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Tom Skerritt
Actor · Crew· Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
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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