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Thomas Roy Skerritt, born in 1933, is an American actor whose prolific career spans over six decades, marked by roles in over forty films and two hundred television episodes. From M*A*S*H to Alien and The Dead Zone, Skerritt's versatility shines through genres, while his leading role in Picket Fences earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 1993. His performances, both on screen and television, reflect a seasoned actor's nuanced presence and enduring influence.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Broke | Cliff | Film |
| 2019 | Memory: The Origins of Alien | Self | Film |
| 2016 | A Hologram for the King | Ron Clay | Film |
| 2016 | The American West | Self | TV |
| 2015 | Field of Lost Shoes | Ulysses S. Grant | Film |
| 2013 | At Middleton | Dr. Roland Emerson | Film |
| 2012 | Soda Springs | Walt Jackson | Film |
| 2012 | Ted | Tom Skerritt | Film |
| 2011 | Redemption Road | Santa | Film |
| 2011 | Your Love Never Fails | Jack Connors | Film |
| 2009 | The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club | Narrator | Film |
| 2009 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Horse (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Whiteout | Dr. John Fury | Film |
| 2009 | For Sale by Owner | Clive Farrier | Film |
| 2008 | Beer for My Horses | Sheriff Wilson Landry | Film |
| 2008 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Gabe Utterson | Film |
| 2006 | Bonneville | Emmett L. Johnson | Film |
| 2006 | Mammoth | Simon Abernathy | Film |
| 2006 | Fallen | Zeke | Film |
| 2006 | Desperation | John Edward Marinville | Film |
| 2005 | Vinegar Hill | Fritz Grier | Film |
| 2004 | The Grid | TV | |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Admiral McKee | Film |
| 2003 | Swing | George Verdi | Film |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: Making Alien | Self | Film |
| 2003 | Path to War | William Westmoreland | Film |
| 2003 | Tears of the Sun | Captain Bill Rhodes | Film |
| 2002 | Greenmail | Tom Bradshaw | Film |
| 2002 | The Alien Saga | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Changing Hearts | Johnny Pinkley | Film |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | Richard Dukes | Film |
| 2000 | High Noon | Will Kane | Film |
| 2000 | An American Daughter | Walter | Film |
| 1999 | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | Fred Maddux | Film |
| 1999 | The Other Sister | Radley Tate | Film |
| 1998 | Smoke Signals | Police Chief | Film |
| 1998 | Two for Texas | Sam Houston | Film |
| 1997 | Contact | David Drumlin | Film |
| 1997 | Divided by Hate | Steve Riordan | Film |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Norm Jenkins | Film |
| 1995 | Over America | Film | |
| 1994 | Over California | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1992 | Singles | Mayor Weber | Film |
| 1992 | A River Runs Through It | Rev. Maclean | Film |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Jimmy Brock | TV |
| 1992 | Knight Moves | Frank Sedman | Film |
| 1992 | Poison Ivy | Darryl Cooper | Film |
| 1991 | Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue | Ham McDonald | Film |
| 1990 | The China Lake Murders | Sheriff Sam Brodie | Film |
| 1990 | Child in the Night | Detective Bass | Film |
| 1990 | A Question About Sex | Jim | Film |
| 1990 | The Rookie | Eugene Ackerman | Film |
| 1989 | Big Man on Campus | Dr. Webster | Film |
| 1989 | The Heist | Ebbet Berens | Film |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias | Drum Eatenton | Film |
| 1988 | Nightmare at Bittercreek | Ding | Film |
| 1988 | Poltergeist III | Bruce Gardner | Film |
| 1987 | The Big Town | Phil Carpenter | Film |
| 1987 | Poker Alice | Jeremy Collins | Film |
| 1987 | Maid to Order | Charles Montgomery | Film |
| 1986 | Opposing Force | Logan | Film |
| 1986 | Wisdom | Lloyd Wisdom | Film |
| 1986 | SpaceCamp | Zack | Film |
| 1986 | The Parent Trap II | Bill Grand | Film |
| 1986 | Top Gun | Viper | Film |
| 1984 | Calendar Girl Murders | Lieutenant Dan Stoner | Film |
| 1983 | The Dead Zone | Sheriff Bannerman | Film |
| 1982 | A Dangerous Summer | Howard Anderson | Film |
| 1981 | Savage Harvest | Casey | Film |
| 1979 | Alien | Dallas | Film |
| 1978 | Maneaters Are Loose! | John Gosford | Film |
| 1978 | Ice Castles | Marcus Winston | Film |
| 1978 | Up in Smoke | Strawberry | Film |
| 1977 | The Turning Point | Wayne | Film |
| 1976 | Plot of Fear | Chief Inspector | Film |
| 1975 | The Devil’s Rain | Tom Preston | Film |
| 1974 | Big Bad Mama | Fred | Film |
| 1974 | Thieves Like Us | Dee Mobley | Film |
| 1973 | The Birdmen | Orville Fitzgerald | Film |
| 1972 | Fuzz | Det. Bert Kling | Film |
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