lost Shoes

Field of Lost Shoes

2015

as Ulysses S. Grant

The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway

The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway

2014

as Narrator (voice)

Wings: Sky Force Heroes

Wings: Sky Force Heroes

2014

as Colonel (voice)

At Middleton

At Middleton

2013

as Dr. Roland Emerson

Redwood Highway

Redwood Highway

2013

as Pete Peterson

Soda Springs

Soda Springs

2012

as Walt Jackson

Ted

Ted

2012

as Tom Skerritt

Over Hawaii

Over Hawaii

2011

as Narrator (voice)

Your Love Never Fails

Your Love Never Fails

2011

as Jack Connors

Redemption Road

Redemption Road

2011

as Santa

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

2009

as Horse (voice)

Whiteout

Whiteout

2009

as Dr. John Fury

For Sale By Owner

For Sale By Owner

2009

as Clive Farrier

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2008

as Gabe Utterson

Beer for My Horses

Beer for My Horses

2008

as Sheriff Wilson Landry

Desperation

Desperation

2006

as John Edward Marinville

Mammoth

Mammoth

2006

as Simon Abernathy

Bonneville

Bonneville

2006

as Emmett L. Johnson

Fallen

Fallen

2006

as Zeke

Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill

2005

as Fritz Grier

Category 7: The End of the World

Category 7: The End of the World

2005

as Colonel Mike Davis

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

2004

as Admiral McKee

Swing

Swing

2003

as George Verdi

Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

2003

as Captain Bill Rhodes

Path to War

Path to War

2003

as William Westmoreland

Greenmail

Greenmail

2002

as Tom Bradshaw

Changing Hearts

Changing Hearts

2002

as Johnny Pinkley

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

2001

as Richard Dukes

High Noon

High Noon

2000

as Will Kane

An American Daughter

An American Daughter

2000

as Walter

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000

as Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy

Into the Wild Blue

Into the Wild Blue

1999

as Host

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

1999

as Fred Maddux

The Other Sister

The Other Sister

1999

as Radley Tate

Two for Texas

Two for Texas

1998

as Sam Houston

Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals

1998

as Police Chief

Divided by Hate

Divided by Hate

1997

as Steve Riordan

Contact

Contact

1997

as David Drumlin

What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997

as Norm Jenkins

Getting Up and Going Home

Getting Up and Going Home

1992

as Jack Montgomery

In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

1992

as Jerritt Mattison

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

1992

as Darryl Cooper

Knight Moves

Knight Moves

1992

as Frank Sedman

A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It

1992

as Rev. Maclean

Singles

Singles

1992

as Mayor Weber

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

1991

as Ham McDonald

The China Lake Murders

The China Lake Murders

1990

as Sheriff Sam Brodie

The Rookie

The Rookie

1990

as Eugene Ackerman

She'll Take Romance

She'll Take Romance

1990

as Judge Warren Danvers

Red King, White Knight

Red King, White Knight

1989

as Stoner

The Heist

The Heist

1989

as Ebbet Berens

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

1989

as Drum Eatenton

Big Man on Campus

Big Man on Campus

1989

as Dr. Webster

Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III

1988

as Bruce Gardner

Moving Target

Moving Target

1988

as Joseph Kellogg

Honor Bound

Honor Bound

1988

as Sam Cahill

Poker Alice

Poker Alice

1987

as Jeremy Collins

Maid to Order

Maid to Order

1987

as Charles Montgomery

The Big Town

The Big Town

1987

as Phil Carpenter

Opposing Force

Opposing Force

1986

as Logan

The Parent Trap II

The Parent Trap II

1986

as Bill Grand

Wisdom

Wisdom

1986

as Lloyd Wisdom

Miles to Go…

Miles to Go…

1986

as Stuart Browning

Top Gun

Top Gun

1986

as Viper

SpaceCamp

SpaceCamp

1986

as Zack

Calendar Girl Murders

Calendar Girl Murders

1984

as Lieutenant Dan Stoner

A Touch of Scandal

A Touch of Scandal

1984

as Father Dwelle

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

1983

as Sheriff Bannerman

A Dangerous Summer

A Dangerous Summer

1982

as Howard Anderson

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1982

as John D'Angelo

Savage Harvest

Savage Harvest

1981

as Casey

Silence of the North

Silence of the North

1981

as Walter Reamer

Alien

Alien

1979

as Dallas

Maneaters Are Loose!

