Tom Skerritt
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Oliver Taft
1999
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The West Wing
Chris Carrick
1999
Series
The Good Wife
James Paisley
2009
Series
The Closer
Det. Joey 'O' Olin
2005
Series
Chicago Hope
Jim Kellner
1994
Series
Cheers
Evan Drake
1982
Series
Bonanza
Jerry
1959
Series
Bonanza
Corporal Bill Tanner
1959
Series
White Collar
Alan Mitchell
2009
Series
Madam Secretary
Patrick McCord
2014
Series
Wagon Train
Hamish Browne
1957
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Lew Morgan
1968
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Frank Farmer
1962
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Series
Mannix
Morgan Carpenter
1967
Series
Will & Grace
Dr. Jay Markus
1998
Series
The Fugitive
Neely Hollister
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Pete Edwards
1963
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Brothers and Sisters
William Walker
2006
Series
The Virginian
Eric Kroeger
1962
Series
The Virginian
Rev. Paul Martinson
1962
Series
The Virginian
Billy Landers
1962
Series
The Virginian
Moran
1962
Film
Alien
Dallas
1979
Film
Top Gun
Viper
1986
Series
Combat!
Hicks
1962
Series
Combat!
Burke
1962
Series
Combat!
Sgt. Decker
1962
Series
Leverage
Jimmy Ford
2008
Series
Cannon
Bud
1971
Series
The Twilight Zone
(segment "What Are Friends For?")
1985
Film
Ted
Tom Skerritt
2012
Series
The F.B.I.
Robert Hastings
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
John Clarence Rim
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Thorn Hazard
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Bill Leonard
1965
Series
Gunsmoke
Edmund Dano
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Ben Stone
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Orv Timpson
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Fred Garth
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Tuck Frye
1955
Series
The Dead Zone
Herb Smith
2002
Series
Run for Your Life
Lou Patterson
1965
Film
Contact
David Drumlin
1997
Series
The Real McCoys
Mailman
1957
Series
Baretta
1975
Series
Picket Fences
Jimmy Brock
1992
Series
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
2007
Film
Tears of the Sun
Captain Bill Rhodes
2003
Series
The Hitchhiker
Detective Frank Sheen
1983
Series
The Time Tunnel
Matthew Gebhardt
1966
Series
12 O'Clock High
Lt. Paddy Gialella
1964
Series
12 O'Clock High
Lt. Steve Parmalee
1964
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Robert W. Palmer
1974
Series
Lancer
1968
Series
Danger Bay
Don Bared
1985
Film
The Dead Zone
Sheriff Bannerman
1983
Film
Steel Magnolias
Drum Eatenton
1989
Series
Cimarron Strip
Enoch Shelton
1967
Film
A River Runs Through It
Reverend Maclean
1992
Series
Huff
2004
Series
Nichols
Charley Doyle
1971
Series
The Outsider
Arnie Cambor
1968
Film
M*A*S*H
Duke Forrest
1970
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Corky Mardis
1954
Film
Harold and Maude
Motorcycle Officer
1971
Series
S.W.A.T.
1975
Film
The Rookie
Eugene Ackerman
1990
Film
Whiteout
Dr. John Fury
2009
Series
Fallen
Zeke
2007
Series
The Manhunter
1974
Film
Big Bad Mama
Fred
1974
Film
Up in Smoke
Strawberry
1978
Film
Broke
Cliff
2025
Film
Poison Ivy
Darryl Cooper
1992
Film
Poltergeist III
Bruce Gardner
1988
Series
Get Christie Love!
