Tom Skerritt

Acting

Tom Skerritt

Born August 25, 1933Detroit, Michigan, USA184 credits

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

Broke
7.0

Broke

Movie

2025

Alien: Terror in Space
6.8

Alien: Terror in Space

Movie

2025

A Look Through His Lens

Movie

2024

Going Home

Going Home

TV

2022

East of the Mountains
5.5

East of the Mountains

Movie

2021

Catch the Bullet
5.6

Catch the Bullet

Movie

2021

Filmography

Broke
2025Brokeas CliffMovie
Alien: Terror in Space
2025Alien: Terror in Spaceas Self - ActorMovie
A
2024A Look Through His Lensas SelfMovie
Going Home
2022Going Homeas Vance BakerTV
East of the Mountains
2021East of the Mountainsas Ben GivensMovie
Catch the Bullet
2021Catch the Bulletas DexMovie
The Phantom 52
2019The Phantom 52as The PhantomMovie
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019Memory: The Origins of Alienas SelfMovie
Lucky
2017Luckyas FredMovie
Day of Days
2017Day of Daysas WalterMovie
Journey Back to Christmas
2016Journey Back to Christmasas Tobias CookMovie
The American West
2016The American Westas SelfTV
A Hologram for the King
2016A Hologram for the Kingas Ron ClayMovie
Field of Lost Shoes
2015Field of Lost Shoesas Ulysses S. GrantMovie
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretaryas Patrick McCordTV
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
2014The Rocky Mountain Fly Highwayas Narrator (voice)Movie
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
2014Wings: Sky Force Heroesas Colonel (voice)Movie
At Middleton
2013At Middletonas Dr. Roland EmersonMovie
Redwood Highway
2013Redwood Highwayas Pete PetersonMovie
Ted
2012Tedas Tom SkerrittMovie
Soda Springs
2012Soda Springsas Walt JacksonMovie
Redemption Road
2011Redemption Roadas SantaMovie
Your Love Never Fails
2011Your Love Never Failsas Jack ConnorsMovie
Over Hawaii
2011Over Hawaiias Narrator (voice)Movie
Soaring Over America
2010Soaring Over AmericaMovie
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
2009The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Clubas NarratorMovie
For Sale by Owner
2009For Sale by Owneras Clive FarrierMovie
White Collar
2009White Collaras Alan MitchellTV
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
2009Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expositionas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas James PaisleyTV
Whiteout
2009Whiteoutas Dr. John FuryMovie
The Velveteen Rabbit
2009The Velveteen Rabbitas Horse (voice)Movie
Leverage
2008Leverageas Jimmy FordTV
Beer for My Horses
2008Beer for My Horsesas Sheriff Wilson LandryMovie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2008Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Gabe UttersonMovie
The Trojan Horse
2008The Trojan Horseas President StanfieldTV
Over America
2008Over AmericaMovie
Fallen
2007Fallenas ZekeTV
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!as SelfTV
Killer Wave
2007Killer Waveas Victor BannisterTV
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sistersas William WalkerTV
Bonneville
2006Bonnevilleas Emmett L. JohnsonMovie
Fallen
2006Fallenas ZekeMovie
Desperation
2006Desperationas John Edward MarinvilleMovie
Mammoth
2006Mammothas Simon AbernathyMovie
Category 7: The End of the World
2005Category 7: The End of the Worldas Colonel Mike DavisTV
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Reportas Viper (archive footage)TV
The Closer
2005The Closeras Det. Joey 'O' OlinTV
Vinegar Hill
2005Vinegar Hillas Fritz GrierMovie
Huff
2004HuffTV
The Grid
2004The GridTV
Homeland Security
2004Homeland Securityas Admiral McKeeMovie
Homeland Security
2004Homeland Securityas Admiral Theodore McKeeTV
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003The Beast Within: Making Alienas SelfMovie
Path to War
2003Path to Waras William WestmorelandMovie
Swing
2003Swingas George VerdiMovie
Tears of the Sun
2003Tears of the Sunas Captain Bill RhodesMovie
The Alien Saga
2002The Alien Sagaas SelfMovie
Greenmail
2002Greenmailas Tom BradshawMovie
The Dead Zone
2002The Dead Zoneas Herb SmithTV
Changing Hearts
2002Changing Heartsas Johnny PinkleyMovie
Texas Rangers
2001Texas Rangersas Richard DukesMovie
History vs. Hollywood
2001History vs. Hollywoodas SelfTV
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassisas Joseph P. "Joe" KennedyTV
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassisas Joseph P. "Joe" KennedyMovie
High Noon
2000High Noonas Will KaneMovie
Backstory
2000Backstoryas SelfTV
An American Daughter
2000An American Daughteras WalterMovie
E
2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'as SelfMovie
Altman on His Own Terms
2000Altman on His Own Termsas SelfMovie
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999Aftershock: Earthquake in New Yorkas Thomas AhearnTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Chris CarrickTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Oliver TaftTV
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999The Hunt for the Unicorn Killeras Fred MadduxMovie
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
1999The Hunt For The Unicorn Killeras Fred MadduxTV
Into the Wild Blue
1999Into the Wild Blueas HostMovie
The Other Sister
1999The Other Sisteras Radley TateMovie
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas Dr. Jay MarkusTV
Smoke Signals
1998Smoke Signalsas Police ChiefMovie
Two for Texas
1998Two for Texasas Sam HoustonMovie
What the Deaf Man Heard
1997What the Deaf Man Heardas Norm JenkinsMovie
Contact
