Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Age 92 — born August 25, 1933·Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

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70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1951–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedManeaters Are Loose!
7.5 Average ratingacross 70 titles

Top TV shows 40best Tom Skerritt shows

  1. 1Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameNorm Jenkins · 1 ep · 19518.8
  2. 2The West Wing posterThe West WingChris Carrick · 1 ep · 19998.3
  3. 3White Collar posterWhite CollarAlan Mitchell · 1 ep · 20098.2
  4. 4E! True Hollywood Story posterE! True Hollywood Story1 ep · 19968.2
  5. 5Get Christie Love! posterGet Christie Love!1 ep · 19748.1
  6. 6Origins of the Mafia posterOrigins of the MafiaBernardino Campo · 1 ep · 19768.0
  7. 7Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitOliver Taft · 1 ep · 19998.0
  8. 8The Wonderful World of Disney posterThe Wonderful World of DisneyCorky Mardis · 1 ep · 19547.9
  9. 9The Closer posterThe CloserDet. Joey 'O' Olin · 1 ep · 20057.8
  10. 10Combat! posterCombat!Hicks · 1 ep · 19627.8
  11. 11The Alfred Hitchcock Hour posterThe Alfred Hitchcock HourFrank Farmer · 1 ep · 19627.8
  12. 12The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight Zone(segment "What Are Friends For?") · 1 ep · 19857.7
  13. 13Huff posterHuff2 eps · 20047.7
  14. 14The Time Tunnel posterThe Time TunnelMatthew Gebhardt · 1 ep · 19667.6
  15. 15Kolchak: The Night Stalker posterKolchak: The Night Stalker19747.6
  16. 16The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeJames Paisley · 2 eps · 20097.6
  17. 17Leverage posterLeverageJimmy Ford · 2 eps · 20087.6
  18. 18Cheers posterCheersEvan Drake · 6 eps · 19827.6
  19. 19Bonanza posterBonanzaJerry · 1 ep · 19597.5
  20. 20Danger Bay posterDanger BayDon Bared · 1 ep · 19857.4
  21. 21The Fugitive posterThe FugitiveNeely Hollister · 1 ep · 19637.3
  22. 22The Dead Zone posterThe Dead ZoneHerb Smith · 1 ep · 20027.3
  23. 2312 O'Clock High poster12 O'Clock HighLt. Paddy Gialella · 1 ep · 19647.2
  24. 24Chicago Hope posterChicago HopeJim Kellner · 1 ep · 19947.2
  25. 25Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OLew Morgan · 1 ep · 19687.2
  26. 26Run for Your Life posterRun for Your LifeLou Patterson · 1 ep · 19657.1
  27. 27Brothers and Sisters posterBrothers and SistersWilliam Walker · 6 eps · 20067.1
  28. 28S.W.A.T. posterS.W.A.T.1 ep · 19757.1
  29. 29Aftershock: Earthquake in New York posterAftershock: Earthquake in New YorkThomas Ahearn · 2 eps · 19997.0
  30. 30Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis posterJackie Bouvier Kennedy OnassisJoseph P. "Joe" Kennedy · 2 eps · 20007.0
  31. 31The Manhunter posterThe Manhunter1 ep · 19747.0
  32. 32Madam Secretary posterMadam SecretaryPatrick McCord · 1 ep · 20147.0
  33. 33Will & Grace posterWill & GraceDr. Jay Markus · 1 ep · 19986.9
  34. 34Mannix posterMannixMorgan Carpenter · 1 ep · 19676.8
  35. 35Category 7: The End of the World posterCategory 7: The End of the WorldColonel Mike Davis · 2 eps · 20056.7
  36. 36Gunsmoke posterGunsmokeEdmund Dano · 1 ep · 19556.7
  37. 37Cannon posterCannonBud · 3 eps · 19716.7
  38. 38The Grid posterThe Grid6 eps · 20046.6
  39. 39Fallen posterFallenZeke · 1 ep · 20076.6
  40. 40Picket Fences posterPicket FencesSheriff Jimmy Brock · 1992–1996 · Drama5.3

Top movies 30best Tom Skerritt movies

  1. 1Maneaters Are Loose! posterManeaters Are Loose!John Gosford · 197810.0
  2. 2Getting Up and Going Home posterGetting Up and Going HomeJack Montgomery · 199210.0
  3. 3Honor Bound posterHonor BoundSam Cahill · 198810.0
  4. 4Into the Wild Blue posterInto the Wild BlueHost · 199910.0
  5. 5The Phantom 52 posterThe Phantom 52The Phantom · 20199.4
  6. 6Swing posterSwingGeorge Verdi · 20039.0
  7. 7Alien posterAlienDallas · 19798.2
  8. 8A Touch of Scandal posterA Touch of ScandalFather Dwelle · 19848.0
  9. 9The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway posterThe Rocky Mountain Fly HighwayNarrator (voice) · 20148.0
  10. 10The Birdmen posterThe BirdmenOrville Fitzgerald · 19737.7
  11. 11Harold and Maude posterHarold and MaudeMotorcycle Officer · 19717.6
  12. 12Contact posterContactDavid Drumlin · 19977.4
  13. 13Ice Castles posterIce CastlesMarcus Winston · 19787.4
  14. 14Miles to Go… posterMiles to Go…Stuart Browning · 19867.3
  15. 15Lucky posterLuckyFred · 20177.3
  16. 16Divided by Hate posterDivided by HateSteve Riordan · 19977.3
  17. 17Steel Magnolias posterSteel MagnoliasDrum Eatenton · 19897.2
  18. 18Top Gun posterTop GunViper · 19867.1
  19. 19The Dead Zone posterThe Dead ZoneSheriff Bannerman · 19837.0
  20. 20A River Runs Through It posterA River Runs Through ItRev. Maclean · 19927.0
  21. 21Broke posterBrokeCliff · 20257.0
  22. 22Silence of the North posterSilence of the NorthWalter Reamer · 19817.0
  23. 23M*A*S*H posterM*A*S*HDuke Forrest · 19707.0
  24. 24Poker Alice posterPoker AliceJeremy Collins · 19876.9
  25. 25Tears of the Sun posterTears of the SunCaptain Bill Rhodes · 20036.9
  26. 26Fallen posterFallenZeke · 20066.9
  27. 27Smoke Signals posterSmoke SignalsPolice Chief · 19986.8
  28. 28Up in Smoke posterUp in SmokeStrawberry · 19786.7
  29. 29Path to War posterPath to WarWilliam Westmoreland · 20036.7
  30. 30War Hunt posterWar HuntSgt. Stan Showalter · 19626.7

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