Deceased

When Did Tom Skerritt Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93

Also known asTom Skerrit, Thomas Roy Skerritt, Τομ Σκέριτ, 汤姆·斯凯里特, 톰 스커릿, 湯姆·史基瑞, M. Borman, تام اسکریت, Thomas SkerrittGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/08/1933Born inDetroit, Michigan, USADied21/10/2026 (aged 93)WikidataQ320093 ↗TMDb#4139 ↗

Thomas Roy Skerritt was an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthrough role as Duke Forrest in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H (1970). He then starred in notable films like The Turning Point (1977), Up in Smoke, Ice Castles, Alien (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Top Gun (1986), and A River Runs Through It (1992).

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Filmography139 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	A Look Through His LensMovie	Self	91
2022	Going HomeSeries	Vance Baker	89
2021	East of the MountainsMovie	Ben Givens	88
2019	Memory: The Origins of AlienMovie	Self	86
2017	LuckyMovie	Fred	84
2017	LuckyMovie	Fred	84
2016	A Hologram for the KingMovie	Ron Clay	83
2016	The American WestSeries	Self	83
2016	Journey Back to ChristmasMovie	Tobias Cook	83
2014	Madam SecretarySeries	Patrick McCord	81
2013	Redwood HighwayMovie	Pete Peterson	80
2013	At MiddletonMovie	Dr. Roland Emerson	80
2012	TedMovie	Tom Skerritt	79
2011	Redemption RoadMovie	Santa	78
2009	The Good WifeSeries	James Paisley	76
2009	White CollarSeries	Alan Mitchell	76
2009	For Sale by OwnerMovie	Clive Farrier	76
2009	The Velveteen RabbitMovie	Horse (voice)	76
2009	WhiteoutMovie	Dr. John Fury	76
2008	LeverageSeries	Jimmy Ford	75
2008	The Trojan HorseSeries	President Stanfield	75
2007	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Series	Self	74
2007	FallenSeries	Zeke	74
2006	Brothers and SistersSeries	William Walker	73
2006	FallenMovie	Zeke	73
2006	MammothMovie	Simon Abernathy	73
2006	DesperationMovie	John Edward Marinville	73
2006	BonnevilleMovie	Emmett L. Johnson	73
2005	The CloserSeries	Det. Joey 'O' Olin	72
2005	The Colbert ReportSeries	Viper (archive footage)	72
2005	Category 7: The End of the WorldSeries	Colonel Mike Davis	72
2004	HuffSeries	—	71
2004	Homeland SecurityMovie	Admiral McKee	71
2003	Tears of the SunMovie	Captain Bill Rhodes	70
2003	Path to WarMovie	William Westmoreland	70
2002	The Dead ZoneSeries	Herb Smith	69
2002	The Alien SagaMovie	Self	69
2001	Texas RangersMovie	Richard Dukes	68
2000	Jackie Bouvier Kennedy OnassisMovie	Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy	67
2000	Jackie Bouvier Kennedy OnassisSeries	Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy	67
2000	Enlisted: The Story of 'MAS*H'Movie	Self	67
2000	Altman on His Own TermsMovie	Self	67
2000	An American DaughterMovie	Walter	67
2000	BackstorySeries	Self	67
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries	Oliver Taft	66
1999	The West WingSeries	Chris Carrick	66
1999	Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkSeries	Thomas Ahearn	66
1999	The Other SisterMovie	Radley Tate	66
1999	The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerMovie	Fred Maddux	66
1998	Will & GraceSeries	Dr. Jay Markus	65
1998	Smoke SignalsMovie	Police Chief	65
1998	Two for TexasMovie	Sam Houston	65
1997	ContactMovie	David Drumlin	64
1997	What the Deaf Man HeardMovie	Norm Jenkins	64
1997	Divided by HateMovie	Steve Riordan	64
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	63
1994	Chicago HopeSeries	Jim Kellner	61
1992	Picket FencesSeries	Jimmy Brock	59
1992	Knight MovesMovie	Frank Sedman	59
1992	A River Runs Through ItMovie	Rev. Maclean	59
