Acting
Tom Skerritt
Thomas Roy Skerritt (August 25, 1933 — October 21 2026) was an American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. Known for his film roles in M*A*S*H (1970), The Turning Point (1977), Up in Smoke (1978), Alien (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Top Gun (1986), Steel Magnolias (1989), A River Runs Through It (1992), and the television series Picket Fences (1992–96), Skerritt earned several nominations and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for the latter.
Filmography
Broke
Film · 2025
Alien: Terror in Space
Film · 2025
Going Home
Series · 2022
East of the Mountains
Film · 2021
Catch the Bullet
Film · 2021
The Phantom 52
Film · 2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Film · 2019
Lucky
Film · 2017
Day of Days
Film · 2017
A Hologram for the King
Film · 2016
Journey Back to Christmas
Film · 2016
The American West
Series · 2016
Field of Lost Shoes
Film · 2015
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
Film · 2014
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
Film · 2014
Madam Secretary
Series · 2014
At Middleton
Film · 2013
Redwood Highway
Film · 2013
Ted
Film · 2012
Soda Springs
Film · 2012
Redemption Road
Film · 2011
Over Hawaii
Film · 2011
Your Love Never Fails
Film · 2011
Soaring Over America
Film · 2010
Whiteout
Film · 2009
For Sale by Owner
Film · 2009
The Velveteen Rabbit
Film · 2009
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Film · 2009
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Film · 2009
White Collar
Series · 2009
The Good Wife
Series · 2009
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 2008
Beer for My Horses
Film · 2008
The Trojan Horse
Series · 2008
Leverage
Series · 2008
Fallen
Series · 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Series · 2007
Killer Wave
Series · 2007
Desperation
Film · 2006
Mammoth
Film · 2006
Bonneville
Film · 2006
Fallen
Film · 2006
Brothers and Sisters
Series · 2006
Vinegar Hill
Film · 2005
Category 7: The End of the World
Series · 2005
The Closer
Series · 2005
Homeland Security
Film · 2004
Huff
Series · 2004
The Grid
Series · 2004
Homeland Security
Series · 2004
Path to War
Film · 2003
Tears of the Sun
Film · 2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Film · 2003
Swing
Film · 2003
Changing Hearts
Film · 2002
Greenmail
Film · 2002
The Alien Saga
Film · 2002
The Dead Zone
Series · 2002
Texas Rangers
Film · 2001
History vs. Hollywood
Series · 2001
High Noon
Film · 2000
An American Daughter
Film · 2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Film · 2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Film · 2000
Backstory
Series · 2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Series · 2000
The Other Sister
Film · 1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Film · 1999
Into the Wild Blue
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Series · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
Series · 1999
Two for Texas
Film · 1998
Smoke Signals
Film · 1998
Will & Grace
Series · 1998
Contact
Film · 1997
Divided by Hate
Film · 1997
What the Deaf Man Heard
Film · 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Over America
Film · 1995
Over California
Film · 1994
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
A River Runs Through It
Film · 1992
Singles
Film · 1992
Knight Moves
Film · 1992
Poison Ivy
Film · 1992
Getting Up and Going Home
Film · 1992
In Sickness and in Health
Film · 1992
The Making of 'Alien³'
Film · 1992
Picket Fences
Series · 1992
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Film · 1991
The Rookie
Film · 1990
Child in the Night
Film · 1990
The China Lake Murders
Film · 1990
She'll Take Romance
Film · 1990
A Question About Sex
Film · 1990
Steel Magnolias
Film · 1989
The Heist
Film · 1989
Big Man on Campus
Film · 1989
Red King, White Knight
Film · 1989
Poltergeist III
Film · 1988
Nightmare at Bittercreek
Film · 1988
Moving Target
Film · 1988
Honor Bound
Film · 1988
Maid to Order
Film · 1987
Poker Alice
Film · 1987
The Big Town
Film · 1987
Top Gun
Film · 1986
Opposing Force
Film · 1986
SpaceCamp
Film · 1986
Wisdom
Film · 1986
The Parent Trap II
Film · 1986
Miles to Go…
Film · 1986
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1985
Danger Bay
Series · 1985
Calendar Girl Murders
Film · 1984
A Touch of Scandal
Film · 1984
The Dead Zone
Film · 1983
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983
Ryan's Four
Series · 1983
Fighting Back
Film · 1982
A Dangerous Summer
Film · 1982
Cheers
Series · 1982
Savage Harvest
Film · 1981
Silence of the North
Film · 1981
Alien
Film · 1979
Maneaters Are Loose!
Film · 1978
Ice Castles
Film · 1978
Up in Smoke
Film · 1978
The Turning Point
Film · 1977
Plot of Fear
Film · 1976
La madama
Film · 1976
Origins of the Mafia
Series · 1976
The Devil’s Rain
Film · 1975
The Last Day
Film · 1975
Baretta
Series · 1975
S.W.A.T.
Series · 1975
Thieves Like Us
Film · 1974
Big Bad Mama
Film · 1974
Run, Run, Joe!
Film · 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Series · 1974
The Manhunter
Series · 1974
Get Christie Love!
Series · 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Series · 1974
The Birdmen
Film · 1973
Fuzz
Film · 1972
Wild Rovers
Film · 1971
Harold and Maude
Film · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Nichols
Series · 1971
M*A*S*H
Film · 1970
The Moonshine War
Film · 1970
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Lancer
Series · 1968
The Outsider
Series · 1968
A Bell for Adano
Film · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
Felony Squad
Series · 1966
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
Run for Your Life
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
One Man's Way
Film · 1964
Those Calloways
Film · 1964
12 O'Clock High
Series · 1964
12 O'Clock High
Series · 1964
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
War Hunt
Film · 1962
Combat!
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Combat!
Series · 1962
Combat!
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
The Real McCoys
Series · 1957
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944