1997Contactas David DrumlinMovie
Divided by Hate
1997Divided by Hateas Steve RiordanMovie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Jim KellnerTV
O
1994Over California in High Definitionas Narrator (voice)Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
A River Runs Through It
1992A River Runs Through Itas Rev. MacleanMovie
Singles
1992Singlesas Mayor WeberMovie
Picket Fences
1992Picket Fencesas Jimmy BrockTV
Getting Up and Going Home
1992Getting Up and Going Homeas Jack MontgomeryMovie
Poison Ivy
1992Poison Ivyas Darryl CooperMovie
In Sickness and in Health
1992In Sickness and in Healthas Jerritt MattisonMovie
Knight Moves
1992Knight Movesas Frank SedmanMovie
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blueas Ham McDonaldMovie
The Rookie
1990The Rookieas Eugene AckermanMovie
She'll Take Romance
1990She'll Take Romanceas Judge Warren DanversMovie
A Question About Sex
1990A Question About Sexas JimMovie
Child in the Night
1990Child in the Nightas Detective BassMovie
The China Lake Murders
1990The China Lake Murdersas Sheriff Sam BrodieMovie
Big Man on Campus
1989Big Man on Campusas Dr. WebsterMovie
Red King, White Knight
1989Red King, White Knightas StonerMovie
Steel Magnolias
1989Steel Magnoliasas Drum EatentonMovie
The Heist
1989The Heistas Ebbet BerensMovie
Poltergeist III
1988Poltergeist IIIas Bruce GardnerMovie
Nightmare at Bittercreek
1988Nightmare at Bittercreekas DingMovie
Moving Target
1988Moving Targetas Joseph KelloggMovie
Honor Bound
1988Honor Boundas Sam CahillMovie
The Big Town
1987The Big Townas Phil CarpenterMovie
Maid to Order
1987Maid to Orderas Charles MontgomeryMovie
Poker Alice
1987Poker Aliceas Jeremy CollinsMovie
Wisdom
1986Wisdomas Lloyd WisdomMovie
Miles to Go…
1986Miles to Go…as Stuart BrowningMovie
Opposing Force
1986Opposing Forceas LoganMovie
The Parent Trap II
1986The Parent Trap IIas Bill GrandMovie
SpaceCamp
1986SpaceCampas ZackMovie
Top Gun
1986Top Gunas ViperMovie
Danger Bay
1985Danger Bayas Don BaredTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "What Are Friends For?")TV
A Touch of Scandal
1984A Touch of Scandalas Father DwelleMovie
Calendar Girl Murders
1984Calendar Girl Murdersas Lieutenant Dan StonerMovie
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhikeras Detective Frank SheenTV
The Dead Zone
1983The Dead Zoneas Sheriff BannermanMovie
Ryan's Four
1983Ryan's Fouras Dr. Thomas RyanTV
A Dangerous Summer
1982A Dangerous Summeras Howard AndersonMovie
Cheers
1982Cheersas Evan DrakeTV
Fighting Back
1982Fighting Backas John D'AngeloMovie
Silence of the North
1981Silence of the Northas Walter ReamerMovie
Savage Harvest
1981Savage Harvestas CaseyMovie
Alien
1979Alienas DallasMovie
Ice Castles
1978Ice Castlesas Marcus WinstonMovie
Up in Smoke
1978Up in Smokeas StrawberryMovie
Maneaters Are Loose!
1978Maneaters Are Loose!as John GosfordMovie
The Turning Point
1977The Turning Pointas WayneMovie
Origins of the Mafia
1976Origins of the Mafiaas Bernardino CampoTV
Plot of Fear
1976Plot of Fearas Chief InspectorMovie
La madama
1976La madamaas JackMovie
The Devil’s Rain
1975The Devil’s Rainas Tom PrestonMovie
S.W.A.T.
1975S.W.A.T.TV
The Last Day
1975The Last Dayas Bill PowersMovie
Baretta
1975BarettaTV
Big Bad Mama
1974Big Bad Mamaas FredMovie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerTV
The Manhunter
1974The ManhunterTV
Run, Run, Joe!
1974Run, Run, Joe!as MargheritoMovie
Thieves Like Us
1974Thieves Like Usas Dee MobleyMovie
Get Christie Love!
1974Get Christie Love!TV
The Birdmen
1973The Birdmenas Orville FitzgeraldMovie
ABC Afterschool Special
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialDirectorTV
Fuzz
1972Fuzzas Det. Bert KlingMovie
Harold and Maude
1971Harold and Maudeas Motorcycle OfficerMovie
Nichols
1971Nicholsas Charley DoyleTV
Cannon
1971Cannonas BudTV
Wild Rovers
1971Wild Roversas John BuckmanMovie
The Moonshine War
1970The Moonshine Waras Neighbor (uncredited)Movie
M*A*S*H
1970M*A*S*Has Duke ForrestMovie
Lancer
1968LancerTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Lew MorganTV
The Outsider
1968The Outsideras Arnie CamborTV
A Bell for Adano
1967A Bell for Adanoas Sgt. TrapaniMovie
Mannix
1967Mannixas Morgan CarpenterTV
Cimarron Strip
1967Cimarron Stripas Enoch SheltonTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
The Time Tunnel
1966The Time Tunnelas Matthew GebhardtTV
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
1965The Further Adventures of Gallegheras Corky MardisMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Robert HastingsTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Lou PattersonTV
Those Calloways
1964Those Callowaysas Whit TurnerMovie
12 O'Clock High
196412 O'Clock Highas Lt. Paddy GialellaTV
One Man's Way
1964One Man's Wayas Leonard Peale, GrownMovie
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Neely HollisterTV
Combat!
1962Combat!as HicksTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Frank FarmerTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Eric KroegerTV
War Hunt
1962War Huntas Sgt. Stan ShowalterMovie
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas JerryTV
The Real McCoys
1957The Real McCoysas MailmanTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Trainas Hamish BrowneTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Edmund DanoTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Corky MardisTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Norm JenkinsTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV