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

Acting 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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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Oliver Taft

The West Wing

Chris Carrick

The Good Wife

James Paisley

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

The Closer

Det. Joey 'O' Olin

Cheers

Evan Drake

Bonanza

Jerry

Bonanza

Corporal Bill Tanner

Chicago Hope

Jim Kellner

Hawaii Five-O

Lew Morgan

Will & Grace

Dr. Jay Markus