1992	Poison IvyMovie	Darryl Cooper	59
1992	SinglesMovie	Mayor Weber	59
1992	In Sickness and in HealthMovie	Jerritt Mattison	59
1992	The Making of 'Alien³'Movie	Self	59
1990	The RookieMovie	Eugene Ackerman	57
1990	The China Lake MurdersMovie	Sheriff Sam Brodie	57
1990	Child in the NightMovie	Detective Bass	57
1990	She'll Take RomanceMovie	Judge Warren Danvers	57
1990	A Question About SexMovie	Jim	57
1989	Steel MagnoliasMovie	Drum Eatenton	56
1989	Big Man on CampusMovie	Dr. Webster	56
1989	Red King, White KnightMovie	Stoner	56
1988	Poltergeist IIIMovie	Bruce Gardner	55
1988	Honor BoundMovie	Sam Cahill	55
1988	Nightmare at BittercreekMovie	Ding	55
1987	Maid to OrderMovie	Charles Montgomery	54
1987	The Big TownMovie	Phil Carpenter	54
1987	Poker AliceMovie	Jeremy Collins	54
1986	Top GunMovie	Viper	53
1986	WisdomMovie	Lloyd Wisdom	53
1986	SpaceCampMovie	Zack	53
1986	The Parent Trap IIMovie	Bill Grand	53
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	(segment "What Are Friends For?")	52
1984	A Touch of ScandalMovie	Father Dwelle	51
1983	The HitchhikerSeries	Detective Frank Sheen	50
1983	The Dead ZoneMovie	Sheriff Bannerman	50
1983	Ryan's FourSeries	Dr. Thomas Ryan	50
1982	CheersSeries	Evan Drake	49
1982	Fighting BackMovie	John D'Angelo	49
1982	A Dangerous SummerMovie	Howard Anderson	49
1981	Savage HarvestMovie	Casey	48
1979	AlienMovie	Dallas	46
1978	Ice CastlesMovie	Marcus Winston	45
1978	Maneaters Are Loose!Movie	John Gosford	45
1978	Up in SmokeMovie	Strawberry	45
1977	The Turning PointMovie	Wayne	44
1976	Plot of FearMovie	Chief Inspector	43
1975	BarettaSeries	—	42
1975	S.W.A.T.Series	—	42
1975	The Devil’s RainMovie	Tom Preston	42
1975	The Last DayMovie	Bill Powers	42
1974	Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries	Robert W. Palmer	41
1974	Big Bad MamaMovie	Fred	41
1974	The ManhunterSeries	—	41
1974	Run, Run, Joe!Movie	Margherito	41
1973	The BirdmenMovie	Orville Fitzgerald	40
1972	FuzzMovie	Det. Bert Kling	39
1971	NicholsSeries	Charley Doyle	38
1971	CannonSeries	Bud	38
1971	Wild RoversMovie	John Buckman	38
1971	Harold and MaudeMovie	Motorcycle Officer	38
1970	MAS*HMovie	Duke Forrest	37
1970	The Moonshine WarMovie	Neighbor (uncredited)	37
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Lew Morgan	35
1968	LancerSeries	—	35
1968	The OutsiderSeries	Arnie Cambor	35
1967	MannixSeries	Morgan Carpenter	34
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	Enoch Shelton	34
1967	A Bell for AdanoMovie	Sgt. Trapani	34
1966	The Time TunnelSeries	Matthew Gebhardt	33
1966	Felony SquadSeries	—	33
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Lou Patterson	32
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Robert Hastings	32
1965	The Further Adventures of GallegherMovie	Corky Mardis	32
1964	12 O'Clock HighSeries	Lt. Paddy Gialella	31
1964	Those CallowaysMovie	Whit Turner	31
1964	One Man's WayMovie	Leonard Peale, Grown	31
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Neely Hollister	30
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Pete Edwards	30
1962	The VirginianSeries	Rev. Paul Martinson	29
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Frank Farmer	29
1962	Combat!Series	Sgt. Decker	29
1962	War HuntMovie	Sgt. Stan Showalter	29
1959	BonanzaSeries	Corporal Bill Tanner	26
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Hamish Browne	24
1957	The Real McCoysSeries	Mailman	24
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Ben Stone	22
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Corky Mardis	21
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Norm Jenkins	18