Tom Skerritt
Acting
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.
Born: August 25, 1933 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Filmography (136)
Broke
2025
Actor: Cliff
East of the Mountains
2021
Actor: Ben GivensExecutive Producer
Catch the Bullet
2021
Actor: Dex
The Phantom 52
2019
Actor: The Phantom
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
Actor
Lucky
2017
Actor: Fred
Journey Back to Christmas
2016
Actor: Tobias Cook
TV
The American West
2016
Actor
A Hologram for the King
2016
Actor: Ron Clay
Field of Lost Shoes
2015
Actor: Ulysses S. Grant
TV
Madam Secretary
2014
Actor: Patrick McCord
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
2014
Actor: Colonel (voice)
At Middleton
2013
Actor: Dr. Roland Emerson
Redwood Highway
2013
Actor: Pete Peterson
Ted
2012
Actor: Tom Skerritt
Redemption Road
2011
Actor: Santa
Your Love Never Fails
2011
Actor: Jack Connors
For Sale by Owner
2009
Actor: Clive Farrier
TV
White Collar
2009
Actor: Alan Mitchell
TV
The Good Wife
2009
Actor: James Paisley
Whiteout
2009
Actor: Dr. John Fury
The Velveteen Rabbit
2009
Actor: Horse (voice)
TV
Leverage
2008
Actor: Jimmy Ford
Beer for My Horses
2008
Actor: Sheriff Wilson Lan…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2008
Actor: Gabe Utterson
TV
Fallen
2007
Actor: Zeke
TV
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
Actor
TV
Killer Wave
2007
Actor: Victor Bannister
TV
Brothers and Sisters
2006
Actor: William Walker
Bonneville
2006
Actor: Emmett L. Johnson
Fallen
2006
Actor: Zeke
Desperation
2006
Actor: John Edward Marinv…
Mammoth
2006
Actor: Simon Abernathy
TV
Category 7: The End of the World
2005
Actor: Colonel Mike Davis
TV
The Colbert Report
2005
Actor: Viper (archive foo…
TV
The Closer
2005
Actor: Det. Joey 'O' Olin
TV
Huff
2004
Actor
TV
The Grid
2004
Actor
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003
Actor
Path to War
2003
Actor: William Westmorela…
Tears of the Sun
2003
Actor: Captain Bill Rhode…
The Alien Saga
2002
Actor
TV
The Dead Zone
2002
Actor: Herb Smith
Changing Hearts
2002
Actor: Johnny Pinkley
Texas Rangers
2001
Actor: Richard Dukes
High Noon
2000
Actor: Will Kane
An American Daughter
2000
Actor: Walter
TV
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
Actor: Thomas Ahearn
TV
The West Wing
1999
Actor: Chris Carrick
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Actor: Oliver Taft
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999
Actor: Fred Maddux
The Other Sister
1999
Actor: Radley Tate
TV
Will & Grace
1998
Actor: Dr. Jay Markus
Smoke Signals
1998
Actor: Police Chief
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997
Actor: Norm Jenkins
Contact
1997
Actor: David Drumlin
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Actor
TV
Chicago Hope
1994
Actor: Jim Kellner
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Actor: Self - Guest
A River Runs Through It
1992
Actor: Rev. Maclean
Singles
1992
Actor: Mayor Weber
TV
Picket Fences
1992
Actor: Jimmy Brock
Poison Ivy
1992
Actor: Darryl Cooper
Knight Moves
1992
Actor: Frank Sedman
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991
Actor: Ham McDonald
The Rookie
1990
Actor: Eugene Ackerman
Child in the Night
1990
Actor: Detective Bass
The China Lake Murders
1990
Actor: Sheriff Sam Brodie
Big Man on Campus
1989
Actor: Dr. Webster
Steel Magnolias
1989
Actor: Drum Eatenton
The Heist
1989
Actor: Ebbet Berens
Poltergeist III
1988
Actor: Bruce Gardner
Moving Target
1988
Actor: Joseph Kellogg
The Big Town
1987
Actor: Phil Carpenter
Maid to Order
1987
Actor: Charles Montgomery
Poker Alice
1987
Actor: Jeremy Collins
Wisdom
1986
Actor: Lloyd Wisdom
Opposing Force
1986
Actor: Logan
The Parent Trap II
1986
Actor: Bill Grand
SpaceCamp
1986
Actor: Zack
Top Gun
1986
Actor: Viper
TV
Danger Bay
1985
Actor: Don Bared
TV
The Twilight Zone
1985
Actor: (segment "What Are…
Calendar Girl Murders
1984
Actor: Lieutenant Dan Sto…
TV
The Hitchhiker
1983
Actor: Detective Frank Sh…
The Dead Zone
1983
Actor: Sheriff Bannerman
A Dangerous Summer
1982
Actor: Howard Anderson
TV
Cheers
1982
Actor: Evan Drake
Fighting Back
1982
Actor: John D'Angelo
Savage Harvest
1981
Actor: Casey
Alien
1979
Actor: Dallas
Ice Castles
1978
Actor: Marcus Winston
Up in Smoke
1978
Actor: Strawberry
The Turning Point
1977
Actor: Wayne
Plot of Fear
1976
Actor: Chief Inspector
The Devil’s Rain
1975
Actor: Tom Preston
TV
S.W.A.T.
1975
Actor
The Last Day
1975
Actor: Bill Powers
TV
Baretta
1975
Actor
Big Bad Mama
1974
Actor: Fred
TV
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
ActorActor: Robert W. Palmer
TV
The Manhunter
1974
Actor
Thieves Like Us
1974
Actor: Dee Mobley
The Birdmen
1973
Actor: Orville Fitzgerald
TV
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Director
Fuzz
1972
Actor: Det. Bert Kling
Harold and Maude
1971
Actor: Motorcycle Officer
TV
Nichols
1971
Actor: Charley Doyle
TV
Cannon
1971
Actor: Bud
Wild Rovers
1971
Actor: John Buckman
The Moonshine War
1970
Actor: Neighbor (uncredit…
M*A*S*H
1970
Actor: Duke Forrest
TV
Lancer
1968
Actor
TV
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Actor: Lew Morgan
TV
The Outsider
1968
Actor: Arnie Cambor
TV
Mannix
1967
Actor: Morgan Carpenter
TV
Cimarron Strip
1967
Actor: Enoch Shelton
TV
Felony Squad
1966
Actor
TV
The Time Tunnel
1966
Actor: Matthew Gebhardt
TV
The F.B.I.
1965
Actor: Robert HastingsActor: John Clarence Rim+2
TV
Run for Your Life
1965
Actor: Lou Patterson
Those Calloways
1964
Actor: Whit Turner
TV
12 O'Clock High
1964
Actor: Lt. Paddy GialellaActor: Lt. Steve Parmalee
TV
The Fugitive
1963
Actor: Neely HollisterActor: Pete Edwards
TV
Combat!
1962
Actor: HicksActor: Burke+1
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Actor: Frank Farmer
TV
The Virginian
1962
Actor: Eric KroegerActor: Rev. Paul Martinso…+2
War Hunt
1962
Actor: Sgt. Stan Showalte…
TV
Bonanza
1959
Actor: JerryActor: Corporal Bill Tann…
TV
The Real McCoys
1957
Actor: Mailman
TV
Wagon Train
1957
Actor: Hamish Browne
TV
Gunsmoke
1955
Actor: Edmund DanoActor: Ben Stone+3
TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Actor: Corky Mardis
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Actor: Norm Jenkins
TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Actor: Self - NomineeActor