ACTOR
Tom Skerritt
Known for Ted · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · White Collar
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…
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- Born
- Aug 25, 1933
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Known For
- 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.
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Known For
MOVIE
TedTom Skerritt · 2012
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitOliver Taft · 1999
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
White CollarAlan Mitchell · 2009
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
CheersEvan Drake · 1982
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
The Good WifeJames Paisley · 2009
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
The West WingChris Carrick · 1999
★ 8.3
★ 8.3
TV
Will & GraceDr. Jay Markus · 1998
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
BonanzaJerry · 1959
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
Filmography
Movies
War HuntSgt. Stan Showalter
1962
One Man's WayLeonard Peale, Grown
1964
Those CallowaysWhit Turner
1964
The Further Adventures of GallegherCorky Mardis
1965
A Bell for AdanoSgt. Trapani
1967
M*A*S*HDuke Forrest
1970
The Moonshine WarNeighbor (uncredited)
1970
Harold and MaudeMotorcycle Officer
1971
Wild RoversJohn Buckman
1971
FuzzDet. Bert Kling
1972
The BirdmenOrville Fitzgerald
1973
Big Bad MamaFred
1974
Run, Run, Joe!Margherito
1974
Thieves Like UsDee Mobley
1974
The Devil’s RainTom Preston
1975
The Last DayBill Powers
1975
La madamaJack
1976
Plot of FearChief Inspector
1976
The Turning PointWayne
1977
Ice CastlesMarcus Winston
1978
Maneaters Are Loose!John Gosford
1978
Up in SmokeStrawberry
1978
AlienDallas
1979
Savage HarvestCasey
1981
Silence of the NorthWalter Reamer
1981
A Dangerous SummerHoward Anderson
1982
Fighting BackJohn D'Angelo
1982
The Dead ZoneSheriff Bannerman
1983
A Touch of ScandalFather Dwelle
1984
Calendar Girl MurdersLieutenant Dan Stoner
1984
Miles to Go…Stuart Browning
1986
Opposing ForceLogan
1986
SpaceCampZack
1986
The Parent Trap IIBill Grand
1986
Top GunViper
1986
WisdomLloyd Wisdom
1986
Maid to OrderCharles Montgomery
1987
Poker AliceJeremy Collins
1987
The Big TownPhil Carpenter
1987
Honor BoundSam Cahill
1988
Moving TargetJoseph Kellogg
1988
Nightmare at BittercreekDing
1988
Poltergeist IIIBruce Gardner
1988
Big Man on CampusDr. Webster
1989
Red King, White KnightStoner
1989
Steel MagnoliasDrum Eatenton
1989
The HeistEbbet Berens
1989
A Question About SexJim
1990A Question About SexDirector
1990
Child in the NightDetective Bass
1990
She'll Take RomanceJudge Warren Danvers
1990
The China Lake MurdersSheriff Sam Brodie
1990
The RookieEugene Ackerman
1990
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of BlueHam McDonald
1991
A River Runs Through ItReverend Maclean
1992
Getting Up and Going HomeJack Montgomery
1992
In Sickness and in HealthJerritt Mattison
1992
Knight MovesFrank Sedman
1992
Poison IvyDarryl Cooper
1992
SinglesMayor Weber
1992
The Making of 'Alien³'Self
1992
Over CaliforniaNarrator (voice)
1994
Over America
1995
ContactDavid Drumlin
1997
Divided by HateSteve Riordan
1997Divided by HateDirector
1997
What the Deaf Man HeardNorm Jenkins
1997
Smoke SignalsPolice Chief
1998
Two for TexasSam Houston
1998
Into the Wild BlueHost
1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerFred Maddux
1999
The Other SisterRadley Tate
1999
Altman on His Own TermsSelf
2000
An American DaughterWalter
2000ET
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'Self
2000
High NoonWill Kane
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy OnassisJoseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
2000
Texas RangersRichard Dukes
2001
Changing HeartsJohnny Pinkley
2002
GreenmailTom Bradshaw
2002
The Alien SagaSelf
2002
Path to WarWilliam Westmoreland
2003
SwingGeorge Verdi
2003
Tears of the SunCaptain Bill Rhodes
2003
The Beast Within: Making AlienSelf
2003
Homeland SecurityAdmiral McKee
2004
Vinegar HillFritz Grier
2005
BonnevilleEmmett L. Johnson
2006
DesperationJohn Edward Marinville
2006
FallenZeke
2006
MammothSimon Abernathy
2006
Beer for My HorsesSheriff Wilson Landry
2008
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeGabe Utterson
2008
For Sale by OwnerClive Farrier
2009
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ExpositionNarrator (voice)
2009
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding ClubNarrator
2009
The Velveteen RabbitHorse (voice)
2009
WhiteoutDr. John Fury
2009
Soaring Over America
2010
Over HawaiiNarrator (voice)
2011
Redemption RoadSanta
2011
Your Love Never FailsJack Connors
2011
Soda SpringsWalt Jackson
2012
TedTom Skerritt
2012
At MiddletonRoland Emerson
2013
Redwood HighwayPete Peterson
2013
The Rocky Mountain Fly HighwayNarrator (voice)
2014
Wings: Sky Force HeroesColonel (voice)
2014
Field of Lost ShoesUlysses S. Grant
2015
A Hologram for the KingRon Clay
2016
Journey Back to ChristmasTobias Cook
2016
Day of DaysWalter
2017
LuckyFred
2017
Memory: The Origins of AlienSelf
2019
The Phantom 52The Phantom
2019
Catch the BulletDex
2021
East of the MountainsBen Givens
2021East of the MountainsExecutive Producer
2021AL
A Look Through His LensSelf
2024
Alien: Terror in SpaceSelf - Actor
2025
BrokeCliff
2025Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 2 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1944
Hallmark Hall of FameNorm Jenkins · 1 eps
1951
The Wonderful World of DisneyCorky Mardis · 1 eps
1954
GunsmokeEdmund Dano · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeBen Stone · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeOrv Timpson · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeFred Garth · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeTuck Frye · 1 eps
1955
Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1956
The Real McCoysMailman · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainHamish Browne · 1 eps
1957
BonanzaJerry · 1 eps
1959BonanzaCorporal Bill Tanner · 1 eps
1959
Combat!Hicks · 1 eps
1962Combat!Burke · 1 eps
1962Combat!Sgt. Decker · 1 eps
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourFrank Farmer · 1 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianEric Kroeger · 1 eps
1962The VirginianRev. Paul Martinson · 1 eps
1962The VirginianBilly Landers · 1 eps
1962The VirginianMoran · 1 eps
1962
The FugitiveNeely Hollister · 1 eps
1963The FugitivePete Edwards · 1 eps
1963
12 O'Clock HighLt. Paddy Gialella · 1 eps
196412 O'Clock HighLt. Steve Parmalee · 1 eps
1964
Run for Your LifeLou Patterson · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Robert Hastings · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.John Clarence Rim · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.Thorn Hazard · 1 eps
1965The F.B.I.Bill Leonard · 1 eps
1965
Felony Squad1 eps
1966
The Time TunnelMatthew Gebhardt · 1 eps
1966
Cimarron StripEnoch Shelton · 1 eps
1967
MannixMorgan Carpenter · 1 eps
1967
Lancer1 eps
1968
The OutsiderArnie Cambor · 1 eps
1968
Hawaii Five-OLew Morgan · 1 eps
1969
CannonBud · 3 eps
1971
NicholsCharley Doyle · 1 eps
1971
ABC Afterschool SpecialDirector
1972
Get Christie Love!1 eps
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerRobert W. Palmer · 1 eps
1974
The Manhunter1 eps
1974
Baretta1 eps
1975
S.W.A.T.1 eps
1975
Origins of the MafiaBernardino Campo · 1 eps
1976
CheersEvan Drake · 6 eps
1982
Ryan's FourDr. Thomas Ryan · 5 eps
1983
The HitchhikerDetective Frank Sheen · 1 eps
1983
Danger BayDon Bared · 1 eps
1985
The Twilight Zone(segment "What Are Friends For?") · 1 eps
1985
Picket FencesJimmy Brock · 88 eps
1992
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1993
Chicago HopeJim Kellner · 1 eps
1994
E! True Hollywood Story1 eps
1996
Will & GraceDr. Jay Markus · 1 eps
1998
Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkThomas Ahearn · 2 eps
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitOliver Taft · 1 eps
1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn KillerFred Maddux · 2 eps
1999
The West WingChris Carrick · 1 eps
1999
BackstorySelf · 1 eps
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy OnassisJoseph P. "Joe" Kennedy · 2 eps
2000
History vs. HollywoodSelf · 1 eps
2001
The Dead ZoneHerb Smith · 1 eps
2002
Homeland SecurityAdmiral Theodore McKee · 1 eps
2004
Huff2 eps
2004
The Grid6 eps
2004
Category 7: The End of the WorldColonel Mike Davis · 2 eps
2005
The CloserDet. Joey 'O' Olin · 1 eps
2005
Brothers and SistersWilliam Walker · 6 eps
2006
FallenZeke · 1 eps
2007
Killer WaveVictor Bannister · 2 eps
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Self · 1 eps
2007
LeverageJimmy Ford · 2 eps
2008
The Trojan HorsePresident Stanfield · 2 eps
2008
The Good WifeJames Paisley · 2 eps
2009
White CollarAlan Mitchell · 1 eps
2009
Madam SecretaryPatrick McCord · 1 eps
2014
The American WestSelf · 8 eps
2016
Going HomeVance Baker · 1 eps
2022Photos
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