Tom Skerritt
Acting
Biography
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
Acting (117)
2025
Brokeas Cliff
7.0
2025
Alien: Terror in Spaceas Self - Actor
7.0
2024
A Look Through His Lensas Self
2021
East of the Mountainsas Ben Givens
5.6
2021
Catch the Bulletas Dex
5.6
2019
The Phantom 52as The Phantom
9.4
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alienas Self
6.4
2017
Luckyas Fred
7.3
2017
Day of Daysas Walter
3.5
2016
Journey Back to Christmasas Tobias Cook
6.5
2016
A Hologram for the Kingas Ron Clay
5.8
2015
Field of Lost Shoesas Ulysses S. Grant
6.1
2014
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highwayas Narrator (voice)
8.0
2014
Wings: Sky Force Heroesas Colonel (voice)
5.3
2013
At Middletonas Roland Emerson
6.3
2013
Redwood Highwayas Pete Peterson
5.9
2012
Tedas Tom Skerritt
6.5
2012
Soda Springsas Walt Jackson
5.6
2011
Redemption Roadas Santa
5.0
2011
Your Love Never Failsas Jack Connors
5.8
2011
Over Hawaiias Narrator (voice)
2009
6.2
2009
For Sale by Owneras Clive Farrier
3.4
2009
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expositionas Narrator (voice)
2009
Whiteoutas Dr. John Fury
5.6
2009
The Velveteen Rabbitas Horse (voice)
6.5
2008
Beer for My Horsesas Sheriff Wilson Landry
4.6
2008
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Gabe Utterson
4.6
2006
Bonnevilleas Emmett L. Johnson
5.6
2006
Fallenas Zeke
6.9
2006
Desperationas John Edward Marinville
5.5
2006
Mammothas Simon Abernathy
4.5
2005
Vinegar Hillas Fritz Grier
4.4
2004
Homeland Securityas Admiral McKee
4.8
2003
8.2
2003
Path to Waras William Westmoreland
6.7
2003
Swingas George Verdi
9.0
2003
Tears of the Sunas Captain Bill Rhodes
6.9
2002
The Alien Sagaas Self
6.3
2002
Greenmailas Tom Bradshaw
3.4
2002
Changing Heartsas Johnny Pinkley
6.4
2001
Texas Rangersas Richard Dukes
5.9
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassisas Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
2000
High Noonas Will Kane
5.7
2000
An American Daughteras Walter
4.7
2000
6.3
2000
Altman on His Own Termsas Self
9.0
1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killeras Fred Maddux
4.8
1999
Into the Wild Blueas Host
10.0
1999
The Other Sisteras Radley Tate
6.4
1998
Smoke Signalsas Police Chief
6.8
1998
Two for Texasas Sam Houston
6.6
1997
What the Deaf Man Heardas Norm Jenkins
6.4
1997
Contactas David Drumlin
7.4
1997
Divided by Hateas Steve Riordan
7.3
1995
1994
Over Californiaas Narrator (voice)
6.5
1992
A River Runs Through Itas Reverend Maclean
7.0
1992
Singlesas Mayor Weber
6.4
1992
Getting Up and Going Homeas Jack Montgomery
10.0
1992
Poison Ivyas Darryl Cooper
5.4
1992
In Sickness and in Healthas Jerritt Mattison
4.0
1992
Knight Movesas Frank Sedman
5.8
1991
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blueas Ham McDonald
5.3
1990
The Rookieas Eugene Ackerman
5.9
1990
She'll Take Romanceas Judge Warren Danvers
4.7
1990
A Question About Sexas Jim
1990
Child in the Nightas Detective Bass
5.6
1990
The China Lake Murdersas Sheriff Sam Brodie
5.4
1989
Big Man on Campusas Dr. Webster
6.1
1989
Red King, White Knightas Stoner
6.4
1989
Steel Magnoliasas Drum Eatenton
7.2
1989
The Heistas Ebbet Berens
4.9
1988
Poltergeist IIIas Bruce Gardner
5.2
1988
Nightmare at Bittercreekas Ding
6.3
1988
Moving Targetas Joseph Kellogg
5.9
1988
Honor Boundas Sam Cahill
10.0
1987
The Big Townas Phil Carpenter
5.5
1987
Maid to Orderas Charles Montgomery
5.5
1987
Poker Aliceas Jeremy Collins
6.9
1986
Wisdomas Lloyd Wisdom
6.1
1986
Miles to Go…as Stuart Browning
7.3
1986
Opposing Forceas Logan
4.4
1986
The Parent Trap IIas Bill Grand
5.5
1986
SpaceCampas Zack
5.9
1986
Top Gunas Viper
7.1
1984
A Touch of Scandalas Father Dwelle
8.0
1984
Calendar Girl Murdersas Lieutenant Dan Stoner
4.7
1983
The Dead Zoneas Sheriff Bannerman
7.0
1982
A Dangerous Summeras Howard Anderson
4.1
1982
Fighting Backas John D'Angelo
5.8
1981
Silence of the Northas Walter Reamer
7.0
1981
Savage Harvestas Casey
6.2
1979
Alienas Dallas
8.2
1978
Ice Castlesas Marcus Winston
7.4
1978
Up in Smokeas Strawberry
6.6
1978
Maneaters Are Loose!as John Gosford
10.0
1977
The Turning Pointas Wayne
6.6
1976
Plot of Fearas Chief Inspector
5.6
1976
La madamaas Jack
6.2
1975
The Devil’s Rainas Tom Preston
5.0
1975
The Last Dayas Bill Powers
6.5
1974
Big Bad Mamaas Fred
5.7
1974
Run, Run, Joe!as Margherito
6.0
1974
Thieves Like Usas Dee Mobley
6.5
1973
The Birdmenas Orville Fitzgerald
7.7
1972
Fuzzas Det. Bert Kling
5.5
1971
Harold and Maudeas Motorcycle Officer
7.6
1971
Wild Roversas John Buckman
6.1
1970
The Moonshine Waras Neighbor (uncredited)
5.7
1970
M*A*S*Has Duke Forrest
6.9
1967
A Bell for Adanoas Sgt. Trapani
1965
The Further Adventures of Gallegheras Corky Mardis
1964
Those Callowaysas Whit Turner
6.5
1964
One Man's Wayas Leonard Peale, Grown
4.3
1962
War Huntas Sgt. Stan Showalter
6.4
Production & Directing (3)
2021
East of the MountainsExecutive Producer
5.6
1997
Divided by HateDirector
7.3
1990
A Question About SexDirector