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Tom Skerritt

Acting

Born: 1933-08-25
From: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 2.8

Also Known As

Tom SkerritThomas Roy SkerrittΤομ Σκέριτ汤姆·斯凯里特톰 스커릿湯姆·史基瑞M. Bormanتام اسکریت

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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Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Picket Fences

1993
🏆 Won

Mary Pickford Award

Acting181 titles

Maneaters Are Loose!
10.0
Movie

Maneaters Are Loose!

1978Action
Getting Up and Going Home
10.0
Movie

Getting Up and Going Home

1992Comedy
Honor Bound
10.0
Movie

Honor Bound

1988Thriller
Into the Wild Blue
10.0
Movie

Into the Wild Blue

1999Drama
The Phantom 52
9.4
Cartoon

The Phantom 52

2019Animation
Swing
9.0
Movie

Swing

2003Drama
Altman on His Own Terms
9.0
Movie

Altman on His Own Terms

2000Documentary
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The West Wing
8.3
Series

The West Wing

1999-2006Drama
The Beast Within: Making Alien
8.2
Movie

The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003Documentary
Alien
8.2
Movie

Alien

1979Horror
E! True Hollywood Story
8.2
Series

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 - ...Documentary
White Collar
8.2
Series

White Collar

2009-2014Thriller
Get Christie Love!
8.1
Series

Get Christie Love!

1974-1975Thriller
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
8.0
Movie

The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway

2014Documentary
A Touch of Scandal
8.0
Movie

A Touch of Scandal

1984Thriller
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller
History vs. Hollywood
8.0
Series

History vs. Hollywood

2001Documentary
Origins of the Mafia
8.0
Series

Origins of the Mafia

1976Thriller
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
Cartoon

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 - ...Action
The Closer
7.9
Series

The Closer

2005-2012Thriller
Combat!
7.8
Series

Combat!

1962-1967Drama
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8
Series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962-1965Thriller
The Birdmen
7.7
Movie

The Birdmen

1973Action
Huff
7.7
Series

Huff

2004-2006Drama
The Twilight Zone
7.7
Series

The Twilight Zone

1985-1989Sci-Fi
Backstory
7.7
Series

Backstory

2000-2005Documentary
Harold and Maude
7.6
Movie

Harold and Maude

1971Comedy
The Time Tunnel
7.6
Series

The Time Tunnel

1966-1967Action
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.6
Series

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974-1975Drama
Leverage
7.6
Series

Leverage

2008-2012Drama
Cheers
7.6
Series

Cheers

1982-1993Comedy
The Good Wife
7.6
Series

The Good Wife

2009-2016Drama
Picket Fences
7.5
Series

Picket Fences

1992-1996Drama
Bonanza
7.5
Series

Bonanza

1959-1973Action
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
Contact
7.4
Movie

Contact

1997Drama
Ice Castles
7.4
Movie

Ice Castles

1978Drama
Danger Bay
7.4
Series

Danger Bay

1985-1990Drama
Divided by Hate
7.3
Movie

Divided by Hate

1997Drama
Miles to Go…
7.3
Movie

Miles to Go…

1986Drama
Lucky
7.3
Movie

Lucky

2017Drama
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-2009Comedy
Chicago Hope
7.3
Series

Chicago Hope

1994-2000Drama
The Fugitive
7.3
Series

The Fugitive

1963-1967Action
The Dead Zone
7.3
Series

The Dead Zone

2002-2007Drama
Steel Magnolias
7.2
Movie

Steel Magnolias

1989Comedy
Hawaii Five-O
7.2
Series

Hawaii Five-O

1968-1980Action
12 O'Clock High
7.2
Series

12 O'Clock High

1964-1967Drama
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
7.2
Series

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2007-2010Comedy
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
Top Gun
7.1
Movie

Top Gun

1986Action
Brothers and Sisters
7.1
Series

Brothers and Sisters

2006-2011Drama
Run for Your Life
7.1
Series

Run for Your Life

1965-1968Drama
S.W.A.T.
7.1
Series

S.W.A.T.