Maneaters Are Loose!

1978

as John Gosford

Ice Castles

Ice Castles

1978

as Marcus Winston

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

1978

as Strawberry

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1977

as Wayne

The Devil's Rain

The Devil's Rain

1975

as Tom Preston

Big Bad Mama

Big Bad Mama

1974

as Fred

Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us

1974

as Dee Mobley

The Birdmen

The Birdmen

1973

as Orville Fitzgerald

Fuzz

Fuzz

1972

as Det. Bert Kling

Wild Rovers

Wild Rovers

1971

as John Buckman

Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

1971

as Motorcycle Officer

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1970

as Duke Forrest

The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War

1970

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Those Calloways

Those Calloways

1965

as Whit Turner

One Man's Way

One Man's Way

1964

as Leonard Peale, Grown

War Hunt

War Hunt

1962

as Sgt. Stan Showalter

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Divided by Hate

Divided by Hate

1997

Director

East of the Mountains

East of the Mountains

2021

Executive Producer

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Television Credits

Picket Fences

as Jimmy Brock

Episodes: 88

First Aired: Sep 18, 1992

Brothers and Sisters

as William Walker

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 24, 2006

Cheers

as Evan Drake

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 30, 1982

Origins of the Mafia

as Bernardino Campo

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 19, 1976

Cannon

as Bud

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

The Trojan Horse

as President Stanfield

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 30, 2008

Killer Wave

as Victor Bannister

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 10, 2007

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

as Thomas Ahearn

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 14, 1999

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

as Fred Maddux

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 09, 1999

Category 7: The End of the World

as Colonel Mike Davis

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 06, 2005

Leverage

as Jimmy Ford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 07, 2008

The Good Wife

as James Paisley

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

The Time Tunnel

as Matthew Gebhardt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

The F.B.I.

as Robert Hastings

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Hawaii Five-O

as Lew Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Oliver Taft

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Mannix

as Morgan Carpenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Gunsmoke

as Edmund Dano

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Combat!

as Hicks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Will & Grace

as Dr. Jay Markus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Norm Jenkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Colbert Report

as Viper (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

Run for Your Life

as Lou Patterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Fugitive

as Neely Hollister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Virginian

as Eric Kroeger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Fugitive

as Pete Edwards

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Hitchhiker

as Detective Frank Sheen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

12 O'Clock High

as Lt. Paddy Gialella

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1964

White Collar

as Alan Mitchell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 2009

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Robert W. Palmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The West Wing

as Senator Chris Carrick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Homeland Security

as Admiral Theodore McKee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 11, 2004

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Corky Mardis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Nichols

as Charley Doyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

The F.B.I.

as John Clarence Rim

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Thorn Hazard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Bill Leonard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Combat!

as Burke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Combat!

as Sgt. Decker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

The Virginian

as Rev. Paul Martinson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Virginian

as Billy Landers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Ben Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Orv Timpson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Fred Garth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Tuck Frye

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Virginian

as Moran

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Danger Bay

as Don Bared

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1985

Bonanza

as Jerry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza

as Corporal Bill Tanner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Wagon Train

as Hamish Browne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

12 O'Clock High

as Lt. Steve Parmalee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1964

The Closer

as Det. Joey 'O' Olin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Frank Farmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Real McCoys

as Mailman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1957

The Dead Zone

as Herb Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2002

The American West

as Self

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 11, 2016

The Grid

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 19, 2004

Ryan's Four

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 05, 1983

Huff

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 2004

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

The Twilight Zone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1985

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Baretta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 1975

History vs. Hollywood

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 2001

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Chicago Hope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Felony Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

Cimarron Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1967

S.W.A.T.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 24, 1975

Lancer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Manhunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Get Christie Love!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1974

Fallen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 04, 2007

The Outsider

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1968

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 11, 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Backstory

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2000

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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