1974
Film
Desperation
John Edward Marinville
2006
Series
The American West
Self
2016
Film
A Hologram for the King
Ron Clay
2016
Film
The Devil’s Rain
Tom Preston
1975
Series
Going Home
Vance Baker
2022
Film
Singles
Mayor Weber
1992
Series
Origins of the Mafia
Bernardino Campo
1976
Series
Killer Wave
Victor Bannister
2007
Film
Path to War
William Westmoreland
2003
Series
The Grid
2004
Film
The Other Sister
Radley Tate
1999
Series
Backstory
Self
2000
Film
Lucky
Fred
2017
Film
Knight Moves
Frank Sedman
1992
Film
Those Calloways
Whit Turner
1964
Film
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Ham McDonald
1991
Film
SpaceCamp
Zack
1986
Series
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Thomas Ahearn
1999
Film
At Middleton
Dr. Roland Emerson
2013
Film
Texas Rangers
Richard Dukes
2001
Series
History vs. Hollywood
Self
2001
Film
Thieves Like Us
Dee Mobley
1974
Film
Catch the Bullet
Dex
2021
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Norm Jenkins
1951
Series
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
2000
Film
The Velveteen Rabbit
Horse (voice)
2009
Series
Category 7: The End of the World
Colonel Mike Davis
2005
Film
Fuzz
Det. Bert Kling
1972
Series
The Trojan Horse
President Stanfield
2008
Film
The Turning Point
Wayne
1977
Film
Ice Castles
Marcus Winston
1978
Film
Bonneville
Emmett L. Johnson
2006
Film
The Big Town
Phil Carpenter
1987
Film
The Parent Trap II
Bill Grand
1986
Film
Soda Springs
Walt Jackson
2012
Film
Mammoth
Simon Abernathy
2006
Film
Fallen
Zeke
2006
Film
The Moonshine War
Neighbor (uncredited)
1970
Film
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self
2019
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
The Alien Saga
Self
2002
Film
Wisdom
Lloyd Wisdom
1986
Film
Opposing Force
Logan
1986
Film
Maid to Order
Charles Montgomery
1987
Film
Calendar Girl Murders
Lieutenant Dan Stoner
1984
Film
Smoke Signals
Police Chief
1998
Film
Your Love Never Fails
Jack Connors
2011
Film
Wild Rovers
John Buckman
1971
Series
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
Fred Maddux
1999
Film
Alien: Terror in Space
Self - Actor
2025
Film
What the Deaf Man Heard
Norm Jenkins
1997
Film
Field of Lost Shoes
Ulysses S. Grant
2015
Film
Redemption Road
Santa
2011
Film
War Hunt
Sgt. Stan Showalter
1962
Film
The Heist
Ebbet Berens
1989
Film
East of the Mountains
Ben Givens
2021
Film
Plot of Fear
Chief Inspector
1976
Film
Fighting Back
John D'Angelo
1982
Film
Child in the Night
Detective Bass
1990
Film
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Gabe Utterson
2008
Film
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
2000
Film
Poker Alice
Jeremy Collins
1987
Film
Moving Target
Joseph Kellogg
1988
Film
Greenmail
Tom Bradshaw
2002
A Look Through His Lens
Self
2024
Film
Journey Back to Christmas
Tobias Cook
2016
Film
Savage Harvest
Casey
1981
Film
Vinegar Hill
Fritz Grier
2005
Series
Homeland Security
Admiral Theodore McKee
2004
Film
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Fred Maddux
1999
Film
High Noon
Will Kane
2000
Film
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Joseph P. "Joe" Kennedy
2000
Film
Wings: Sky Force Heroes
Colonel (voice)
2014
Film
Big Man on Campus
Dr. Webster
1989
Series
Ryan's Four
Dr. Thomas Ryan
1983
Film
Swing
George Verdi
2003
Film
Two for Texas
Sam Houston
1998
Film
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
Corky Mardis
1965
Film
Redwood Highway
Pete Peterson
2013
Film
Run, Run, Joe!
Margherito
1974
Film
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
2003
Film
An American Daughter
Walter
2000
Film
The Last Day
Bill Powers
1975
Film
The China Lake Murders
Sheriff Sam Brodie
1990
Film
Changing Hearts
Johnny Pinkley
2002
Film
In Sickness and in Health
Jerritt Mattison
1992
Film
Over California
Narrator (voice)
1994
Film
Beer for My Horses
Sheriff Wilson Landry
2008
Film
A Dangerous Summer
Howard Anderson
1982
Film
Miles to Go…
Stuart Browning
1986
Film
One Man's Way
Leonard Peale, Grown
1964
Film
Divided by Hate
Steve Riordan
1997
Film
Getting Up and Going Home
Jack Montgomery
1992
Film
Maneaters Are Loose!
John Gosford
1978
Film
A Touch of Scandal
Father Dwelle
1984
Film
La madama
Jack
1976
Film
A Question About Sex
Jim
1990
Film
The Birdmen
Orville Fitzgerald
1973
Film
She'll Take Romance
Judge Warren Danvers
1990
Film
Homeland Security
Admiral McKee
2004
Film
Nightmare at Bittercreek
Ding
1988
Film
Silence of the North
Walter Reamer
1981
Film
Red King, White Knight
Stoner
1989
Film
For Sale by Owner
Clive Farrier
2009
Film
Honor Bound
Sam Cahill
1988
Film
A Bell for Adano
Sgt. Trapani
1967
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Self
2000
Film
The Phantom 52
The Phantom
2019
Film
Over America
1995
Film
Day of Days
Walter
2017
Film
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Narrator
2009
Film
The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
Over Hawaii
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
Into the Wild Blue
Host
1999
Film
Soaring Over America
2010
Film
Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Narrator (voice)
2009