1975-1976Action
A River Runs Through It
7.0
Movie

A River Runs Through It

1992Drama
M*A*S*H
7.0
Movie

M*A*S*H

1970Comedy
The Dead Zone
7.0
Movie

The Dead Zone

1983Thriller
Broke
7.0
Movie

Broke

2025Action
Silence of the North
7.0
Movie

Silence of the North

1981Drama
Alien: Terror in Space
7.0
Movie

Alien: Terror in Space

2025Documentary
The Manhunter
7.0
Series

The Manhunter

1974-1975Drama
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
7.0
Series

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

1999Action
Madam Secretary
7.0
Series

Madam Secretary

2014-2019Drama
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
7.0
Series

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000Drama
Tears of the Sun
6.9
Movie

Tears of the Sun

2003Action
Fallen
6.9
Movie

Fallen

2006Drama
Poker Alice
6.9
Movie

Poker Alice

1987Action
Will & Grace
6.9
Series

Will & Grace

1998-2006Comedy
The Colbert Report
6.9
Series

The Colbert Report

2005-2014Documentary
Smoke Signals
6.8
Movie

Smoke Signals

1998Drama
Mannix
6.8
Series

Mannix

1967-1975Action
Path to War
6.7
Movie

Path to War

2003Drama
War Hunt
6.7
Movie

War Hunt

1962Drama
Up in Smoke
6.7
Movie

Up in Smoke

1978Action
Gunsmoke
6.7
Series

Gunsmoke

1955-1975Action
Cannon
6.7
Series

Cannon

1971-1976Drama
The American West
6.7
Series

The American West

2016Documentary
Category 7: The End of the World
6.7
Series

Category 7: The End of the World

2005Drama
The Velveteen Rabbit
6.6
Cartoon

The Velveteen Rabbit

2009Animation
The Turning Point
6.6
Movie

The Turning Point

1977Drama
Two for Texas
6.6
Movie

Two for Texas

1998Action
The Grid
6.6
Series

The Grid

2004Action
Fallen
6.6
Series

Fallen

2007Drama
Wagon Train
6.6
Series

Wagon Train

1957-1965Action
Thieves Like Us
6.5
Movie

Thieves Like Us

1974Thriller
Ted
6.5
Movie

Ted

2012Comedy
Over California
6.5
Movie

Over California

1994Documentary
The Last Day
6.5
Movie

The Last Day

1975Drama
Journey Back to Christmas
6.5
Movie

Journey Back to Christmas

2016Drama
Baretta
6.5
Series

Baretta

1975-1978Thriller
Felony Squad
6.5
Series

Felony Squad

1966-1969Thriller
The Virginian
6.5
Series

The Virginian

1962-1971Action
Singles
6.4
Movie

Singles

1992Romance
Those Calloways
6.4
Movie

Those Calloways

1964Drama
The Other Sister
6.4
Movie

The Other Sister

1999Comedy
Changing Hearts
6.4
Movie

Changing Hearts

2002Drama
Red King, White Knight
6.4
Movie

Red King, White Knight

1989Drama
What the Deaf Man Heard
6.4
Movie

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997Drama
Memory: The Origins of Alien
6.4
Movie

Memory: The Origins of Alien

2019Documentary
At Middleton
6.3
Movie

At Middleton

2013Romance
Nightmare at Bittercreek
6.3
Movie

Nightmare at Bittercreek

1988Drama
The Alien Saga
6.3
Movie

The Alien Saga

2002Documentary
The Hitchhiker
6.3
Series

The Hitchhiker

1983-1991Drama
Nichols
6.3
Series

Nichols

1971-1972Action
Big Man on Campus
6.2
Movie

Big Man on Campus

1989Comedy
La madama
6.2
Movie

La madama

1976Thriller
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
6.2
Movie

The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club

2009Documentary
Killer Wave
6.2
Series

Killer Wave

2007Action
Wild Rovers
6.1
Movie

Wild Rovers

1971Action
Moving Target
6.1
Movie

Moving Target

1988Thriller
Field of Lost Shoes
6.1
Movie

Field of Lost Shoes

2015Action
Texas Rangers
6.0
Movie

Texas Rangers

2001Action
Wisdom
6.0
Movie

Wisdom

1986Thriller
Run, Run, Joe!
6.0
Movie

Run, Run, Joe!

