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Tom Skerritt

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.

Filmography

2025
Broke

as Cliff

Movie
2012
Ted

as Tom Skerritt

Movie
2003
Tears of the Sun

as Captain Bill Rhodes

Movie
1997
Contact

as David Drumlin

Movie
1992
A River Runs Through It

as Rev. Maclean

Movie
1986
Top Gun

as Viper

Movie
1979
Alien

as Dallas

Movie