
Tom Skerritt
Born
1933-08-25
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Known for

Alien
Dallas

Ted
Tom Skerritt

Top Gun
Viper

Contact
David Drumlin

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Oliver Taft

Tears of the Sun
Captain Bill Rhodes

The Dead Zone
Sheriff Bannerman

White Collar
Alan Mitchell

A Hologram for the King
Ron Clay

Harold and Maude
Motorcycle Officer

A River Runs Through It
Rev. Maclean

M*A*S*H
Duke Forrest

Whiteout
Dr. John Fury

Steel Magnolias
Drum Eatenton

The Good Wife
James Paisley