Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

🎂 25th August 1933 (92 yrs) 📍 Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known For

Alien

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.

Tom Skerritt

Movies Featuring Tom Skerritt

Broke

Broke (2025)

as Cliff
Alien: Terror in Space

Alien: Terror in Space (2025)

as Self - Actor
No Image

A Look Through His Lens (2024)

as Self
East of the Mountains

East of the Mountains (2021)

as Ben Givens
Catch the Bullet

Catch the Bullet (2021)

as Dex
The Phantom 52

The Phantom 52 (2019)

as The Phantom
Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

as Self
Lucky

Lucky (2017)

as Fred
Day of Days

Day of Days (2017)

as Walter
Journey Back to Christmas

Journey Back to Christmas (2016)

as Tobias Cook
A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King (2016)

as Ron Clay
Field of Lost Shoes

Field of Lost Shoes (2015)

as Ulysses S. Grant
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway

The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway (2014)

as Narrator (voice)
Wings: Sky Force Heroes

Wings: Sky Force Heroes (2014)

as Colonel (voice)
At Middleton

At Middleton (2013)

as Dr. Roland Emerson
Redwood Highway

Redwood Highway (2013)

as Pete Peterson
Ted

Ted (2012)

as Tom Skerritt
Soda Springs

Soda Springs (2012)

as Walt Jackson
Redemption Road

Redemption Road (2011)

as Santa
Your Love Never Fails

Your Love Never Fails (2011)

as Jack Connors
Over Hawaii

Over Hawaii (2011)

as Narrator (voice)
Soaring Over America

Soaring Over America (2010)

The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club

The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (2009)

as Narrator
For Sale by Owner

For Sale by Owner (2009)

as Clive Farrier
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (2009)

as Narrator (voice)
Whiteout

Whiteout (2009)

as Dr. John Fury
The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)

as Horse (voice)
Beer for My Horses

Beer for My Horses (2008)

as Sheriff Wilson Landry
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2008)

as Gabe Utterson
Over America

Over America (2008)

Bonneville

Bonneville (2006)

as Emmett L. Johnson
Fallen

Fallen (2006)

as Zeke
Desperation

Desperation (2006)

as John Edward Marinville
Mammoth

Mammoth (2006)

as Simon Abernathy
Category 7: The End of the World

Category 7: The End of the World (2005)

as Colonel Mike Davis
Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill (2005)

as Fritz Grier
Homeland Security

Homeland Security (2004)

as Admiral McKee
The Beast Within: Making Alien

The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)

as Self
Path to War

Path to War (2003)

as William Westmoreland
Swing

Swing (2003)

as George Verdi
Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun (2003)

as Captain Bill Rhodes
The Alien Saga

The Alien Saga (2002)

as Self
Greenmail

Greenmail (2002)

as Tom Bradshaw
Changing Hearts

Changing Hearts (2002)

as Johnny Pinkley
Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (2001)

as Richard Dukes
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)

as Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
High Noon

High Noon (2000)

as Will Kane
An American Daughter

An American Daughter (2000)

as Walter
No Image

Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' (2000)

as Self
Altman on His Own Terms

Altman on His Own Terms (2000)

as Self
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)

as Fred Maddux
Into the Wild Blue

Into the Wild Blue (1999)

as Host
The Other Sister

The Other Sister (1999)

as Radley Tate
Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals (1998)

as Police Chief
Two for Texas

Two for Texas (1998)

as Sam Houston
What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)

as Norm Jenkins
Contact

Contact (1997)

as David Drumlin
Divided by Hate

Divided by Hate (1997)

as Steve Riordan
No Image

Over California in High Definition (1994)

as Narrator (voice)
A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It (1992)

as Rev. Maclean
Singles

Singles (1992)

as Mayor Weber
Getting Up and Going Home

Getting Up and Going Home (1992)

as Jack Montgomery
Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy (1992)

as Darryl Cooper
In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health (1992)

as Jerritt Mattison
Knight Moves

Knight Moves (1992)

as Frank Sedman
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991)

as Ham McDonald
The Rookie

The Rookie (1990)

as Eugene Ackerman
She'll Take Romance

She'll Take Romance (1990)

as Judge Warren Danvers
A Question About Sex

A Question About Sex (1990)

as Jim
Child in the Night

Child in the Night (1990)

as Detective Bass
The China Lake Murders

The China Lake Murders (1990)

as Sheriff Sam Brodie
Big Man on Campus

Big Man on Campus (1989)

as Dr. Webster
Red King, White Knight

Red King, White Knight (1989)

as Stoner
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias (1989)

as Drum Eatenton
The Heist

The Heist (1989)

as Ebbet Berens
Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III (1988)

as Bruce Gardner
Nightmare at Bittercreek

Nightmare at Bittercreek (1988)

as Ding
Moving Target

Moving Target (1988)

as Joseph Kellogg
Honor Bound

Honor Bound (1988)

as Sam Cahill
The Big Town

The Big Town (1987)

as Phil Carpenter
Maid to Order

Maid to Order (1987)

as Charles Montgomery
Poker Alice

Poker Alice (1987)

as Jeremy Collins
Wisdom

Wisdom (1986)

as Lloyd Wisdom
Miles to Go…

Miles to Go… (1986)

as Stuart Browning
Opposing Force

Opposing Force (1986)

as Logan
The Parent Trap II

The Parent Trap II (1986)

as Bill Grand
SpaceCamp

SpaceCamp (1986)

as Zack
Top Gun

Top Gun (1986)

as Viper
A Touch of Scandal

A Touch of Scandal (1984)

as Father Dwelle
Calendar Girl Murders

Calendar Girl Murders (1984)

as Lieutenant Dan Stoner
The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone (1983)

as Sheriff Bannerman
A Dangerous Summer

A Dangerous Summer (1982)

as Howard Anderson
Fighting Back

Fighting Back (1982)

as John D'Angelo
Silence of the North

Silence of the North (1981)

as Walter Reamer
Savage Harvest

Savage Harvest (1981)

as Casey
Alien

Alien (1979)

as Dallas
Ice Castles

Ice Castles (1978)

as Marcus Winston
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke (1978)

as Strawberry
Maneaters Are Loose!

Maneaters Are Loose! (1978)

as John Gosford
The Turning Point

The Turning Point (1977)

as Wayne
Plot of Fear

Plot of Fear (1976)

as Chief Inspector
La madama

La madama (1976)

as Jack
The Devil's Rain

The Devil's Rain (1975)

as Tom Preston
The Last Day

The Last Day (1975)

as Bill Powers
Big Bad Mama

Big Bad Mama (1974)

as Fred
Run, Run, Joe!

Run, Run, Joe! (1974)

as Margherito
Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us (1974)

as Dee Mobley
The Birdmen

The Birdmen (1973)

as Orville Fitzgerald
Fuzz

Fuzz (1972)

as Det. Bert Kling
Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude (1971)

as Motorcycle Officer
Wild Rovers

Wild Rovers (1971)

as John Buckman
The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War (1970)

as Neighbor (uncredited)
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1970)

as Duke Forrest
A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano (1967)

as Sgt. Trapani
The Further Adventures of Gallegher

The Further Adventures of Gallegher (1965)

as Corky Mardis
Those Calloways

Those Calloways (1964)

as Whit Turner
One Man's Way

One Man's Way (1964)

as Leonard Peale, Grown
War Hunt

War Hunt (1962)

as Sgt. Stan Showalter