1974Comedy
The Outsider
6.0
Series

The Outsider

1968-1969Drama
Savage Harvest
5.9
Movie

Savage Harvest

1981Horror
The Rookie
5.9
Movie

The Rookie

1990Action
SpaceCamp
5.9
Movie

SpaceCamp

1986Drama
Redwood Highway
5.9
Movie

Redwood Highway

2013Drama
A Hologram for the King
5.9
Movie

A Hologram for the King

2016Comedy
The Real McCoys
5.9
Series

The Real McCoys

1957-1963Comedy
Knight Moves
5.8
Movie

Knight Moves

1992Thriller
Fighting Back
5.8
Movie

Fighting Back

1982Action
Your Love Never Fails
5.8
Movie

Your Love Never Fails

2011Comedy
The Moonshine War
5.7
Movie

The Moonshine War

1970Comedy
Big Bad Mama
5.7
Movie

Big Bad Mama

1974Action
High Noon
5.7
Movie

High Noon

2000Drama
Cimarron Strip
5.7
Series

Cimarron Strip

1967-1968Action
Whiteout
5.6
Movie

Whiteout

2009Action
Plot of Fear
5.6
Movie

Plot of Fear

1976Thriller
Bonneville
5.6
Movie

Bonneville

2006Comedy
Soda Springs
5.6
Movie

Soda Springs

2012Drama
Child in the Night
5.6
Movie

Child in the Night

1990Thriller
Catch the Bullet
5.6
Movie

Catch the Bullet

2021Action
The F.B.I.
5.6
Series

The F.B.I.

1965-1974Thriller
Lancer
5.6
Series

Lancer

1968-1970Action
Desperation
5.5
Movie

Desperation

2006Drama
Fuzz
5.5
Movie

Fuzz

1972Comedy
The Parent Trap II
5.5
Movie

The Parent Trap II

1986Drama
The Big Town
5.5
Movie

The Big Town

1987Drama
East of the Mountains
5.5
Movie

East of the Mountains

2021Drama
Maid to Order
5.4
Movie

Maid to Order

1987Comedy
Poison Ivy
5.4
Movie

Poison Ivy

1992Thriller
The China Lake Murders
5.4
Movie

The China Lake Murders

1990Thriller
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
5.4
Cartoon

Wings: Sky Force Heroes

2014Comedy
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
5.3
Movie

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

1991Drama
Poltergeist III
5.2
Movie

Poltergeist III

1988Horror
The Devil’s Rain
5.1
Movie

The Devil’s Rain

1975Horror
Redemption Road
5.0
Movie

Redemption Road

2011Drama
The Heist
4.9
Movie

The Heist

1989Action
Homeland Security
4.8
Movie

Homeland Security

2004Drama
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
4.7
Movie

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

1999Drama
Calendar Girl Murders
4.7
Movie

Calendar Girl Murders

1984Thriller
An American Daughter
4.7
Movie

An American Daughter

2000Drama
Beer for My Horses
4.7
Movie

Beer for My Horses

2008Action
She'll Take Romance
4.7
Movie

She'll Take Romance

1990Comedy
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
4.7
Series

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

1999Drama
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
4.6
Movie

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2008Drama
Mammoth
4.6
Movie

Mammoth

2006Action
Opposing Force
4.4
Movie

Opposing Force

1986Action
Vinegar Hill
4.4
Movie

Vinegar Hill

2005Drama
One Man's Way
4.3
Movie

One Man's Way

1964Drama
A Dangerous Summer
4.1
Movie

A Dangerous Summer

1982Drama
In Sickness and in Health
4.0
Movie

In Sickness and in Health

1992Drama
The Trojan Horse
4.0
Series

The Trojan Horse

2008Drama
Greenmail
3.8
Movie

Greenmail

2002Action
Day of Days
3.5
Movie

Day of Days

2017Drama
For Sale by Owner
3.4
Movie

For Sale by Owner

2009Drama
A Bell for Adano
0
Movie

A Bell for Adano

1967Drama
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
0
Movie

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

1965Drama
Over Hawaii
0
Movie

Over Hawaii

2011Documentary
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
0
Movie

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

2009Documentary
Soaring Over America
0
Movie

Soaring Over America

2010Documentary
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
0
Movie

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000Drama
Over America
0
Movie

Over America

1995Documentary
A Question About Sex
0
Movie

A Question About Sex

1990Drama
Ryan's Four
0
Series

Ryan's Four

1983Drama
Homeland Security
0
Series

Homeland Security

2004 - ...Drama
Going Home
0
Series

Going Home

2022 - ...Drama
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama

Directing3 titles

Divided by Hate
7.3
Movie

Divided by Hate

1997Drama
ABC Afterschool Special
6.5
Series

ABC Afterschool Special

1972-1997Drama
A Question About Sex
0
Movie

A Question About Sex

1990Drama

Production1 title

East of the Mountains
5.5
Movie

East of the Mountains

2021Drama